The Nuggets and Nikola Jokic sent the Wolves to a third consecutive loss for the first time this season, and now Minnesota faces a do-or-die Game 6 on Thursday night at Target Center.
Carlos Gonzalez, Star Tribune
Karl-Anthony Towns of the Timberwolves goes up against Nikola Jokic (15), Justin Holiday (9) and Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (5) of the Denver Nuggets in the first quarter at Ball Arena in Denver on Tuesday.
Following Tuesday night's Game 5 loss, Anthony Edwards admitted he had never seen a defense quite so effective and focused as what the Nuggets threw at him at Ball Arena.
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