Anthony Edwards scores go-ahead basket, Timberwolves top Nuggets in 119-116 thriller

Anthony Edwards deed a go-ahead 7-foot floater pinch 25.7 seconds left, and Rudy Gobert iced nan crippled pinch 2 free throws to lead nan Minnesota Timberwolves hit nan Denver Nuggets 119-116

MINNEAPOLIS -- Anthony Edwards deed a go-ahead 7-foot floater pinch 25.7 seconds left, and Rudy Gobert iced nan crippled pinch 2 free throws to lead nan Minnesota Timberwolves past nan Denver Nuggets 119-116 connected Friday night.

Edwards scored 29 points, Gobert had 17 points and 14 rebounds and Julius Randle added 23 points and 7 assists for nan Timberwolves, who recovered from a 25-3 fourth-quarter tally by nan Nuggets.

Nikola Jokic had 26 points, 13 assists and 9 rebounds and deed 2 free throws pinch 2:30 near to put Denver up 116-109, earlier Minnesota roared back. Jokic had a chance to necktie nan crippled astatine 119, but Gobert forced an errant area 3-pointer pinch 2.3 seconds to go.

Gordon led nan Nuggets pinch 31 points and 11 rebounds successful a rematch of past season's Western Conference semifinal.

Michael Porter Jr. added 26 points for nan Nuggets, who mislaid constituent defender Jamal Murray to nan concussion protocol successful nan 3rd 4th aft colliding pinch Randle.

Nuggets: Lightening immoderate of nan load that's connected nan three-time NBA MVP Jokic will beryllium a cardinal to keeping their model for title contention open, and Gordon and Porter did their part. But nan deficiency of extent is simply a concern. Their chair was outscored 31-13.

Timberwolves: After starring nan convention successful defense past season, they've sprung immoderate leaks, peculiarly successful transition. The Nuggets had 22 fast-break points.

Braun dunked complete nan 7-foot-2 Gobert pinch 5:14 near and sewage moreover person to his look pinch a taunting shriek that egged Gobert into grabbing Braun by nan neck. The benches cleared, shouts were exchanged, and some players sewage a technical.

Gordon had his second-highest scoring full successful four-plus seasons pinch nan Nuggets. He changeable 11 for 18.

The Nuggets big Utah connected Saturday. while nan Timberwolves play astatine San Antonio connected nan aforesaid day.

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