Jamal Murray scored 36 points (16 in the second quarter), and the Denver Nuggets went on a 30-6 run in the fourth quarter to beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 124-109.
The Timberwolves led 86-83 with 11:23 left in the fourth quarter. PJ Dozier’s 3-pointer put the Nuggets ahead for good with 9:55 left. Facundo Campazzo made 3 3-pointers and Dozier added 7 during the run. The Nuggets led 113-92 with 3:39 left.
For the Timberwolves, Malik Beasley scored 25 points (11 in the third quarter) on 10 for 16 shooting, and Jarrett Culver added 20 points and 3 steals.
The Nuggets grabbed 13 offensive rebounds to the Timberwolves’ 9. The Timberwolves outscored the Nuggets 64-38 in the paint. The Nuggets outscored the Timberwolves 17-4 in 6 minutes with Green, Jokić, Dozier, Morris and Campazzo on the floor together.