Ball Arena began emptying out early in the fourth quarter Wednesday, and Denver coach Michael Malone emptied his bench with just over five minutes remaining of a wire-to-wire 115-95 Timberwolves victory over the Nuggets.

And in the latest battle between Northwest Division foes, neither a masterclass from Nikola Jokic nor a surging third quarter from Jamal Murray mattered as the Timberwolves took controlled the tempo early, had an answer for every Nuggets run and ultimately left Ball Arena in Denver with a 115-95 victory, Minnesota's sixth straight, Wednesday night.

A familiar scene played out Wednesday evening in Denver, Colorado — 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.