Shabazz Napier scored a season-high 24 points and the short-handed Timberwolves rallied past the BrooklynNets 122-115 in overtime.
The Timberwolves had lost 12 of 13 and were again without injured Karl-Anthony Towns and ill Andrew Wiggins. Gorgui Dieng started in Towns’ place and had 11 points and 20 rebounds. It was Minnesota’s first home win since Nov. 13.Spencer Dinwiddie scored 36 points to lead the Nets, who have lost three straight. Joe Harris scored 19 points.
Dinwiddie has scored at least 20 points in 18 of the 21 games he’s started in place of injured Kyrie Irving. The Wolves led only once in the first three quarters. A 7-0 run in the closing minutes was capped by Dieng’s 3-pointer from the corner that gave them the lead at 103-101 with 36.3 seconds remaining in regulation.Robert Covington and Kelan Martin hit key 3-pointers in overtime for the Timberwolves. Covington’s 3 with 3:15 to play gave them the lead for good. Napier scored eight points in overtime.
Naz Reid scored 11 of his 13 points in the first half for Minnesota. The rookie set career highs in points and minutes in his third career game.Nets: Irving missed his 21st straight game. Caris LeVert was out for the 22nd consecutive game. The Nets also were without Nicolas Claxton and David Nwaba .
Timberwolves: Towns missed his seventh consecutive game. Wiggins missed his second. Treveon Graham also missed the game with illness. Jake Layman was out for the 18th game in a row. Noah Vonleah was a late scratch.Timberwolves: At Milwaukee on Wednesday. The Bucks have won eight of the past 10 meetings.
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