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Jokic, Nuggets hold on for 100-98 overtime win over Wolves

By BRIAN HALL Karl-Anthony Towns had 25 KEEP SHOOTING
Associated Press points and 16 rebounds for With Saunders, Minnesota
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — One Minnesota. Towns pushed has placed an added em-
game after a team-record the game to overtime with phasis on the 3 this year.
comeback, the Denver a corner 3, but the Wolves The Wolves entered the
Nuggets allowed the Min- shot a season-low 13.3% game with the third-most
nesota Timberwolves to from 3-point range and attempts in the league at
nearly do the same. Nikola 35.1% overall from the field. 40.5 per-game. But they
Jokic saved Denver each Andrew Wiggins added 25 were just 25th while hitting
time. points in Minnesota's third 31.8% of the shots.
Jokic hit a fadeaway jump- loss in four games. Minnesota was 0 for 10 from
er with 2.4 seconds left to "We understand we play beyond the arc in the third
give the Nuggets a 100-98 tomorrow," Wolves coach as Denver took control,
overtime victory over the Ryan Saunders said. "We and 2 for 22 in the second
Minnesota Timberwolves said with about six minutes half and overtime.
on Sunday. left, we're going to make The Wolves' previous worst
"At this point, you just sit one push here, give it 3-point shooting perfor-
back and watch it," Denver about a minute and a half. mance was Friday night
forward Paul Millsap said. We're down 16. These guys against Golden State when
"I believe in the shots he's came back, they fought. I it was 9 of 36. They are 15 of
making, and in those situa- give so much credit to our 81 from 3 in the two games.
tions we've just got to give players." "There was a lot of good
it to him." Denver led by 16 in the looks," said forward Robert
Jokic was in a similar spot, fourth when Gary Harris hit Covington, who was 0 of 2
hitting a winning jumper a 3 with 6:41 left. The Nug- from 3. "Them shots are go-
with 2.2 seconds left Friday gets went scoreless the re- ing to fall, it's just, got to be-
night in a comeback vic- mainder of regulation and lieve in them, that's all."
tory at home against Phila- Minnesota put together a MURRAY'S MIX
delphia. He had 20 points, 16-0 streak. Coming off one of his best
six rebounds and seven as- "We have to better in terms games of the season, Den-
sists Sunday to help Denver of playing with the lead ver point guard Jamal Mur-
win its fourth straight game. and closing games out," ray was clicking early, scor-
Will Barton had 13 points, Denver coach Mike Malo- ing 12 of the team's first 19
including a pair of 3s in Denver Nuggets' Nikola Jokic, right, of Serbia, shoots the go- ne said. "But we never pan- points while making all five
overtime, and 12 rebounds. ahead basket over Minnesota Timberwolves' Karl-Anthony icked. I thought Will Barton of his shots. Murray left the
Millsap scored all 14 of his Towns in the final seconds in overtime of an NBA basketball down the stretch was huge game just 41 seconds into
game Sunday, Nov. 10, 2019, in Minneapolis. The Nuggets won
points during a big third- 100-98. - he made some big plays the second half with left
quarter run and had 10 re- Associated Press for us. Poised, he was under foot soreness but later re-
bounds. control. Nikola makes an- turned. He scored all 15 of
"They had really good mo- the late-game collapse. time, which was good for other improbable shot. He his points in the first half and
mentum and we didn't "They were really aggres- us. It gave us options to win just adds to the legend of was 0-of-8 shooting in the
shoot well," Jokic said of sive. But they sent it to over- the game." Nikola Jokic." second half.q

Heat suspend guard Dion Waiters for 10 games

By TIM REYNOLDS neither the team nor the ficials, and Waiters has not State 105-102 on Jan. 23, missing many because of
AP Basketball Writer player has confirmed de- appeared in any of the 2017 — part of Miami's 30- ankle injuries and surgery
MIAMI (AP) — Dion Wait- tails publicly, ingested at nine Heat games so far this 11 finish that season after on his ankle and foot.
ers has been handed a 10- least one cannabis-infused season. an 11-30 start. Waiters is a career
game suspension by the edible and had a reaction The 10-game suspension, He was rewarded that 13.2-point scorer and has
Miami Heat, with the team serious enough that medi- which will likely cost Wait- summer with a four-year averaged 14 points per
citing multiple examples cal attention was required ers at least $834,483 in sal- contract worth $47.3 mil- game while with the Heat.
of conduct detrimental to when the plane landed in ary, began with Miami's lion, plus about $5 million Miami is off to a 6-3 start
the team as the reason for Los Angeles. loss at the Lakers on Friday. more in possible incen- without Waiters this season,
his second banishment of "We are very disappointed The earliest he could return tives for playing a certain and play their next five
the season. in Dion's actions this season to Miami's lineup would be number of games. Waiters games against teams with
The suspension was an- that include the very scary Dec. 1, when the Heat visit has yet to even get close records currently below the
nounced Sunday. It comes situation on Thursday night, Brooklyn. But that would to that bonus money, and .500 mark. "We are proud
three days after Waiters, and grateful that the out- seem most unlikely, and he would have needed of how our players have
according to a person with come wasn't worse," the Waiters' future with the to play in 70 of Miami's 73 started the season," the
direct knowledge of the Heat said in a statement. franchise is in serious doubt. remaining games to claim Heat said in Sunday's state-
matter, was treated for a Waiters was also suspend- It's unclear what, if any, the extra $1.1 million at ment. "We expect all of our
medical emergency that ed for Miami's season contact he will have with stake this season. players, including Dion, to
started on the Heat charter opener after a series of the team during the sus- That is obviously not going conduct themselves in ac-
flight Thursday night from incidents in the preseason pension. to happen. cordance with the highest
Phoenix to Los Angeles. and conflicts with coach Waiters is in his fourth Heat Waiters has never made standards, and to show
Waiters, according to the Erik Spoelstra. His reaction season, the on-court por- more than 46 appearanc- professionalism and re-
person who spoke to The on social media to the first tion of that best remem- es in a year since coming spect for their teammates,
Associated Press on condi- suspension was also not bered by his game-winning to Miami. He's been in only the team, the fans and the
tion of anonymity because well-received by Miami of- 3-pointer to beat Golden 120 games with the Heat, NBA community."q