Bennett Durando is the Denver Nuggets beat writer for The Denver Post. Before moving to Colorado, where he started as The Post's Avalanche beat writer, he covered SEC football, basketball and other sports for five years: first reporting on his alma mater, Missouri, for the St.
Denver Nuggets guard Jamal Murray works toward the basket as Minnesota Timberwolves guard Anthony Edwards defends during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Friday, Nov. 1, 2024, in Minneapolis. MINNEAPOLIS — Aaron Gordon transformed into Steph Curry, Christian Braun put the NBA on notice with his athleticism, and Nikola Jokic was dazzling as usual. And still, the Nuggets didn’t have enough to overcome the loss of Jamal Murray in Minnesota.
It didn’t matter, because Minnesota shot 7 for 12. Winning the math game meant having the lead. It was 33-29. Russell Westbrook, whose minutes had started innocently enough with three assists, started making sloppy plays. Michael Malone pulled the plug and subbed in Braun after just eight minutes of the backup point guard. Then Gordon and Porter immediately carried an 11-0 run by pushing the tempo and knocking down jumpers. Braun drew a foul while dunking in transition. The starting five seized back control even with Murray on the periphery again.
Malone made a tweak to his rotation before Murray’s injury. He went 10-deep for the first time this season, using Hunter Tyson to give Porter a rest after staggering. Tyson’s night was mostly quiet, but he did contribute an important sequence at the end of the third quarter by scoring his first points then contesting a Randle shot at the buzzer.
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