The Denver Nuggets and Katy Perry were both set to use the downtown arena Thursday night -- the Nuggets for Game 6 of the Western Conference Semifinals versus the Oklahoma City Thunder, and Perry for the Denver stop of The Lifetimes Tour. Ticketmaster's website showed Tuesday that Perry's concert has been rescheduled to July 10.

NBA legend Dwyane Wade has jumped in on the action. The three-time NBA champion took to social media to make an exciting announcement about the game. "All right, I'm headed to the studio right now," Wade said. "The poll is out. The answers are in. Game 5, Golden State, Minnesota Timberwolves.

The Denver Nugget had been building to the moment for several seasons before finally reaching the mountaintop and earning the 2023 NBA championship.

The Minnesota Timberwolves reached their first Western Conference finals in 20 years last season, then made one of the most controversial moves in franchise history by trading Karl-Anthony Towns. And now they're right back in the conference finals.

The 2025 NBA Playoffs have not been kind of the Nuggets starter. Porter Jr. is averaging a subpar 9.3 points, 5.8 rebounds, and 0.7 assists per game for the Nuggets, while shooting 38.8 percent from the field and 36.1 percent from 3-point land.

The Denver Nuggets have made 31 trips to the playoffs during their time in the NBA. They have five appearances in the Conference Finals to show for it. Let’s highlight each of those seasons and discuss the results of each series.

Denver can swing a trade similar to last year's between the San Antonio Spurs and Minnesota Timberwolves, in which San Antonio sent the No. 8 pick to Minnesota for a lightly protected first-round swap six years down the road and an unprotected swap in seven.