For planning purposes: Game 5 is at 9:30 pm CT on Tuesday

Denver cruises 117-90

Complete reversal from Game 2 -- this time, Wolves out-played in every possible facet

Game 4 on Sunday night -- pivotal, obviously

NAW has returned to the bench

Turns out the team that's getting housed is probably the one that's going to lose its composure.

Nickeil Alexander-Walker is on the floor and in pain.

End of 3:

Nuggets: 93
Wolves: 66

Anderson hits a buzzer beater -- ruled a 2 after ref discussion -- at the end of 3

Best thing the Wolves did that quarter

Denver wins the challenge. Gobert pushed Jokic into NAW

3 won't count, but Jokic going to the line as that's Minnesota 5th foul of the quarter

So little offensive movement for Minnesota tonight

Denver's bringing a significantly higher level of effort/attention to detail on that end tonight -- as you'd expect the champs to do -- but the Wolves are doing nothing to strain the Nuggets' defense

Aaron Gordon now 3 for 4 from distance

Both teams have now used -- and won -- an out of bounds challenge.

We'll see how protective they are of using their final ones here in the second half

Half:

Denver: 56
Wolves: 41

Jamal Murray was the obvious difference between Games 1-2 and the first half tonight.

He definitely was taking breaks on defense, guarding certain matchups. Easy adjustment for Minnesota is to run more simple actions to force switches

J-Mac at the scorer's table

Wolves seeking a jolt

There's zero question Braun is Denver's best option for Ant.

Forces Denver into a tough defense for offense decision

NAW's 3 was overturned to a 2 after review for those confused by the score