DENVER – – Anthony Edwards scored 29 factors, Julius Randle added 25 and the Minnesota Timberwolves prolonged their sequence of victories at six video games by shopping for the Denver Nuggets 115-95 Wednesday night.
Rudy Gobert completed with 11 factors and 10 rebounds for the Timberwolves, who improved at 3-0 towards the Nuggets this season. The final match between these two enemies of the North West Division is April 1 in Denver on April 1.
Donte Divincenzo had 10 factors whereas the Minnesota bench upgraded the reserves of Denver by a margin of 26-14.
Nikola Jokic led the Nuggets with 34 factors and eight rebounds. He and the remainder of the freshmen of Denver have been withdrawn with 5:05 to play and the Minnesota on the high of 109-84.
Jokic had a dunk from coastal to the subsequent and quick breeze within the first half. It was a uncommon spotlight for nuggets. Jamal Murray was 0 for 7 with one level within the first half. He completed 4 out of 15 for 12 factors.
Timberwolves: their stellar protection restricted Denver to twenty assists, 18 quick break factors and 52 factors in portray. All have been beneath the averages of the Nugget League.
Nuggets: After scoring 140 factors in Monday’s victory at Oklahoma Metropolis in the course of the 60.5percentshot, the Nuggets by no means discovered their contact with the shot. They pulled 40.4% in a recreation they by no means led.
Denver coach Michael Malone tried nearly every little thing to set off his workforce within the first half. He known as the useless time, challenged a room and even obtained a method. Minnesota led by 14 within the first half.
The six consecutive victories are the longest sequence of the Minnesota season.
The 2 groups play on Friday, the Nuggets welcoming the Los Angeles Lakers and the Timberwolves at house towards Orlando.
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