Minnesota Timberwolves blow big lead and fall to Nuggets in OT
The Minnesota Timberwolves blow a huge second half lead and fall to the Denver Nuggets in an overtime contest in Denver.
The Minnesota Timberwolves had an 18-point lead in the second half and it looked like the club would cruise to victory, but the Denver Nuggets had different ideas. The Nuggets came back to tie it up at the end of regulation and put in a couple more buckets to win it in overtime by a 111-108 score.
Danilo Gallinari led the Nuggets with 23 points and his leadership showed in the extra frame. The Nuggets scored 11 points in the frame and the final nine of those points were scored by Gallinari.
Jameer Nelson was the only other Denver player to hit the 20 point mark. Off the bench, Nelson had 20 with seven assists and six rebounds. Kenneth Faried notched a double-double with 14 points and 12 boards.
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The Wolves were led in the scoring column by Kevin Martin and Andrew Wiggins with both players scoring 22 points. Kevin Garnett was the only starter for the Timberwolves not to reach double-digits with his two-point night. Karl-Anthony Towns was one rebound shy of a double-double with 14 points and nine rebounds.
Ricky Rubio fouled out and Minnesota could have used him down the stretch. Rubio seemed to find his shooting streak again in Denver going 4-7 from the field including hitting a both of the three-pointers he attempted. Rubio finished with 13 points and seven assists.
The Wolves are now 9-13 overall this season with a 6-4 road record.
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Minnesota next plays on Sunday against the Phoenix Suns in Arizona.