NBA Playoffs: Timberwolves and Pacers win Game 7

In a masterful Game 7 by Minnesota, Anthony Edwards overcame a poor start as the Timberwolves rallied from a 20-point second-half deficit to defeat the defending NBA champion Denver Nuggets 98-90.

Thanks in large part to Edwards, who finished with 16 points, 8 boards, and 7 assists after starting the game with just 4 points, no rebounds, and 3 assists, the Timberwolves erased a 15-point halftime deficit, the biggest comeback in an NBA playoff Game 7.

Karl-Anthony Towns and Jaden McDaniels both scored 23 points to help the Wolves advance to the Western Conference finals for the first time in precisely 20 years.

Starting on Wednesday night, they will play the Dallas Mavericks at Target Center.

The Nuggets are now the fifth reigning champion team to miss the conference finals in a row.

The Western conference will now have a massive match-up between Edwards and Luka Doncic.

With a dominant first half led by Tyrese Haliburton, who scored 26 points, Indiana defeated New York and advanced to the Eastern Conference finals for the first time in ten years.

The Pacers' first-half shooting percentage of 76.3%, where they made 29 of their 38 attempts, was the highest in the postseason since 1997.

The No. 6 seeded Pacers progressed to play top-seeded Boston in a series that starts on Tuesday after setting an NBA playoff record with a 67.1% shooting percentage in the contest.

The last time Indiana advanced to the conference finals, they were defeated by Miami in 2014.