Nuggets 116, Wolves 107: A Second Half Collapse Sinks Minnesota’s Chances For No. 1 Seed

Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty ImagesOn Tuesday, the Minnesota Timberwolves opened up a massive back-to-back set. Their first game was against the bottom-feeding Washington Wizards, and the second was against the Denver Nuggets, who shared an identical record with Minnesota.

After a poor first quarter, the Wolves took care of business against the Wizards behind Anthony Edwards’ career-high 51 points, 30 of which came in the second half. The first step in a successful back-to-back swing was complete.

The Timberwolves hopped on a plane right after that win and jetted off to Denver. The mind battle that comes with playing against an inferior opponent in April was over. As the Nuggets, Wolves,…