Wolves record third win since Butler trade

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Wiggins scored 23 points, Derrick Rose had 17 and the Minnesota Timberwolves kept cruising without Jimmy Butler by beating the Portland Trail Blazers 112-96 on Friday night.

Robert Covington and Karl-Anthony Towns each had 14 points for the Wolves, who are 7-1 at home and 3-0 since trading the disgruntled Butler to Philadelphia. The home crowd buzzed on a Prince-themed night with Kevin Garnett sitting courtside in one of the team’s special purple-and-black alternate jerseys. (AP)