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After playing in the first 79 games in the regular season, Julius Randle sat out the last three, which could spark a big playoff run.

For the Timberwolves to pull off a first-round upset over the Nuggets, their defense must be elite.

Ayo Dosunmu is one of the NBA's premier transition threats, and luckily for the Timberwolves, the Nuggets are extremely poor at defending in transition.

Anthony Edwards is dealing with a knee injury, and it's unclear if this will affect his production in the playoffs.

The Timberwolves will have to find a way to limit the Nikola Jokic-Jamal Murray two-man game in order to pull off a first-round upset.

All 12 of ESPN's experts are picking the Nuggets to advance past the Timberwolves.

Both Coby White and Ayo Dosunmu have both performed excellently for the teams they were traded to.

If Julius Randle can level up as a 3-point shooter like he did last year, then the Wolves' chances of pulling off an upset will increase significantly.

For the Timberwolves to pull off a first-round upset, their defense needs to be on point, and Anthony Edwards is a big part of this.

McDaniels must continue his offensive production while slowing down Jamal Murray on offense.