The Bounce: Nuggets-Timberwolves rivalry keeps ramping up. We love it

The Bounce Newsletter  | This is The Athletic’s daily NBA newsletter. Sign up here to receive The Bounce directly in your inbox.During last night’s Pistons-Magic broadcast, Richard Jefferson was talking about his Nets being up 3-2 in a series against Ben Wallace’s Detroit before losing the final two. Detroit went on to win the NBA Finals. I looked up that Nets-Pistons series and was reminded of Game 1. The Pistons won 78-56. (Yes, they played 48 minutes. Kerry Kittles led New Jersey with 15, and the Nets had 39 points after three quarters.) They also had a 127-120 triple overtime win over the Pistons in Game 5. What a weird era of basketball!Advertisement