SPORTS Porter Helps Nuggets Overtake Struggling T-Wolves 107-100 Porter, the 2018 First-Round Outrebounded 40-31
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6 THE CONCORDIAN theconcordian.org • January 23, 2020 SPORTS Porter helps Nuggets overtake struggling T-wolves 107-100 Porter, the 2018 first-round outrebounded 40-31. Monte Morris popped out to “We cannot walk alone.” DAVE CAMPBELL draft pick whose rookie season “We’ve got to have that fight. swish a mid-range shot from TIP-INS AP SPORTS WRITER was ruined by a back injury, was We’ve got to go get that ball. It’s the wing for Denver on the next Nuggets: Millsap (sprained/ a major factor in the victory. all of us,” Towns said. possession. bruised left knee) missed his MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Hit “He’s an amazing talent. You The Nuggets had that tough- Okogie snagged a give-and- seventh straight game. Harris hard recently by injuries, the see how his ball is going into the ness, coming up with just go pass from Robert Covington (strained right adductor muscle) Denver Nuggets have managed hoop. It’s a swoosh every time,” enough second-chance oppor- for a dunk that cut the lead to was out for the fourth consecu- to remain on track in the top- Jokic said. tunities down the stretch to de- four points again, and Towns tive game. Murray (sprained heavy Western Conference race. The 6-foot-10 Porter went 7 moralize a struggling opponent. had the ball in the post after left ankle) was sidelined for the Michael Porter Jr. has been for 12 from the floor for the sec- “It’s like building a sand- Jokic missed a 3-pointer, but he third game in a row. ... Backup one of the main reasons. ond 20-point game of his bud- castle at the ocean, and then it couldn’t get the ball to fall in a center Mason Plumlee briefly Porter posted his second ding career, having just begun just gets wiped away, and then crowd around the basket that joined the injured crew in the double-double in three games to get regular playing time with- you’ve got to start it all over,” had Towns complaining about second quarter when he rolled with 20 points and 14 rebounds, in the last three weeks. Towns said. no foul call. Then Will Barton his right ankle. He returned in helping the short-handed Nug- “Just helping the team win, The Wolves were mostly III, who had 18 points, sealed the third. ... The Nuggets are 6-2 gets overtake the Minnesota not going out there and think- within one possession in the the deal with a 3-pointer on the on the second half of a back-to- Timberwolves 107-100 on Mon- ing about me,” said Porter, who second half, cutting their defi- other end. back set of games this season. day night. keyed a 19-5 spurt late in the cit to 88-85 with 8:33 left on a “This was just a character They’re 13-7 on the road. “He’s impacting the game at second quarter with nine points dunk by Keita Bates-Diop over win, man. I couldn’t be more Timberwolves: Newly ac- such a high level. He’s growing and five rebounds after the Nug- the top of Jokic, But Porter re- proud of the group,” Malone quired shooting guard Allen up in front of our eyes,” Nuggets gets fell behind 46-36 for their sponded with a 3-pointer soon said. Crabbe had three points and coach Mike Malone said. largest deficit of the night. after to double the lead. Malik MLK DAY three assists in 16 minutes. His Jerami Grant scored 19 Karl-Anthony Towns out- Beasley, who had 11 points off The Timberwolves have debut was delayed by an illness points and Nikola Jokic had 17 played his rival Jokic with 28 the bench, helped the Nuggets played at home on Martin Lu- that kept him out on Saturday points and 13 rebounds for the points and eight rebounds and create some more space. ther King Jr. Day more often against Toronto. ... The Wolves Nuggets, who again had three reserve Josh Okogie added 16 Towns had a three-point than not over their history, and dropped to 3-17 against teams of their top five scorers absent points, but Minnesota dropped play with 2:48 remaining that Covington gave a brief pregame with a winning record at the — Jamal Murray, Paul Millsap its sixth straight game. The brought the Wolves within 102- welcome to the crowd with a time of the game, including 2-10 and Gary Harris Jr. — and were Timberwolves surrendered 50 98, but they couldn’t get enough message of unity. Players wore at home. playing on back-to-back nights. points in the paint and were stops when it counted the most. black warmup shirts that read, Stay Informed! Subscribe to our newsletter at theconcordian.org! Interested in writing for the Concordian? Email [email protected]!.