MINNEAPOLIS – Minnesota forward Taurean Prince effectively ended it, and there was still one quarter to play.
Prince buried a 3-pointer late in the third quarter, then tilted his head on his hands as if to put the Nuggets to sleep. His was one of 19 3-pointers the Timberwolves drained on Tuesday night in pounding the Nuggets, 130-115. The defeat snapped Denver’s winning streak at five, with one more game left on their daunting six-game road trip.
Now 28-22, perhaps Wednesday’s tilt at Utah will help erase the sting of Tuesday’s humbling loss.
Only Nikola Jokic, who finished with 21 points, 16 rebounds and eight assists, produced a noteworthy performance.