Minnesota Timberwolves 108
Denver Nuggets 111 ot
The Minnesota Timberwolves blew another lead and this time they fell to the Denver Nuggets 111-108 in overtime at the Pepsi Center in Denver.
1. Another big lead evaporates
Meltdown? Wolves 18-point lead now just 74-70 late in 3rd
— Jerry Zgoda (@JerryZgoda) December 12, 2015
It got closer than that as Denver virtually erased all of Minnesota’s 18 point first half lead. The Nuggets, who trailed virtually all night claimed a 100-99 lead with 28 seconds remaining.
The game went into overtime and the Wolves came up short.
Welp. That was a bad loss outscored by 21 in the final 18:40.
— Kent Youngblood (@BloodStrib) December 12, 2015
2. Wiggins, Martin lead the Wolves
Andrew Wiggins and Kevin Martin each put up 22 points on the night to lead the Wolves, but neither shot real well – especially in the second half.
Martin finished 8-of-20, and was just 2-of-7 from the three-point line. Wiggins was 8-of-17 and missed a couple of big free throws in the clutch.
Wiggins 2-for-4 on free throws down the stretch
— Kent Youngblood (@BloodStrib) December 12, 2015
3. Jameer Nelson strikes again
Not that its any surprise when the Wolves meet up with the Nuggets, but the Jameer Nelson put together a nice night for Denver. Nelson finished with 20 points, he was 4-of-7 from behind the three-point line.
As a team the Nuggets knocked down 11 three’s.
Tweet of the Night:
Tonight Kevin Garnett broke Karl Malone's record for most defensive rebounds in a career. (11,406) pic.twitter.com/QfIfyqdUjZ
— NBA TV (@NBATV) December 12, 2015
Up Next:
The Wolves travel to Phoenix Sunday afternoon.
