The Minnesota Timberwolves defeated the Charlotte Hornets in overtime, 125 - 120, at Spectrum Center on Saturday. The Timberwolves (6 - 14) may have looked like somewhat easy prey to the hometown Hornets, considering they came in with a 5 - 14 record despite their solid talent. The first quarter did nothing to dissuade those beliefs, as Charlotte (11 - 9) jumped out to a 29 - 19 lead after the first 12 minutes. However, Minnesota clawed back to trail by only three, 52 - 49 by intermission. The second half was a continuous see - saw battle that appeared like it might go the Hornets' way in the closing seconds, until an Andrew Wiggins 31 - foot three - point jumper with eight seconds remaining knotted the score at 106. He then sunk a pair of clutch free throws with 11 seconds remaining in overtime to give Minnesota some crucial breathing room at 123 - 118. That five - point margin was the final separation between the two teams, as the Timberwolves secured only their third road win of the season. Wiggins totaled 29 points overall while leading the visitors, and he added four assists, a rebound and three steals. Karl-Anthony Towns was right behind him with 27 points, 15 rebounds, an assist, two blocks and a steal. Zach LaVine supplied 17 points, three assists, two rebounds, two steals and a block. Ricky Rubio managed a modest seven points but did dish out 12 assists. Nemanja Bjelica and Shabazz Muhammad led the bench with a pair of 12 - point efforts, and also totaled eight rebounds between them. The Hornets were paced by Kemba Walker, who posted 22 points, eight assists and four rebounds. Frank Kaminsky III got another start at power forward in place of Marvin Williams and tallied 21 points, nine rebounds, five assists, a steal and a block. Michael Kidd-Gilchrist registered 15 points, six rebounds and an assist. Nicolas Batum matched his point total and made it a double - double with 12 assists, while also hauling in eight rebounds, recording three steals and posting a block. Marco Belinelli led the second unit with 15 points. The Timberwolves head back home to face the San Antonio Spurs on Tuesday evening, while the Hornets travel to Dallas to face the Mavericks on Monday night.
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