Wolves end 12-game slide vs. Spurs
MINNEAPOLIS — Karl-Anthony Towns had 26 points and 16 rebounds on his 22nd birthday, and the Minnesota Timberwolves stopped a 12-game losing streak to the San Antonio Spurs with a 98-86 victory on Wednesday night.
Jeff Teague pitched in 16 points and six assists, and Nemanja Bjelica added 11 points off the bench as the Timberwolves put together one of their most complete performances with their fewest points allowed this season.
LaMarcus Aldridge fell off from his 32-point game the night before, finishing with a quiet 15 points and 10 rebounds. The Wolves used a 13-3 fast-break scoring advantage to stave off the Spurs despite a mini- mal contribution from stars Andrew Wiggins (11 points) and Jimmy Butler, who shot a combined 6-for-24 from the floor.
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DeMar DeRozan scored 25 points as Toronto kept hitting 3s to win at New Orleans.
Toronto shot 16 for 34 on 3-pointers, with C.J. Miles going 5-for-9.
Toronto shot 59 percent overall and won for the fourth time in five games.
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LeBron James scored 31 points, Kevin Love had 22 points and 10 rebounds, and Cleveland continued its dominance against host Charlotte.
Cleveland has won seven straight against Charlotte and 11-of-12.
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Russell Westbrook had 21 points and seven assists as Oklahoma City won at Chicago for its third straight victory.
Carmelo Anthony returned to Oklahoma City’s lineup after missing the a game with a sore lower back and finished with 18 points and 11 rebounds.
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Dewayne Dedmon scored a career-high 20 points and had 14 rebounds as Atlanta rode a dominant first half to the most lopsided win in franchise history, beating visiting Sacramento.
Atlanta pulled away with two 12-0 runs in the second quarter and took a 64-35 lead into halftime.
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John Wall scored 27 points, Bradley Beal had 26, and Washington overcame a dreadful third quarter to win at Miami.
Washington missed its first nine shots after the break and was outscored 25-10 in the third.
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Khris Middleton scored 27 points, and Milwaukee beat visiting Detroit for its fourth straight victory.
Milwaukee blocked 16 shots, two shy of the team record set in 1980 at Detroit.
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Darren Collison scored a season-high 30 points, Victor Oladipo had 21, and Indiana built an early lead before holding off a late rally to win at Memphis.
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Tim Hardaway Jr. scored 26 points, including a key 3-pointer with 32.9 seconds left, to help New York rally past visiting Utah in the second half. BLAZERS99, MAGIC94
Damian Lillard had 26 points, 11 rebounds and seven assists as Portland handed visiting Orlando its third straight loss.