Karl-Anthony Towns demolished Emmanuel Mudiay with a block

Towns, the first overall pick in June’s draft, scored 28 points and pulled down 14 rebounds as he starts his career with back-to-back double-doubles. Karl-Anthony Towns had his way with the starting frontcourt of Joffrey Lauvergne and Kenneth Faried on his way to 28 points and 14 rebounds.

3-Point Goals: Minnesota 2-11 (Bjelica 1-1, K.Martin 1-2, LaVine 0-1, Wiggins 0-1, Muhammad 0-2, Prince 0-2, Rubio 0-2), Denver 5-25 (Mudiay 2-5, Arthur 1-3, Barton 1-4, Nelson 1-4, Lauvergne 0-1, M.Miller 0-1, Foye 0-2, G.Harris 0-2, Gallinari 0-3). Malone said they bonded over basketball and it “meant the world”.

There’s a significant part of Nuggets coach Michael Malone that loves the matchup.

The Nuggets will look to bounce back against Kevin Durant, Russell Westbrook and the Oklahoma City Thunder who eked out a double-overtime win in Orlando tonight, a hard opponent to bounce back with after such a disappointing home opener. We have to come out with more energy. After a double-double in his debut Wednesday night, Towns responded with quite the encore in Denver.

“They didn’t shoot that great from the field but getting to the free-throw line kept them in the game and they made a few big shots down the stretch”, Mudiay said. He also had two blocked shots to help Minnesota hold Denver to 31 percent shooting in the first two quarters.

Adam Silver, the NBA’s commissioner spoke about the passing of the former Washington Wizards, Detroit Pistons and Minnesota Timberwolves coach. The late coach is the all-time leader in wins in Timberwolves history…. Nuggets F Wilson Chandler will miss several weeks with a hip injury…. Minnesota C Nikola Pekovic is out indefinitely with a right Achilles tendon injury.

G Tyus Jones was inactive for the second straight game on Friday.

If Mudiay hadn’t already proven to be one of the most fearless rookies in the league this season, you’d think he’d avoid trying Towns in that type of situation again anytime soon.