The Wolves held Denver scoreless on 14 possessions in a row during the final minutes of the fourth quarter. But Nuggets center Nikola Jokic hit a 15-foot shot with 2.4 seconds left to give his team the victory.
Sunday at Target Center the Timberwolves pushed through an ice-cold shooting day to rally from 16 down in the fourth quarter to force overtime.
All, it turns out, for naught.
With the game tied at 98, Denver center Nikola Jokic hit a turn-around, 15-foot jumper with 2.4 seconds left to give Denver – which didn’t score for more than 10 minutes from mid-fourth quarter into the overtime session – a 100-98 victory.