Denver Nuggets bounces back 

Jamal Murray recovered with 24 points to lead the Nuggets to a commanding 117-90 victory in Game 3 on Friday night, ensuring that the Timberwolves would be the final team to lose this postseason. Michael Porter Jr. added 21 points, while three-time league MVP Nikola Jokic added 24 points, 14 rebounds, and nine assists. The Nuggets' remarkable 14-for-29 three-point shooting helped them cut Minnesota's series lead to 2-1.

Despite Karl-Anthony Towns shooting 4-for-5, the Wolves struggled from beyond the arc, making only 10 of 32 tries. Anthony Edwards led the team with 19 points. They played slower than in the first two games in Denver and at one point were running behind by as many as 34 points. The Nuggets lost the opening two games of a best-of-seven series at home, making them the 30th team in NBA postseason history to do so. After that, only five teams have recovered to win.