The Wolves brought back their Prince jerseys but saw their four-game winning streak end with a poor final period, when the stats were on the fritz.

The Denver Nuggets are riding a six-game winning streak heading into Saturday's game against the Minnesota Timberwolves, but they could be in for some trouble.

Once the defense started getting stops, the Wolves got back into the game. Naz Reid had his best half of the season with a team-high 17 points in the first half, bringing the Wolves from down double-digits, to up by as many as seven points in the second quarter.

-The Nuggets grab a road win against the Timberwolves. Denver rode a 68-52 second half to this comeback victory. This marks their seventh-straight victory, despite missing two starters in this game. Nikola Jokić had yet another triple-double in that victory.

The Minnesota Timberwolves had won four straight games and six of their last seven after beating the Sacramento Kings again on Friday. But that success was built upon one of the softest schedules

The Nuggets reeled off their sixth straight win on Wednesday with a 130-116 victory over the LA Clippers behind a historic performance from Nikola Jokić. The three-time MVP dropped a season-high 55 points, 12 rebounds and six assists on 18-of-23 shooting from the field.

The Denver Nuggets will face a stern test against the Minnesota Timberwolves on Saturday amid injuries to Nikola Jokic and two other starters.

The Nuggets believe they have the roster to contend for a championship. With the help of strong bench play, they have won seven in a row.