MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – Jamal Murray rebounded from his poor start in the Western Conference semifinals, scoring 24 points to lead the Denver Nuggets to a 117-90 rout of the Minnesota Timberwolves in Game 3 on Friday.
Denver, the current NBA champion, approached 2-1 in the series. The Wolves became the last ranked team to suffer a loss this postseason.
Nikola Jokic, a three-time league MVP, had 24 points, 14 rebounds and nine assists. Michael Porter Jr. contributed 21 points and the Nuggets made 14 of 29 3-pointers.
Anthony Edwards had a low-key 19-point night but led the Wolves, who shot just 10 of 32 from long range, including four of five by Karl-Anthony Towns.
Minnesota couldn’t supply Towns with enough shots. The Dominican-American added 14 points.
Additionally, the Wolves fumbled the ball too often in desperate attempts to drive to the basket, and were simply slower than they were in the first two games in Denver.
Down the stretch, they were even down 34 points. Game 4 is scheduled for Sunday in Minneapolis
