Nikola Jokic amassed 20 points, 12 assists and 11 rebounds while leading the Denver Nuggets to a 120-111 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves in Game 3 of their first-round Western Conference playoff series on Friday in Minneapolis.
The top-seeded Nuggets grabbed a 3-0 lead in the best-of-seven series and will aim for a sweep on Sunday in Minnesota.
The eighth-seeded Timberwolves fell short despite Anthony Edwards' game-high 36 points. Karl-Anthony Towns logged 27 points, and Rudy Gobert totaled 18 points and 10 rebounds. Mike Conley had 12 points. The Timberwolves cut what was a 13-point deficit to three on Edwards' 3-pointer early in the fourth quarter.Christian Braun was involved in all four baskets for the Nuggets during the stretch, hitting a trio of shots and assisting on Porter's 3-pointer for the other Denver points.Porter hit 10 of 17 from the floor with four 3-pointers, while Jokic was 9 of 13.
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