NBA Game Summary - Denver at Minnesota

Minneapolis, MN (Basketball News) - Latrell Sprewell scored a game-high 31 points to lead the Minnesota Timberwolves to a 95-81 thumping of the Denver Nuggets in Game 2 of their Western Conference quarterfinal series at the Target Center.

Kevin Garnett recorded his third career playoff triple-double, scoring 20 points, grabbing 22 rebounds and dishing out 10 assists, for the Timberwolves, who have a 2-0 lead the best-of-seven series.

Sprewell made 11-of-17 shots from the floor, hitting a franchise-record seven three-pointers, as the Timberwolves have a 2-0 lead in a playoff series for the first time in franchise history. The first-year Timberwolves forward had only 11 points on 2-of-11 shooting in Game 1.

Carmelo Anthony had 15 points and Voshon Lenard chipped in with a team-high 24 points for the Nuggets, who will host Game 3 on Saturday.

Leading by 12 points, the Timberwolves put the game well out of reach in the fourth. An 11-3 run to start the quarter gave Minnesota a 20-point cushion. Wally Szczerbiak had seven points during the run, capping it with a three- point play with 2:45 elapsed.

Minnesota cruised from there with Denver getting only within 15 points, 90-75, with 2:20 left on an Earl Boykins jumper.

Sam Cassell, who had 40 points in Game 1, finished with 12 points and nine assists in the victory.