D’Angelo Russell had 15 of his 28 factors within the fourth quarter, Anthony Edwards scored 26 factors and the Minnesota Timberwolves held on to beat the Indiana Pacers 121-115 on Wednesday night time.
Rudy Gobert added 16 factors and 20 rebounds for Minnesota, which blew a 23-point lead and needed to overcome an eight-point deficit. The Timberwolves — who had 23 turnovers — received for simply the second time in six video games.
Buddy Hield scored 26 factors and hit 7 of 11 from 3-point territory for Indiana, which has misplaced 4 of 5 and could not comply with a victory Monday night time in Golden State. Tyrese Haliburton added 26 factors and 15 assists for the Pacers.
Jordan McLaughlin tied it at 90 for Minnesota with a buzzer-beating leap shot to finish the third quarter. With Russell main the way in which, the Timberwolves constructed their lead again to 9 however needed to maintain off one other Indiana comeback.
Myles Turner, who had 23 factors for the Pacers, hit a pair of 3-pointers, together with tying the sport at 115 with 50.5 seconds left.
Gobert was fouled and hit a pair of free throws after which adopted with a block of Hield on the rim with 9 seconds left. Edwards added two free throws to place the sport away.
Two wild swings arrange the decisive fourth.
Minnesota began the sport with a dominant first quarter, main by 19 as Edwards scored 14 factors. Indiana shot simply 4 of 14 from the sphere within the opening quarter.
Minnesota’s lead grew early within the second earlier than the Pacers got here alive. The Wolves led 47-24 when Russell hit a 3-pointer with 8:16 left within the second.
Hield discovered his contact from 3 and the Pacers outscored Minnesota 37-16 to finish the half. Hield had 13 factors within the second quarter and hit 5 3s within the first half.
Turner supplied Indiana its first lead of the sport early within the second half and the Pacers began the half on a 14-4 run capped by a Haliburton 3 for a 76-67 lead. From Russell’s 3 and a 23-point lead, Indiana outscored the Wolves 51-20 ending with Haliburton’s 3.
The eight-point benefit was the Pacers’ largest of the sport.
TIP-INS
Pacers: Haliburton returned to the lineup after lacking two video games with a sore left groin. Myles Turner was again after lacking a sport with a hamstring damage. … Jalen Smith was dominated out with a sore proper knee. … Indiana completed the group’s longest highway journey (seven video games) for the reason that 1985-86 season.
Timberwolves: Karl-Anthony Towns (proper calf pressure) missed his third straight sport and Taurean Prince (proper shoulder subluxation) missed his sixth in a row. … Edwards had a career-high seven steals, the primary participant within the NBA with seven-plus steals this season.
UP NEXT
Pacers: Host Washington on Friday night time.
Timberwolves: At Utah on Friday night time.
