T-Wolves rout Cavaliers, hand LeBron worst loss since 2009

MINNEAPOLIS — Andrew Wiggins had 25 points in three quarters, Jimmy Butler pitched in 21 points and tight defense on LeBron James, and the Minnesota Timberwolves cruised to a 127-99 victory over Cleveland on Monday night that stopped a 12-game home losing streak to the Cavaliers.

Karl-Anthony Towns (19 points, 12 rebounds) and Taj Gibson (16 points, 13 rebounds) were tenacious around the basket for Minnesota, which outrebounded Cleveland 56-37 and had a 60-42 advantage in points in the paint.

James had just 10 points on 4-for-8 shooting, taking his first loss at Minnesota since Feb. 17, 2005. Cleveland fell behind by as much as 41 points in the third.

That matched the largest deficit James has ever faced in the regular season, since a game at Orlando on April 3, 2009.

The only time Minnesota has made the playoffs during the reign of James was in 2004, his rookie year.

RAPTORS 114, NETS 113 (OT)

DeMar DeRozan scored 35 points, including a goahead three-point play with 26.1 seconds left in overtime, and Toronto shook off a late injury to Kyle Lowry to win at Brooklyn.

Toronto lost a 10-point lead in the final 4½ minutes of regulation and then lost Lowry after a hard fall in OT, but at least won the game, just as it always does against the Nets.

Toronto beat Brooklyn for the 10th straight time and won its fifth in a row overall.

SPURS 107, KINGS 100

LaMarcus Aldridge had 31 points and 12 rebounds, and San Antonio came back from 13 down in the second half to beat host Sacramento despite playing without Kawhi Leonard and Manu Ginobili.

WARRIORS 124, NUGGETS 114

Stephen Curry scored 32 points, Draymond Green added 23, and Golden State beat visiting Denver.

CLIPPERS 108, HAWKS 107

Lou Williams and DeAndre Jordan combined to score 59 points, and Los Angeles beat visiting Atlanta.

PACERS 109, BUCKS 96

Domantas Sabonis had 17 points and 10 rebounds and three of his teammates each scored 15 to lead Indiana to a victory over visiting Milwaukee.

PELICANS 112, PISTONS 109

DeMarcus Cousins scored 16 of his 20 points after Anthony Davis left with an ankle injury in the third quarter, and New Orleans held off visiting Detroit.