Anthony Edwards scored 43 points, Karl-Anthony Towns finished with 20 points, and the visiting Minnesota Timberwolves took home-court advantage from Denver with a 106-99 win over the Nuggets in Game 1 of the Western Conference semifinal series on Saturday night.Naz Reid scored 14 of his 16 points in the fourth quarter, Mike Conley had 14 points and 10 assists and Rudy Gobert grabbed 13 rebounds for Minnesota, which pulled away to begin the postseason 5-0.Game 2 is Monday night in Denver.
Conley hit his third 3-pointer of the game to give Minnesota an 80-77 lead, but Murray answered from deep and was fouled by Towns and completed the four-point play.Edwards, who had 25 points in the first half, hit a driving layup through traffic and a step-back 17-footer to put the Timberwolves back in front. Reid hit a pair of 3-pointers and dunked an Edwards miss to slam to give Minnesota a 94-88 lead with 4:20 left.