Mike Conley Jr. might get to play in Game 7 against Denver Nuggets

Minnesota Timberwolves have marked point guard Mike Conley Jr. as doubtful for Game 7 due to a right soleus strain. The soleus muscle is linked to the Achilles, which Conley has been struggling with since missing Game 5 due to his injury.

Mike Conley Jr. missed Game 5 with a strained right Achilles tendon and had been labeled as doubtful throughout the day. The Wolves further defined the ailment as a soleus strain. The soleus is a calf muscle that joins to the heel bone as part of the Achilles tendon. Conley sustained the injury on Minnesota Timberwolves' final offensive possession of Game 4 when he missed a 3-pointer with 25 seconds left in a 115-107 defeat. Conley is averaging 11.3 points and seven assists in 31.8 minutes throughout Minnesota's playoff run this season. 

Athony Edwards credited guard Conley's return, who had missed Game 5 because of an Achilles tendon strain in his right leg, for the team's turnaround. The third-seeded Timberwolves shocked the defending champions with a 20-0 first-quarter outburst led by MVP Nikola Jokic, who scored 22 points and pulled down nine rebounds.

Minnesota will need to be at full support from team to defeat Denver Nuggets

After leading the series 3-2, Denver Nuggets had a chance to sweep the Timberwolves at Target Centre on Thursday, but the hosts came back to win 115-70 to even the score. With 27 points from Anthony Edwards and 21 from Jaden McDaniels on 8 of 10 shots, the Timberwolves won the second-largest NBA Playoff victory by an elimination-round club in history. 

In Game 6, he made a comeback to the lineup and had 13 points, 4 rebounds, and 5 assists. He has averaging 11.2 points, 7.2 assists, and 3.8 rebounds over the course of the series. With a trip to the Western Conference Finals on the line, Minnesota will need to be at full strength when it takes on Denver Nuggets on Sunday.