After the Timberwolves blew a 19-point halftime lead in Atlanta on Monday night, they wanted a do-over.
On Wednesday night against Denver, the Wolves also carried a 19-point lead into the locker room, and it would be natural for even the most optimistic fans to have a voice in their heads echoing, "How is this going to go wrong?"
For a night it didn't, and the Wolves handed the defending NBA champion Nuggets their first loss of the season with a 110-89 victory.
There was a key difference Wednesday that wasn't present Monday. When things got hairy, as they did for a few moments in the third quarter, the Wolves ran their offense through Mike Conley, who was feeling much better after a bout of food poisoning in Atlanta, and Kyle Anderson.