DENVER — Whether the Minnesota Timberwolves are a bad matchup for the Denver Nuggets is still to be determined. Nuggets coaches and players refused to cede that big a point Wednesday night after the Wolves walked into Ball Arena and dog-walked Denver 115-95 before a sellout crowd.

A familiar scene played out Wednesday evening in Denver: The Timberwolves ran the Nuggets off the floor. Minnesota dominated its 115-95 victory from start to finish to improve to 3-0 this season against Denver. The Wolves have beaten Nikola Jokic and Co. five straight times dating back to last year’s second-round playoff series.

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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.