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Denver evens series at 2 with Timberwolves

(Minneapolis, MN) — The Denver Nuggets evened up the Western Conference semifinal series against the Minnesota Timberwolves with a 115-107 win in Game Four at the Target Center last night. N-B-A M-V-P Nikola Jokic led the charge with 35 points, seven rebounds and seven assists in Denver’s second straight victory. Aaron Gordon chipped in 27 points while shooting 11-for-12 from the field. Jamal Murry scored 19 points and dished out a team-high eight assists as the series heads back to Denver tied 2-2. Anthony Edwards poured in a game-high 44 points and made five buckets from beyond the arc. Rudy Gobert and Karl-Anthony Towns each had a double-double in the setback. Game Five will be played in Denver tomorrow night. The Wolves announced there will be a limited number of tickets available to buy for Game Six, which will be in Minneapolis on Thursday. Those ducats will go on sale this morning at 10 A-M.

Here are results to date and the schedule for the best-of-seven N-B-A Second Round series between the Timberwolves and Nuggets: Game One (Saturday 5/4): Minnesota 106, Denver 99 (final-MN leads series 1-0) Game Two (Monday 5/6): Minnesota 106, Denver 80 (final-MN leads series 2-0) Game Three (Friday 5/10): Denver 117, Minnesota 90 (final-MN leads series 2-1) Game Four (Sunday 5/12): Denver 115, Minnesota 107 (final-series tied 2-2) Game Five (Tuesday 5/14): Minnesota at Denver, 9:30 P-M Game Six (Thursday 5/16): Denver at Minnesota, 7:30 P-M Game Seven (Sunday 5/19): Minnesota at Denver, TBD (if necessary)