The Minnesota Timberwolves overwhelmed the Denver Nuggets 115-70 on Thursday to force the defending NBA champions to a decisive game seven in their Western Conference semifinal series.Anthony Edwards shook off an injury scare to finish with 27 points, four rebounds, four assists and three steals as the young, hungry Timberwolves fended off elimination against Nikola Jokic and the Nuggets, who had won the previous three games to take charge of the best-of-seven series.
Defending two-time Champions Cup winners La Rochelle face a challenging run-in to the end of the Top 14 season as they look to make the play-offs and avoid a trophy-less year, starting against Pau on Saturday.The last time La Rochelle failed to make the play-offs of French run's elite division was in the 2017-18 season.
As La Liga reaches its penultimate week AFP Sport looks at three hot topics in Spain this weekend.Meanwhile the race for promotion to La Liga from the second division is tight with several teams close at the top.