The Minnesota Timberwolves defeated the Washington Wizards 119 - 104 Monday at Target Center. The Timberwolves (28 - 38) did n't waste any time opening up Monday's contest, as they ended the first quarter with an 18 - point lead and never let the Wizards (41 - 25) within one possession, as their smallest lead from that point was five points. Karl-Anthony Towns had his way in the outing, scoring a game - high 39 points on 17 - of - 26 shooting and grabbing 13 rebounds. Those offensive opportunities for Towns came in large part to the play of Ricky Rubio, who scored 22 points and recorded 19 assists in Monday's matchup. It was a hot shooting night for the team overall, as Minnesota shot 52 percent from the field and a scorching 48 percent from behind the arc. As for Washington, the loss ended a five - game winning streak, but the team has still won seven of its last nine games. They were led, once again, by their backcourt of John Wall and Bradley Beal. Wall finished with a game - high 27 points, while scored 20 points of his own. The next highest scorer for the Wizards, however, was Bojan Bogdanovic, who shot just 3 - of - 11 from the field en route to scoring 12 points. It was a poor shooting night all around for Washington, as the team shot just 43 percent from the field and 27 percent from behind the arc. Up next, the Timberwolves will travel to Boston on Wednesday to take on the Celtics, while the Wizards will head home to play the Mavericks on Wednesday.
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