Live from Game 2: Updates from Timberwolves-Nuggets playoff showdown in Denver

Mike Conley of the Minnesota Timberwolves takes a shot during pregame warmups on Monday at Ball Arena in Denver, Colo.The Timberwolves and Denver Nuggets meet tonight in Game 2 of the NBA Western Conference semifinal playoff series. The Wolves won the opener on Saturday night. Staff writer Chris Hine provides live updates from Ball Arena:

8:30 p.m.: Kyle Anderson will start in Rudy Gobert's place

The big story of the afternoon was that Timberwolves center Rudy Gobert, who is expected to named the NBA Defensive Player of the Year tomorrow, will miss tonight's game.

You can read that story here.

Gobert was in the Twin Cities for the birth of his child and the team thought about getting him back…