Sunday offered an early referendum on Denver’s trade deadline deal that shook up the locker room only weeks ago.
And the returns, at least from Denver’s perspective, were promising.
Gary Harris hounded Malik Beasley, now Minnesota’s starting shooting guard, and the Nuggets drilled the Timberwolves 128-116 on Sunday afternoon at Pepsi Center to improve to 39-18 on the season. Beasley finished with 17 points on 6-of-13 shooting and eight rebounds, but Harris’ tenacious defense minimized his impact.
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Denver was led by a season-high 25 points from Paul Millsap, along with 24 points from All-Star Nikola Jokic.