The Minnesota Timberwolves came to Ball Arena and handed the Nuggets a 124-107 loss on Wednesday night.
In the process, the Timberwolves snapped a 13-game losing streak to the Nuggets, dating back to April 11, 2018 when Denver fell to Minnesota, 112-106 in overtime, in the final game of the season. .
In the streak-snapper Wednesday, Timberwolves forward Anthony Edwards hit 10 three-pointers and led Minnesota with 38 points. He added five rebounds.
Karl-Anthony Towns 32 points.
Nuggets center Nikola Jokic had another triple-double, the 63rd of his career. Jokic scored 27 points, hauled down 10 rebounds and dished out 11 assists.
The Timberwolves hit 45-of-88 shots from the field (51.1%) and made 23 three-pointers in 48 attempts.
Nuggets guard Markus Howard went down with an injury to his lower left leg. in the fourth quarter. After the game, Nuggets head coach Michael Malone said he was hoping that Howard only hyperextended his knee.
The Nuggets start a three-game road trip against the Atlanta Hawks on Friday, December 17 at 5:30 p.m. MST.
Postgame comments from Nuggets forward Zeke Nnaji.
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Postgame comments from Nuggets head coach Michael Malone.