![]() This year? A healthy MPJ, a (relatively) healthy Murray, and The Bruce Brown Experience (11 points, 2 boards, 1 block, all kinds of hustle plays). Sean Keeler, sports columnist: A year ago, three first-half fouls for Aaron Gordon in a playoff game might be cause for mild panic, especially with no Jamal Murray or MPJ to turn to. Halftime analysis - Nuggets 55, Timberwolves 44 Mike Singerīuilding up the lead (10:11 p.m.): Both teams came out of halftime with slow starts, but after Aaron Gordon sinks a pair of free throws and KCP scores on a fast break, Denver has its largest lead of the game, 59-44. Minny’s challenging, but Joker’s support of Mike is … irreversible. Joker flexes his arm, then hustles to pick MPJ up. MPJ buries a fadeaway and falls on the foul. Team support (10:19 p.m.): Hope someone got that picture. Denver now up 19 after Michael Porter buried an and-one 3-pointer. Lots of activity and not a whole lot that is coming easy. A strong defensive showing to start the playoffs for Denver so far. Getting defensive (10:19 p.m.): We’re more than three minutes into the second half and the Timberwolves don’t have a field goal. Maybe he plays it differently if the Nuggets weren’t up 17? - Matt Schubert Michael Malone is sticking with the Joker. ![]() 4 (10:26 p.m.): Slightly alarming: Nikola Jokic now has four fouls with more than six minutes left in the third quarter. Malone, who’s working the officials right now, has a decision to make. Matt Schubertįour for Jokic (10:26 p.m.): Now Joker’s got four fouls. This is a critical stretch if Denver hopes to avoid a tense fourth quarter. Jokic takes a seat (10:29 p.m.): Jokic exits with the Nuggets up 19 and 4:34 left in the third quarter. No Jokic, no problem (10:33 p.m.): Denver’s up 25 after a trio of 3-pointers from Aaron Gordon, Bruce Brown and Kentavious Caldwell-Pope. ![]() That might be the deathblow for a clearly gassed Minnesota squad. KCP + Brown = Success (10:35 p.m.): Where would the Nuggets be without Bruce Brown and Kentavious Caldwell-Pope? Back-to-back 3s from the heroes of the night (they have 29 combined points) puts the Nuggets ahead 81-56 with 1:50 left. “Locked you up” (10:37 p.m.): Jamal Murray just mouthed “he locked you up, he locked you up,” to Kyle Anderson after that dust-up. Man, does April ’22 feel like a lot longer than 12 months ago. Sean Keeler, sports columnist: Shutdown defense? Locking guys up? Getting in guys’ faces so they lose their cool, then laughing and pointing to the scoreboard when they flip out? (See Murray, Jamal.) From Bruce Brown to Christian Braun, this team’s growing up so much in just one playoff game. Joe Nguyen Third-quarter analysis - Nuggets 87, Timberwolves 58 Jamal Murray’s feeling it (10:50 p.m.): That cold start? Murray’s beginning to look like the playoff Murray of old. Time for the reserves to wrap up the last few minutes. Starters out (11:07 p.m.): Nikola Jokic fouled out. It’s 1-0 Denver after one game in this first-round series, and there’s a lot of things to be happy about tonight if you’re Michael Malone. ![]() Fourth-quarter updatesįINAL SCORE: Nuggets 109, Timberwolves 80 | Read the full storyĪ fourth quarter that didn’t need to be played also included Nikola Jokic minutes that definitely didn’t need to be played - as well as a Joker foul out. Stick here for live updates and analysis as Denver takes on the Timberwolves at Ball Arena in Denver. For the first time in franchise history, the Nuggets are the No. Digital Replica Edition Home Page Close Menu ![]()
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