Nuggets rally from 18 down in the third quarter to beat Timberwolves in overtime
The Denver Nuggets rallied from 18 points down in the third quarter to beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 111-108 in overtime.
The Nuggets trailed 56-41 at halftime and 63-45 with 8:39 left in the third quarter. They outscored the Timberwolves 66-45 the rest of the way.
Danilo Gallinari’s 19-foot turnaround jumper with 6.8 seconds left in overtime made it 109-106 and put it away.
During clutch time, the Nuggets outscored the Timberwolves 22-16. Gallinari scored 9 of the Nuggets’ 22 on 3 for 3 shooting and 2 for 2 at the line. In the fourth quarter and overtime, Zach LaVine had 4 of his 5 assists off the bench, 1 of them on a basket by Karl-Anthony Towns that tied the game. With 52 seconds left, Andrew Wiggins stole the ball from Jameer Nelson, and his free throws off it tied the game at 97.
Gallinari scored 23 points. Nelson added 20 points and 7 assists off the bench, and Nikola Jokić scored 19 points off the bench.
For the Timberwolves, Kevin Martin scored 22 points (9 in the first quarter), and Wiggins added 22 points.
The Nuggets shot 44.2% from the field and 39.3% from 3 to the Timberwolves’ 43.7% and 36.8%. Ricky Rubio fouled out.