Sunday’s contest was always going to be a challenge. Two days after an emotional comeback victory against one of the NBA title favorites this season in the Philadelphia 76ers, a Sunday matinee against the Minnesota Timberwolves on the road may have seemed trivial.
It was in the second half of the fourth quarter, with the Nuggets up 12 and having the momentum, when Denver began to lose focus. Hopes of getting back on the team plane and getting a well-earned rest back home may have clouded various minds before the game was actually done.