Second half dooms Wolves

(Minneapolis, MN/Minnesota News Network) — The Minnesota Timberwolves had a rough second half in a 127-114 home loss to Denver last night at the Target Center. The Wolves led by eight points at halftime before the Nuggets rolled in the second half, outscoring Minnesota after halftime 70-49. Denver guard Jamal Murray poured in 43 points in the victory, while Nikola Jokic finished with a triple-double of 25 points, 19 rebounds, and ten assists. Denver improved to 2-1. Jaden McDaniels led Minnesota with 25 points, while Julius Randle had 24 in the losing effort. The Wolves dropped to 2-2 and will host the Los Angeles Lakers tomorrow night at 8:30 P-M.