The Minnesota Timberwolves had a lackluster start to their Western Playoffs series with a 109-80 loss against the Denver Nuggets on Sunday. Despite coming off a convincing 120-95 win over the Oklahoma City Thunder in the NBA Play-in Tournament, the Timberwolves were unable to recover from a slow start on Sunday night. Karl-Anthony Towns, the team's franchise player, had an off night with just 11 points on 5-of-15 shooting and was 1-of-7 from the perimeter. To make matters worse, virtually everyone on the team struggled offensively in what was one of their worst games of the season. Despite the loss, Towns remained optimistic, saying, "gotta flush it, just move onto the next one. It's fine. It's a series, so we've got to move on and get ready for the next one." With Game 2 coming up, the Timberwolves know that they need to bounce back quickly if they want to stand a chance against the Nuggets.