Early in the game between the Denver Nuggets and Minnesota Timberwolves, the Nuggets seemed disjointed on offense, and Minnesota had the early lead as they were up 6-4 two minutes into the first quarter. Over the next three minutes, the Nuggets were sloppy on both ends of the floor, and the final straw for Michael Malone was a possession with multiple offensive rebounds for Minnesota and an 18-11 deficit for the Nuggets. The Nuggets already had four turnovers in the first 6:30 of the game. Less than eight minutes into the game, they had made five baskets to go with six turnovers.