Dates set for Denver Nuggets playoff series with Timberwolves, times still TBD

The second-seeded Denver Nuggets playoff series against the third-seeded Minnesota Timberwolves starts this weekend. The champs will get four full days of rest before their push to defend their NBA title gets back into high gear.

"Now we can try to get ready for Saturday against a beast in Minnesota," said Denver Nuggets head coach Michael Malone.

Game 1 of the Western Conference Semifinals will take place in Denver at Ball Arena on Saturday. The game's start time hasn't been determined.

Game 2 will also be in Denver and will happen on Monday. Expect it to be a night game, although the exact start time for that game also isn't set.

The series will then shift to Minneapolis where Games 3 and 4 will take place at the Target Center. The start times for those games also isn't set. The games will happen on May 10 & May 12.

If necessary, Games 5 (in Denver), 6 (in Minnesota) and 7 (in Denver) would happen on May 14, 16 and 19.

The Nuggets and Wolves split their regular season series at 2 games apiece. Denver eliminated Minnesota from last year's playoffs in the first round by a series score of 4-1. Minnesota is coming off an opening round sweep of the Phoenix Suns and the Nuggets defeated the Lakers 4-1 in their opening round.