The pressure is building around the Denver Nuggets and their playoff hopes, but Christian Braun hasn't been one to feel that just yet.

The Wolves bothered stars Nikola Jokić and Jamal Murray into an ugly 12-of-43 (2-for-15 3-pointers) for a combined 43 points. And without rotation pillars Aaron Gordon and Peyton Watson due to injury, there wasn’t enough firepower left to challenge Minnesota. The Wolves went wire-to-wire, leading by as much as 27 points.

Health continues to plague the Denver Nuggets, who will be awaiting the status of Aaron Gordon ahead of tip-off. Minnesota is completely healthy so far, a nice advantage for a pivotal postseason game. Now that the latest injury report has dropped, Bet365 officially released a new set of boosted odds for the player props in this game.

Denver Nuggets guard Jamal Murray made one thing clear about center Nikola Jokic after their defeat in Game 3.

The Denver Nuggets and Minnesota Timberwolves are gearing up for Game 3 in Minneapolis.

In the battle between the best offense in the league and a tenacious defense, the latter claimed the spoils. The Minnesota Timberwolves were surgical in their execution.