DENVER — Andrew Wiggins beat Wilson Chandler by a half-step on his drive to the basket. Chandler, though, beat Wiggins to the rim.

Chandler scored 17 points and swatted away Wiggins’ attempted layup with a soaring block in the final seconds, helping the Denver Nuggets hang on to beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 105-103 Wednesday night.

“I got lucky,” Chandler said. “When he turned the corner, he had a little edge on me. I just jumped up. I thought he was going to dunk it but I was going for the block regardless.”

Denver also overcame a triple-double by Karl-Anthony Towns, who had 15 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists for the Timberwolves.