Wolves Snap 11-Game Road Skid Against Spurs, 113-101
Andrew Wiggins scored 26 points, Karl-Anthony Towns had 23 points and 14 rebounds and the Minnesota Timberwolves beat the Spurs 113-101 on Wednesday night, snapping an 11-game skid in San Antonio.
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Andrew Wiggins scored 26 points, Karl-Anthony Towns had 23 points and 14 rebounds and the Minnesota Timberwolves beat the Spurs 113-101 on Wednesday night, snapping an 11-game skid in San Antonio.
Minnesota coach Ryan Saunders moved Jeff Teague out of the starting lineup to give the reserves more scoring punch.
Devin Booker had 35 points, 12 rebounds and nine assists, and the Phoenix Suns stopped a three-game slide by holding off the Minnesota Timberwolves for a 100-98 victory.
Bojan Bogdanovic scored 30 points, Donovan Mitchell added 26 and the Utah Jazz beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 103-95 on Wednesday night to split a home-and-home series.
Early in the second half, Karl-Anthony Towns went to the hoop and was rejected by Rudy Gobert. After that, Towns didn't even try to shoot inside the 3-point arc.
Undermanned and playing for the second consecutive night, the Houston Rockets still had plenty of reason to be confident.
The Wizards snapped a three-game losing streak with a 137-116 win over the short-handed Timberwolves Friday night.
Andrew Wiggins kept up his early season surge with 30 points on 12-for-23 shooting, and the Wolves handed the Spurs their 3rd straight loss.
Andrew Wiggins scored 33 points, and the Minnesota Timberwolves spoiled Blake Griffin's return Monday night, beating the Detroit Pistons 120-114.
The Minnesota Timberwolves needed every one of Andrew Wiggins' 40 points to outlast D'Angelo Russell and the Golden State Warriors.
The Memphis Grizzlies finally held onto a fourth-quarter lead thanks to the play of their starting guards. Dillon Brooks scored 31 points, rookie Ja Morant added 26 and the Grizzlies beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 137-121 on Wednesday night.
The Timberwolves dropped their second straight and third in the last four.
The start to the game was unusual. Giannis Antetokounmpo's final stat line was not. After waiting out a long delay, Antetokounmpo had 34 points and 15 rebounds as the Milwaukee Bucks beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 134-106 on Monday night.
The Minnesota Timberwolves had no problem in their first game without star center Karl-Anthony Towns.
Philadelphia center Joel Embiid and Minnesota center Karl-Anthony Towns have each been suspended two games without pay for an on-court altercation and continued escalation.
