The Denver Nuggets and Minnesota Timberwolves got their game started early with neither team in any rush to play strong defense. The Nuggets had gotten out to a 19-14 lead a little over halfway through the first quarter. The Timberwolves came storming back to make it a 21-20 game, and the Nuggets promptly answered with a 6-0 run over the next 90 seconds to keep their distance. Nikola Jokic was on fire early on with 13 of the team’s first 30 points in less than 10 minutes on the floor. The Nuggets’ second unit struggled offensively to end the quarter as they went scoreless in the final two minutes, and the Timberwolves had made it a 30-27 game heading into the second quarter.
Recap: Nuggets survive scare from Timberwolves
