As we enter the last official day before the Minnesota Timberwolves kick off their 2021-22 season at home against the Houston Rockets, let’s take a look at how the hometown team stacks up against the last team in our Northwest Division Preview series: the Denver Nuggets.
Denver is coming off a second round exit in last year’s NBA playoffs against the Phoenix Suns, where they lost 4-0, as they played without their starting point guard Jamal Murray. Their MVP center Nikola Jokic is also coming off a career season, as he averaged 26.