DENVER -- Wilson Chandler made pivotal shots down the stretch for the Denver Nuggets -- and Andre Miller bailed him out when he made a key miss. Robin van Persie Replica Jersey . Chandler scored 19 points, including a 3-pointer and three free throws late in the game, and the Nuggets held off the Minnesota Timberwolves 117-113 Friday night for their third straight win. Miller helped the Nuggets keep the ball away from the Timberwolves in the waning seconds by rebounding Chandlers missed free throw. "I was happy when he got it. I just knew that last free throw (wasnt) good," Chandler said. Minnesota got within 115-113 on a 3-pointer by Kevin Love with 18.9 seconds remaining. Ricky Rubio then fouled Chandler with 15 seconds left. He made the first of two free throws, and Miller swooped in from outside the key to grab the rebound for the Nuggets. Miller was fouled and made one of two at the line to rebuild Denvers lead to four points. The Timberwolves final shot in the last seconds was blocked by Kenneth Faried. Timberwolves coach Rick Adelman complained that Miller left the 3-point line, where he was positioned, before Chandler took the free throw. "It makes no sense why the league allows that to happen," Adelman said. "Its the only shot in basketball you cant box out on. You cant box him out. Hes at the 3-point line. They let him run in there, theres a wrestling match in there. Its just one of those things you have to deal with, but for all the stuff we change, we never look at that situation. Somebody will lose a big game in the playoffs and theyll change something." Miller said the Timberwolves gave him a clear shot at the rebound by failing to cut him off. "We found a way to get extra possessions," Miller said. "We talk about those things in practice, and blocking out on our side. They didnt do it. They kind of had their hands on their knees and I just kind of snuck in there just in case (the ball came out)." Faried added 16 points and 10 rebounds for Denver, and Ty Lawson had 14 points and 10 assists. Lawson left with 32 seconds remaining when Corey Brewer inadvertently hit him in the right eye with his hand as he was defending the guard on a drive into the lane. The Nuggets said Lawson had a cornea abrasion and was probable for Saturday nights game at Houston. "I should be ready. It looked a lot worse than it was," said Lawson, whose eye was almost swollen shut after the game. Love led the Timberwolves with 28 points and Kevin Martin, who missed Wednesdays game against Cleveland because of an illness, added 27. "A little bit unlucky," Love said. "It was our defence all game. Our rotations werent there. We needed to help the helper, ball screen rotations, they were off all night but we were still right there at the end. We feel as if we can get a lot better with this team. Its still mid-November and were going to get a lot better." Trailing by four at the half, the Nuggets opened the third with an 11-2 run, fueled by Jordan Hamiltons 3-pointer. They carried an 86-81 lead into the fourth and stretched their advantage to 105-92 with 5:46 left when Miller had a 3-pointer and Faried jammed home a dunk in successive possessions. The Timberwolves led 60-56 at halftime after trailing by as many as 14 points. NOTES: Timberwolves C Ronny Turiaf has missed eight games since he hurt his right elbow. Theres no timetable for his return. ... The Nuggets were playing the front end of a back to back. They play at Houston on Saturday. ... The Nuggets are 14-3 against the Timberwolves at the Pepsi Center since 2005-06 season. Dirk Kuyt Netherland Jersey . A second comeback bid fell short. Miami relievers retired three batters with the potential tying run in scoring position in the eighth inning, and the Marlins beat Colorado for the second night in a row, 4-3. Arjen Robben Netherland Jersey . With just seconds left in the third and final minute of stoppage time, substitute Haris Seferovic finished off a length-of-the-field move by slamming home a close-range shot. After wild Swiss celebrations, Ecuadors shell-shocked players barely had time to restart before the final whistle was blown.OTTAWA (CIS) - Manitoba running back Anthony Coombs, UBC defensive back Levar Hayden and Ottawa kicker Matthew Falvo were named the Canadian Interuniversity Sport football players of the week on Wednesday. Coombs, a first-year student from Winnipeg, was honoured on offence after he had the best game of his young CIS career in a 48-20 home win over Alberta on Saturday. He scored four touchdowns on the ground – one shy of the single-game team record – and racked up 226 yards on only 20 carries for an impressive average of 11.3 yards per rush. The 5-foot-9 freshman, who already had 180 rushing yards at halftime, scored from 69, one and five yards out in the first 30 minutes and added a 12-yard major after the break despite seeing limited action as the Bisons began to rest their starters. Coombs currently leads the Canada West conference in all-purpose yards (996) and touchdowns (7) and ranks third in rushing yards (472). Fellow running backs Zack Skibin of Acadia, Rotrand Sené of Montreal and Ryan Granberg of Queens were also up for the award. Hayden, a fifth-year arts student from Calgary, took home the weekly honour on defence thanks to his two interceptions and a timely knock down in a 23-16 victory over Regina. The 5-foot-10, 180-pound senior killed a Rams drive in the thhird quarter when he picked off quarterback Zach Oleynik at the UBC 23-yard line and recorded his second interception of the afternoon at the Regina 42 early in the fourth, running the ball back on 31 yards to set up a field goal. Daley Blind Jersey. With eight seconds remaining in the game, Hayden, who also finished with a team-high 7.5 tackles, knocked away a pass in the Thunderbirds end zone to help preserve the win for No. 8-ranked UBC (4-2). Acadia defensive back Cameron Wade, Sherbrooke lineman Emmanuel Thériault and Toronto defensive back Dorian Munroe were also nominated. Falvo, a fourth-year social sciences student from Welland, Ont., was the choice on special teams after he kicked the game-winning field goal as time expired to lift the No. 9 Gee-Gees (5-2) to a 32-30 victory over visiting Windsor (4-3). The 5-foot-11, 185-pound senior split the uprights from 38 and 21 yards out in the first half but it was his 11-yard boot on the last play of the contest that allowed Ottawa to remain in third place in the OUA standings going into the final weekend of conference play. Falvo also averaged 34.3 yards per punt and 64.3 on kickoffs despite challenging conditions. 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