The Minnesota Timberwolves rallied to overcome a 10-point deficit in the final four minutes of Friday's game against the Denver Nuggets and won 119-116.

Guard Nickeil Alexander-Walker scored eight points, including a 25-foot jump shot early in the Minnesota drive, to pull within seven points of Denver.

His shot came two minutes after Denver's Christian Braun took a poster with Minnesota's Rudy Gobert, causing excitement on the court. Braun threw a dunk at Gobert with 5:14 to play and then landed under the net in Gobert's face. Gobert put Braun in a headlock and then pushed him away, prompting officials and members of each team to intervene.

“He got involved with me.” – Rudy Gobert on the argument with Christian Braun 😅 pic.twitter.com/RoYUYrmoPl

— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) November 2, 2024

Officials said Braun committed an unsportsmanlike act by taunting Gobert, who they said made unnecessary contact. Both players were assessed technical fouls.

Minnesota gained ground on Denver thanks to star guard Anthony Edwards' 3-pointer and a driving jump shot and took the lead with 25 seconds left. Gobert solidified the Timberwolves' lead with two free throws before Nuggets star center Nikola Jokić missed a three-point attempt to tie the game as the clock expired.

ANT TAKES MINNESOTA THE LEAD 🚨

HE HAS 29 PTS 🔥

DENVER BALL… 25.7 SECONDS LEFT ON ESPN! pic.twitter.com/JgMjmm6Yvy

– NBA (@NBA) November 2, 2024

On Friday, the Nuggets traveled to Target Center in Minneapolis for the first time since the Wolves overcame a 20-point deficit on the road in Game 7 of the Western Conference semifinals last season. With Friday's win, the Timberwolves improved to 3-2 while the Nuggets fell to 2-3.

Edwards finished the game with 29 points, four assists and four rebounds, while Gobert had 17 points and 14 rebounds.

Aaron Gordon, the Nuggets' power forward, led Denver with 31 points and 11 rebounds, and Jokić added 26 points.

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