Opportunities to beat elite teams don’t come around often in the NBA. The Minnesota Timberwolves haven’t put themselves in many positions to beat those top squads this season, but they blew an opportunity to do so Wednesday night.
The Wolves led the Western Conference-leading Denver Nuggets by five with 2:31 remaining in the fourth quarter. From there, they missed four 3-pointers, turned the ball over twice and watched Jamal Murray and Nikola Jokic get whatever they wanted on the other end. The Nuggets went on a 9-0 run to win 122-118 for their eighth straight win, sending Minnesota home empty-handed.