MINNESOTA - The Denver Nuggets knew that Anthony Edwards was the Minnesota Timberwolves danger man, so with extra bodies they stopped him from scoring, and that was how they won.
Denver coach Michael Malone was pleased that his fourth-quarter tactical tweak to stymie Edwards worked, as Nikola Jokic scored 35 points to record a 115-112 National Basketball Association (NBA) road victory over their Western Conference rivals on March 19.
Serbian star Jokic shepherded his team over the line after Minnesota erased an 18-point second quarter deficit to seriously rattle the reigning NBA champions.
The Timberwolves came roaring back into the game after a third quarter shooting spree that saw them outscore Denver 29-17 thanks to 14 points from Edwards, who finished with 30 on the night.
But defensive adjustments from the Nuggets slowed his scoring rate in the fourth quarter and they held on.
"We threw an extra body at him," Malone said of Edwards, who is averaging 26.7 points per game this season.
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