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MINNEAPOLIS — Jamal Murray and Kevin Harlan perform a beautiful duet together. At the end of 20 series-shifting seconds, Murray planted his feet in front of the broadcast table and struck a pose while Harlan was leaning forward, enraptured by Murray’s swagger as he shouted into his microphone. In those 20 seconds, the Nuggets had more than doubled their lead going into halftime of Game 4 against the Minnesota Timberwolves, a sequence that ultimately gave them enough separation in a 115-107 series-tying win Sunday night.

Initial thoughts from the Nuggets’ Game 4 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves at Target Center in the Western Conference playoffs. 1. Ant-nother strong performance: There’s been one constant for the Timberwolves throughout this series. Anthony Edwards shows up. Every time. Ant-Man set the tone from the start, attacking the rim, pulling up in transition and doing just about whatever he wanted in the opening minutes.

Colorado expected a long, grueling series against Winnipeg, but instead had its way with the Jets. The Avs know they’re in one now against Dallas, and they’re going to have to dig in and outlast the Stars. “They’re both really good hockey teams,” Avs defenseman Devon Toews said. “(Stars goalie Jake Oettinger) is playing really well.

Pittsburgh’s Steel Curtain. Dallas’ Doomsday Defense. Chicago’s Monsters of the Midway. L. A.’s Fearsome Foursome. Make way for Colorado’s Purple Rally Killers. On a Sunday afternoon when elite defense was paramount, the Rockies delivered a 3-1 victory to complete a three-game sweep of the defending World Series champion Rangers at Coors Field.

Fox News host Maria Bartiromo confronted Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) for causing a "disruption" in the U. S. House of Representatives by trying to oust Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA). During an interview on Sunday Morning Futures, Greene worried that Republicans would vote for former President Donald Trump but not vote for House members who did not fight for his agenda. "They're gonna vote for President Trump, but they're gonna skip our names and that's the most dangerous position to be," Greene insisted. "I go back to what I asked you earlier about the timing.

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) raised his voice at NBC host Kristen Welker Sunday as he called for Gaza to be bombed like the U. S. bombed Hiroshima in World War II. "I guess the question is, why does Israel need the most massive bombs that can potentially level an entire block in order to wage this war?" Welker asked Graham on Meet the Press.