Nuggets take on Timberwolves as they jockey for top seed in West
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Denver's road to its first NBA championship last year began with a first-round win over the Minnesota Timberwolves, a series that former Nuggets forward Bruce Brown said was Denver's toughest matchup.
The Nuggets won that series in five games but Brown, now with the Toronto Raptors, might have seen something in Minnesota's play. The Timberwolves have evolved from a play-