Another massive game, another disappointing outcome.
In what is becoming a late-season theme, the Minnesota Timberwolves failed yet again to close out their biggest game of the 2017-2018 season, falling to the Denver Nuggets 100-96 on Thursday night in the Pepsi Center.
The Wolves were paced early on by Karl-Anthony Towns, who finished the game with 26 points, 13 rebounds, 4 assists, and one highly questionable call late in the game that resulted in an abrupt end to Towns’ night:
On a night that had all the makings of a playoff contest, the officiating (on both ends) resembled that of an early game in November.