The Nuggets were missing three contributors, but Minnesota still got saddled with its sixth consecutive loss.
Entering, Monday, no team had benefited more from the growing pains of this new iteration of the Timberwolves more than the Denver Nuggets.
In the teams’ previous two matchups, the Wolves chucked and missed a fair number of three-pointers — 71 to be exact, for a percentage of .18.
At times Monday night, the Nuggets dared the Wolves to shoot on them and employed a zone defense whose main flaw is a hot shooting team from outside.