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There is no elasticity left. Hyperbole exists. The Nuggets stand with their toes dangling over the edge of the cliff, a view never required during last year’s championship run. They have reached Game 7 in the Western Conference semifinals. Let’s call this series what it is with no historical perspective required: a clumsy mess of brilliance and blowouts. Everything screams that the Nuggets should be concerned.

Moon Alert: There are no restrictions to shopping or important decisions today. The Moon is in Virgo. Happy Birthday for Friday, May 17, 2024: You have a sharp mind and business moxie. You’re also personally self-disciplined. You are straightforward and to the point. This is a fun-loving year for you! Socialize and enjoy yourself.

MINNEAPOLIS — Running into a Rudy Gobert screen can feel like colliding with a brick wall. For Jamal Murray, the result was a lot of pain and a lot of bricks. Murray attributed his 4-for-18 Game 6 performance partially to a right elbow injury that he sustained while defending a screen two possessions into the 115-70 loss Thursday night. The Nuggets point guard never exited the game due to the injury, but he was shaken up immediately, flexing his right arm on the court during live play to test how the elbow felt.

The Denver Nuggets lost to the Minnesota Timberwolves 115-70 in game 6 of their second-round NBA playoff series at the Target Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota on Thursday, May 16, 2024. The series is now tied 3-3, with game 7 determining who goes on to the Western Conference Finals.

Just when you think you saw it all. The Guardian: When Érika de Souza Vieira wheeled her lethargic-looking uncle into a Brazilian bank, clerks quickly sensed something was amiss. “I don’t think he’s well. He doesn’t look well at all,” remarked one distrustful employee as Vieira tried to get her elderly relative to sign off on a 17,000 reais ($3,250) loan. Paulo Roberto Braga was indeed indisposed.

Many Maui residents have experienced a decline in their physical and mental health along with a decline in their economic stability after devastating wildfires scorched the island in 2023, according to a new Hawaii survey. Researchers at the University of Hawaii surveyed 679 people in January and February to study the impact of last year’s wildfires, which was the deadliest wildfire in the country’s history in more than a century.