By ARNIE STAPLETON
DENVER (AP) This is why Glen Taylor doesn't want to let go of the Minnesota Timberwolves.
Anthony Edwards scored 25 points and Mike Conley added 23 in Minnesota's 111-98 rout of Denver on Friday night that sent the Timberwolves into a first-place tie in the Western Conference - and the defending NBA champion Nuggets into third place.
“There's a lot of resilience to this team," T-Wolves coach Chris Finch said. "We've been very tough-minded all season. Our goal remains to play our best basketball heading into the playoffs. If that allows us to finish first, second or third, whatever, that's what it is. But we've got a lot of big games coming up against teams that are playing for a lot, as well.
"So, this was exactly the test that we need coming down the stretch.”
The Nuggets (51-23) failed to reach 100 points for the second straight game and fell a-half game behind the T...
