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NBA playoffs: Nuggets stun Timberwolves with Jamal Murray prayer; tie series, reclaim home court advantage

The champs are back.

Led by sizzling shooting and a stunning surge to conclude the second quarter, the Denver Nuggets secured a 115-107 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Sunday. After dropping the first two games at home, Denver's now tied the series at 2-2 and re-seized the home court advantage it ceded in the first two games of the Western Conference semifinals.

The Nuggets took control on Sunday with a 12-0 run late in the first quarter that ended with the Denver leading, 29-24. A 12-2 run to start the second extended the lead to 41-26 before Anthony Edwards clawed the Timberwolves to back within 56-49.