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Sport in brief: May 20, 2024
Minnesota Timberwolves guard Anthony Edwards (centre) drives to the basket between Denver Nuggets (centre) Nikola Jokic (left) and forward Aaron Gordon in the second half of Game 7 of an NBA second-round playoff series, May 19, 2024, in Denver

MEN’S BASKETBALL: Minnesota came from 15 points down at half-time to beat defending NBA champions Denver 98-90 this morning.

They will play Dallas in the Western Conference final after PJ Washington’s late free throws earned them a 117-116 win over Oklahoma City in the deciding leg of their semi-final.

Boston Celtics will face Indiana in the Eastern Conference final, with their first leg scheduled for Wednesday morning.

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