The #Wolves fell 112-97 to the #Nuggets late Tuesday in Game 5 in Denver, as MVP Nikola Jokic put on a show with 40 points. Can Minnesota figure out answers for a must-win Game 6? Chris Hine has the report:

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Anthony Edwards on Nikola Jokic: 'I just laugh. That’s all I can do. I can’t be mad. ... He’s the MVP, best player in the NBA. He showed it the last 3 games. He was special tonight. I got to give him his flowers. I don’t know what we’re supposed to do. He was that guy tonight.'

Nikola Jokic, ladies and gents, and Denver leads 88-74 after three. He had 16 points, four assists in the quarter.

2 of the three were definitely charges. 3rd was likely a charge.

This is the part of the game really testing the Wolves' emotional maturity. Denver up 11. How will the Wolves respond?

McDaniels and Aaron Gordon have a few words after that foul on Murray. McDaniels picks up two fouls on consecutive possessions.

NAW had it going in the first half, but three misses from him fuels an 11-2 Denver answer to the Wolves' opening shot, and the Nuggets are back up 64-57, tied for their largest lead of the night.

Wolves open the third on an 11-3 run, timeout Denver. KAT getting them going on offense with a couple buckets and a dish to Gobert for a dunk.

Timberwolves trail Denver 50-44 at the half. Anthony Edwards is just 1-for-8 for 5 points. NAW with 11 on three threes saving them offensively that half. 11 turnovers for the Wolves.

Denver leading points in the paint 30-12.

Aaron Gordon getting to a lot of 50-50 balls/offensive rebounds right now that the Wolves are going to regret when looking at the film

The Wolves played 2:09 without Anthony Edwards, who's now back in, and they didn't score a point.

Ed Malloy with three straight charge calls on the Wolves.

Naz Reid picks up his third foul, two on two straight possessions.

With Jokic resting, Anthony Edwards is still on the floor. A departure from the norm for the Wolves rotations.

Karl-Anthony Towns was hurt after that last foul when he got tripped to the ground, staying in and trying to shake it off.

Jokic is going right at Gobert every time down the floor with Gordon out. The only exception has been the Porter three.