Houston Chronicle

T-Wolves rebound late to beat Hawks

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ATLANTA — Andrew Wiggins tied a career high with 33 points, Karl Anthony Towns added 17, and the Minnesota Timberwolv­es blew a 34-point lead before snapping the Atlanta Hawks’ sevengame winning streak with a 117-107 victory on Monday night.

Atlanta never led until Paul Millsap’s runner with 3:26 remaining made it 107-106, but Wiggins scored the next seven points to prevent one of the biggest collapses in NBA history.

Jeff Teague finished with 24 points, and Millsap had 22 for the Hawks.

SPURS 106, KINGS 88

Kawhi Leonard scored 24 points, Tim Duncan had 11 points and 14 rebounds, and San Antonio won at Sacramento.

DeMarcus Cousins had 21 points and 12 rebounds in his return to the lineup, but the Kings dropped their sixth straight game.

BULLS 111, 76ERS 88

Nikola Mirotic had 20 points and 10 rebounds, and Pau Gasol scored 16 points to lead Chicago past winless host Philadelph­ia.

Philadelph­ia (0-7) has lost 17 straight games dating to March 27, 2015.

NUGGETS 108, BLAZERS 104

J.J. Hickson scored 19 points, and rookie Emmanuel Mudiay hit two game-sealing free throws with 18.3 seconds remaining, helping Denver defeat visiting Portland.

PACERS 97, MAGIC 84

Paul George made a pivotal go-ahead basket late and finished with 27 points to lead Indiana to a win over visiting Orlando.

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