For the fourth time in five years, the Denver Nuggets are moving on to the second round of the NBA Playoffs.
Denver eliminated the Minnesota Timberwolves with a dramatic 112-109 victory in Game 5 of their first round series on Tuesday night. Up next: a seven-game series against the Phoenix Suns, who knocked off the Los Angeles Clippers roughly an hour later to win their series 4-1.
The series is set to begin Saturday, with Game 1 inside Ball Arena in downtown Denver at 6:30 p.m. Here are the dates for the rest of the best-of-seven series:
| Game | Location | Date | Time | TV |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Game 1 | Phoenix at Denver | Saturday, April 29 | 6:30 p.m. | TNT |
| Game 2 | Phoenix at Denver | Monday, May 1 | 8 p.m. | TNT |
| Game 3 | Denver at Phoenix | Friday, May 5 | 8 p.m. | ESPN |
| Game 4 | Denver at Phoenix | Sunday, May 7 | 6 p.m. | TNT |
| *Game 5 | Phoenix at Denver | Tuesday, May 9 | TBD | TNT |
| *Game 6 | Denver at Phoenix | Thursday, May 11 | TBD | ESPN |
| *Game 7 | Phoenix at Denver | Sunday, May 14 | TBD | TBD |
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