When: 7 p.m. Wednesday
Where: Pepsi Center
TV/Radio: ALT, 950 AM
Spotlight on Karl-Anthony Towns: The versatile big man entered Tuesday ranked fifth in the NBA in rebounding (11.6 per game) and ninth in efficiency (26.4) while adding 20.5 points, two assists and 1.4 blocks per game. But whatap perhaps keeping Towns from graduating from scary offensive threat to full-blown superstar is his lack of improvement on the defensive end. He’s knocked for relentlessly going for blocks in the paint, rather than staying in proper position.
Notebook
Timberwolves: They entered play Tuesday leading the Northwest Division and in fourth place in the Western Conference with an 18-13 record. … Minnesota entered Tuesday ranked fifth in offensive rating (108.8 points per 100 possessions) and fourth in fewest turnovers (13.5 per game). … All-Star and defensive standout Jimmy Butler, whom the Timberwolves traded for on draft night, is averaging 20.1 points, 5.6 rebounds and 4.7 assists per game while entering Tuesday ranked ninth in the NBA in steals at 1.9 per game. … Minnesota entered Tuesday ranked last in the league in opponent field-goal percentage (48.2) and 25th in defensive rating (107.7 points allowed per 100 possessions), but it scores an average of 18.5 points off 16 turnovers forced per game.
Nuggets: They are coming off a 95-94 down-to-the-wire loss at Oklahoma City, but have won eight consecutive home games to push their record at Pepsi Center to 12-2. … Starting shooting guard Gary Harris (right elbow contusion) and backup point guard Emmanuel Mudiay (sprained ankle) are both listed as questionable. Over his last five games, Harris is averaging 20.6 points, 5.6 assists and 1.8 steals while shooting 50 percent from the floor (43-of-86). … Standout center Nikola Jokic has averaged 13 points, 10 rebounds and three assists in 24 minutes over his last two games since returning from a sprained ankle that kept him out for seven contests. … The Nuggets have won seven of their last 10 games against the Timberwolves.
