Butler Scores 28, Timberwolves Beat Bucks 108-89
Jimmy Butler scored 28 points as the Timberwolves beat the Milwaukee Bucks 108-89 Thursday night.
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Jimmy Butler scored 28 points as the Timberwolves beat the Milwaukee Bucks 108-89 Thursday night.
Ahead of his Super Bowl weekend kickoff event, rapper Lil Jon will perform at halftime Thursday night during the Minnesota Timberwolves game against the Milwaukee Bucks.
Toronto outscored Minnesota 58-47 in the second half, holding the Timberwolves to 18 for 44 shooting.
The Atlanta Hawks rallied after trailing by 11 in the third quarter to beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 105-100 on Monday night.
Jimmy Butler scored 21 points in his return to the lineup, Karl-Anthony Towns had 16 points and 19 rebounds for his NBA-leading 43rd double-double and the Minnesota Timberwolves beat the Brooklyn Nets 111-97 on Saturday night.
Kevin Durant had 28 points, 11 assists and 10 rebounds, and the Warriors made a season-high 21 3-pointers in a 126-113 victory over the Timberwolves on Thursday night.
Damian Lillard had 31 points a day after getting his third All-Star nod and the Trail Blazers beat the Timberwolves 123-114 on Wednesday night.
The NBA announced Tuesday that guard Jimmy Butler and forward Karl-Anthony Towns were named as reserves for the Western Conference team.
The Minnesota Timberwolves are hosting a night to honor former coach Flip Saunders on Feb. 15 at Target Center.
Andrew Wiggins scored a season-high 40 points and Jeff Teague added 30 to help them hang on for a 126-118 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers on Monday night that snapped the Wolves' four-game road skid.
Andrew Wiggins scored 29 points and Karl-Anthony Towns had all 22 of his points in the second half as the Minnesota Timberwolves rallied from an 11-point first-half deficit to beat the Toronto Raptors 115-109 on Saturday night.
Jimmy Butler will sit out Minnesota's game Saturday night against Toronto with a sore right knee.
Eric Gordon scored 30 points to lead the Houston Rockets to a 116-98 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Thursday night.
Orlando's Aaron Afflalo has been suspended two games without pay by the NBA for fighting with Minnesota's Nemanja Bjelica.
This comes after a postgame locker-room incident that involved some players from the Houston Rockets and the Los Angeles Clippers.
