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ANDREW Wiggins scored a team-high 28 points as the Minnesota Timberwolves snapped the Houston Rockets’ nine-game winning streak on Wednesday with a 119-105 victory at the Target Center arena.
Karl-Anthony Towns tallied 23 points and 18 rebounds to post his ninth consecutive double-double and Ricky Rubio had 10 points and tied his career high with 17 assists in the Timberwolves’ second straight win.
Brandon Rush had 12 points on four 3-pointers in his first start for Minnesota and Shabazz Muhammad came off the bench to score 20 points.
“Tonight we learned a lesson and we kept attacking, especially running back on defense,” said Rubio.
The hosts were without third-leading scorer Zach LaVine.
James Harden had 33 points, six rebounds and 12 assists for Houston, which had its league-best winning streak halted. Ryan Anderson added 18 points, but the Rockets shot 41 percent from the floor and 15 of 42 on 3’s.
Elsewhere, Russell Westbrook earned his 18th triple-double to lead the Oklahoma City Thunder to a 103-95 victory over the Memphis Grizzlies at the Chesapeake Energy Arena.
Westbrook tallied 24 points, 13 rebounds and 12 assists. The 18 triple-doubles is the most by any player since Magic Johnson during the 1981-82 season.
Elsewhere in the NBA, it was: 76ers 98, Knicks 97; Celtics 117, Wizards 108; Clippers 105, Magic 96; and Trail Blazers 102, Cavaliers 86.
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