NBA playoffs: Murray’s halfcourt buzzer beater helps Denver even Minnesota series

• Nuggets beat T-Wolves despite 44 points from Anthony Edwards
• Pacers tie Knicks series with 42-point blowout victory

Nikola Jokic scored 16 of his 35 points in the fourth quarter, and Aaron Gordon had 27 points on 11-for-12 shooting to propel the Denver Nuggets to a series-tying 115-107 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Sunday night in Game 4 of the Western Conference semifinals.

Jamal Murray had 12 of his 19 points in the third quarter for the Nuggets in a momentum carryover from his buzzer-beating swish from behind half court as time expired in the second quarter. The basket came at a crucial time for the defending champions: they scored eight points over the last 20 seconds of the second quarter to fend off a resurgence by the home team after the deficit had been whittled to seven points on a three-pointer by Anthony Edwards.