The Denver Nuggets and Minnesota Timberwolves started off their game with multiple empty possessions before each side traded buckets back and forth on five straight possessions before a miss by the Timberwolves. However, the Nuggets were not slowing down as they had made six straight shots in the middle part of the quarter to build a small lead. However, as the quarter wore on, the Wolves started hitting their shots to evaporate the lead. Denver went into the second quarter trailing 28-30.
The second quarter started off bad, and it only got worse for Denver from there.