nikola jokic, three-time mvp. 15-point lead at halftime. that's when i turned it off. wow, then minnesota comes back, less from anthony edwards this time around. it was karl-anthony towns. some offense, yes, but it was about smothering defense. >> yeah, this is the best defense in the nba by far, the minnesota timberwolves. i've come onto this program and tell you guys. i've been laughed at, not naming names, telling me to give up, joe scarborough, the timberwolves bandwagon. >> a-rod. >> fascinating, who owns the team. there is a billionaire battle behind the scenes. out in front on stage was the best defense in the nba and the most exciting team in the nba. i believe, with all due respect to jonathan lemire's boston celtics, the best team in the nba. to do this against the nuggets, defending champions at home in game seven, making the largest comeback, as john eluded to, in nba history, it was a remarkable thing. they shut down the mvp, the three-time mvp. timberwolves told everybody, you may vaguely recall us as the worst team in nba history. now, they're going to t