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JaMychal Green had 17 off the bench, Jamal
Murray scored 15, Facundo Campazzo added 11 and Gary Harris and
Paul Millsap had 10 apiece to help the Nuggets beat Minnesota
for the 10th straight time.
D'Angelo Russell had 33 points and 11 assists, Juancho
Hernangomez had 21 of his 25 points in the first half and Malik
Beasley and Anthony Edwards scored 15 each for the Timberwolves.
Jarred Vanderbilt added 11 off the bench for Minnesota, which
has lost five straight.
Denver trailed 100-93 early in the fourth quarter but used a big
run to take control. Jokic hit two baskets, Monte Morris tied it
with a 3-pointer and Jokic gave the Nuggets the lead with a
short jumper.
Campazzo's three-point play and a free throw and a dunk by
Barton finished 15 straight points to give Denver a 108-100
lead.
Vanderbilt scored the next six points for the Timberwolves but
Barton's dunk with 3:53 put the Nuggets ahead 113-106.
Minnesota had a chance to get within two after Russell hit a
jumper but he and Beasley missed long 3-pointers and Denver
scored eight straight points to go ahead by 11 with 1:23 left.
The Timberwolves led by three at the half and quickly stretched
it to 78-70 early in the third quarter. Denver climbed its way
back in and tied it at 87 on PJ Dozier's fast-break layup, and
after Russell's layup Green hit a 3-pointer gave the Nuggets the
lead again.
Minnesota scored seven straight and led 96-93 heading into the
fourth.
Denver led 49-31 when Campazzo hit a layup with 7:30 left in the
second quarter but the Timberwolves rallied to get the deficit
down to , and then two technicals by Jokic -- one for hanging on
the rim after a dunk -- sparked a 14-2 run.
Russell capped a 43-point second quarter with two free throws to
give Minnesota a 65-62 halftime lead.
--Field Level Media
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