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FILE – Anthony Edwards #1 of the Minnesota Timberwolves celebrates his victory as he walks off the court after the game against the Golden State Warriors at Target Center on February 01, 2023 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Timberwolves beat the Warriors 119-114 in overtime. David Berding/Getty Images/AFP
Anthony Edwards scored 20 points, D’Angelo Russell added 18 points and 10 assists and the Minnesota Timberwolves narrowly edged the Denver Nuggets in a 128-98 loss Sunday in Minneapolis.
The Timberwolves used the Western Conference-leading Nuggets coming into Sunday’s contest – the second half of a back-to-back weekend for Denver – with Nikola Jokic, Jamal Murray and Aaron Gordon sitting out to build an 11-point lead after the first. a quarter.
That advantage quickly evaporated as Minnesota went on a 13-3 run to open the second quarter, and the host Timberwolves never looked back as they won their fourth straight game in the sixth and final game of the homestand.
Minnesota’s home stretch includes wins against the first-, second- and third-ranked teams in the West, adding Sunday’s win in Denver to previous losses to Memphis and Sacramento.
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Ants – 20 PTS / 4 REB / 3 AST / 1 STL
DLo – 18 PTS / 1 REB / 10 AST / 1 STL
Rudy – 16 PTS / 8 REB / 1 AST / 1 BLK
Jaylen – 16 PTS / 4 WEB / 4 AST
Jaden – 14 PTS / 4 REB / 6 AST / 1 STL
Matt – 10 PTS / 1 AST pic.twitter.com/zkUPN6rafc– Minnesota Timberwolves (@Timberwolves) February 6, 2023
Thirteen Timberwolves scored against the Nuggets, including Jordan McLaughlin with two points in his first appearance since December 9. Jaylen Nowell scored 16 points to lead the Minnesota reserves, Matt Ryan added 10, Taruean Prince notched nine and Nathan Knight chipped in eight.
Four of Minnesota’s five starters scored in double figures, with Jaden McDaniels and Rudy Gobert joining Edwards and Russell with 14 and 16 points, respectively. The Timberwolves shot 48 of 87 from the floor (55.2 percent) compared to just 34 of 71 (47.9 percent) for the Nuggets.
Denver also committed 21 turnovers, which Minnesota turned into 32 points. The Timberwolves enjoyed a 72-42 advantage in points in the paint and scored 33 assists compared to only 19 for the Nuggets.
Michael Porter Jr. led all Nuggets scorers with 22 points, while Christian Braun added 19. Bruce Brown scored 16 and both Ish Smith and Zeke Nnaji scored 10 from the bench.
The teams meet again on Tuesday in Denver.
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