By John Krawczynski, Tony Jones, Fred Katz and Mike Vorkunov Madison Square Garden was electric as the New York Knicks’ second-round series got underway with over the Indiana Pacers on Monday night. Meanwhile, in Denver, the defending champion Nuggets were thoroughly outplayed and fell into a 2-0 hole in their series against the Minnesota Timberwolves, which were . Advertisement 121, 117 Series : Timberwolves lead 2-0 Game 3: 9:30 p.m.
Advertisement In simpler terms: Remember when you ran into the house when you were young and didn’t want to fight a bully? And your mother made you go out there and fight, win or lose? Denver needs to leave the house and join the fight. The Nuggets have been punked so far. They have gotten their collective backsides whooped. They have shrunk under Minnesota’s pressure. They have looked nothing like a defending champion but still have time. They are down 2-0 heading into Friday night’s Game 3.