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Wolves-Denver game recap

December 21, 2019 at 6:04AM
Minnesota Timberwolves center Gorgui Dieng, left, fouls Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic who goes up for a basket in the second half of an NBA basketball game Friday, Dec. 20, 2019, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
Wolves center Gorgui Dieng, left, fouled Nuggets center Nikola Jokic in the second half. (Ken Chia — Associated Press/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

IMPACT PLAYER: Nikola Jokic, Denver

One of the best big men in the league played like it, notching a triple double with 22 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists.

BY THE NUMBERS

71 Combined three-pointers missed for the Wolves in two games vs. Nuggets

0 Times the Wolves led.

6 Assists for Andrew Wiggins, his most in seven games.

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