Jaden McDaniels isn't letting the beef with the Nuggets go. The forward took a starring role in Minnesota's 4-2 series win over the Nuggets, stepping up after superstar Anthony Edwards suffered a knee injury in Game 4. Only scoring 13 points in Minnesota's Game 5 loss, McDaniels closed with a game-high 32 points in Thursday's clincher. Off the court, McDaniels gave a now-famous rant after Game 2, calling out Denver's players and their, in his assessment, lack of defensive ability. In the wake of Thursday's win, McDaniels didn't back away from his feelings toward the Nuggets. Squaring off for the third time in the last four postseasons, the Timberwolves and Nuggets matchup has emerged into one of the league's best rivalries. McDaniels is willing to concede that it is a rivalry but not as much as others are making out because of Denver's lack of recent success against Minnesota. "You could say it's a rivalry," Jaden said Friday when asked about the series on ESPN's NBA Today. "It's up there now.…