Five games into their second-round series last season, the Nuggets had three straight wins and a 3-2 lead. They haven't beaten the Timberwolves since.

The Minnesota Timberwolves are in the midst of a winning streak, and they continue to showcase their dominance over the Denver Nuggets.

Minnesota tallied 22 second-chance points over the final two quarters. From the effort Denver has to expend to try to defend the Wolves, to Minnesota’s harassing, physical defense that pesters ball handlers like Murray and Jokic, the Wolves consistently seem to exhaust Denver by the ends of games, which was evident again Wednesday.

There is a rematch of a playoff matchup from last season that could also be a preview of a possible first round matchup this season when the Denver Nuggets host the Minnesota Timberwolves on Wednesday, March 12 at Ball Arena in Denver.

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The Timberwolves’ 115-95 win was their fifth in a row over the Nuggets dating back to last postseason, which includes Minnesota’s 20-point comeback in Game 7 of the second-round series. Minnesota has held the Nuggets under 105 points in four of those games and won by 20 or more points in three of those games.