Denver guard Reggie Jackson compared Minnesota's dominant play this series to "getting punched by a bully." Minnesota was dominant over Denver in Game 2 of their second-round playoff series Monday night. The defending NBA-champion Nuggets are now in danger of getting blown out of the playoffs after losing the first two games of the second-round series on their home court, having to go on the road to Minnesota for the next two. "They kicked our ass," head coach Michael Malone said to start his postgame press conference. "We got beat up in our building. We got embarrassed in front of our fans." Edwards has shined for the Timberwolves through the first two games, pouring in 70 points over that span. Turnovers and another slow start – something the Nuggets have struggled with every game this postseason – doomed them again Monday night. Denver turned the ball over 16 times, including 4 each from the star trio of two-time MVP Nikola Jokic, Round-1 hero Jamal Murray and Michael Porter Jr. While Edwards and Karl-Anthony Towns pierced Denver's defense with a game-high 27 points each, the Nuggets failed to get anything going offensively themselves.