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01/08 21:57 CST T-wolves beat Cavaliers 131-122 behind Randle's 28 points, set
season highs for shooting percentages
T-wolves beat Cavaliers 131-122 behind Randle's 28 points, set season highs for
shooting percentages
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) --- Julius Randle had 28 points, 11 rebounds and eight assists
to help the Minnesota Timberwolves hang on to beat the Cleveland Cavaliers
131-122 on Thursday night for their fourth consecutive victory.
Anthony Edwards added 25 points, nine assists and seven rebounds while becoming
the third-youngest player in NBA history to reach 10,000 career points,
following LeBron James and Kevin Durant. Edwards, who is 24 years and 156 days
old, hit the five-digit mark with a 13-foot fadeaway jumper midway through the
fourth quarter. Only seven players ever have hit the five-digit mark before 25.
Randle scored 13 points in the third quarter as the Timberwolves built a
20-point lead while outscoring the Cavaliers 43-22 to match the team's season
high for points in any period. Jaden McDaniels had 26 points on 11-for-14
shooting, and Donte DiVincenzo went 6 for 10 from 3-point range to finish with
22 points as Minnesota fended off a late Cavaliers surge.
The Timberwolves (25-13) improved to 15-5 since Thanksgiving Day, the best
record in the NBA over that span. They started the game on a 17-5 run and
finished with season highs in field goal shooting (51 for 89, 57%) and 3-point
shooting (20 for 38, 53%) percentages.
Sam Merrill had 11 of his 22 points in the fourth quarter, hitting a 3-pointer
with 2:56 left for Cleveland that cut the deficit to four. Donovan Mitchell had
30 points and eight assists for the Cavaliers (21-18), who played without
forward Dean Wade after he left their previous game with a bruised left knee.
The Timberwolves held a pregame moment of silence for Renee Good, the
37-year-old woman who was fatally shot in her car on Wednesday by a U.S.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer.
Up next The Cavaliers and Timberwolves finish their two-game season series with the rematch in Cleveland on Saturday afternoon. ___ AP NBA: https://apnews.com/hub/NBA |
