GAME RECAP
Impact player
Karl-Anthony Towns, Wolves
Slowed early by foul trouble, the All-Star center came on strong late, finishing with 24 points and 18 rebounds.
BY THE NUMBERS
13 Points for Derrick Rose, his second game with at least 10 points in a Wolves uniform.
58 Wolves points in the paint.
26-13 The Wolves' edge on second-chance points.
39 Bench points by the Wolves.
KENT YOUNGBLOOD
BY BEATING DENVER, THE WOLVES …
• Get the No. 6 seed if San Antonio wins at New Orleans and Memphis wins at Oklahoma City on Wednesday;
• Get the No. 7 seed if only one of those two things happens;
• Get the No. 8 seed if neither one happens.
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