Feb 02, 2025 09:33 AM IST
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Kyle Kuzma scored a season-high 31 factors to assist the visiting Washington Wizards snap a 16-game dropping streak with a 105-103 win over the shorthanded Minnesota Timberwolves on Saturday.
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The Wolves minimize the deficit to 105-102 on Mike Conley’s three foul pictures with 15.1 seconds left. They’d an opportunity to tie the sport after Conley stole the inbound go and acquired the ball to Nickeil Alexander-Walker, who missed a remaining 3-point try.
Jordan Poole scored 19 factors for Washington, which averted a franchise-record setting seventeenth straight loss and received for the primary time since beating the Chicago Bulls 125-107 on Jan. 1.
Bilal Coulibaly added 14 factors, Jonas Valanciunas recorded 13 factors and 10 rebounds and Kyshawn George had 11 factors for the Wizards.
Minnesota’s Jaden McDaniels collected 23 factors and 12 rebounds and Rudy Gobert had 16 and 16, respectively.
Conley scored 16 factors, Alexander-Walker added 14 and Joe Ingles had a season-high 10 off the bench for the Timberwolves, who noticed their five-game successful streak come to a halt.
Minnesota stars Anthony Edwards and Julius Randle have been each unavailable, and Naz Reid didn’t return after exiting within the third quarter with a proper finger sprain.
Washington jumped to a 27-17 lead earlier than Minnesota closed the quarter with 9 straight factors. Poole had 12 factors on 4 3-pointers within the interval.
Kuzma opened the second quarter by scoring 18 of Washington’s first 23 factors together with 4 3-pointers to place the Wizards forward 50-43 with 5:31 left within the half.
Washington led on the half for simply the ninth time this season at 58-57 after taking pictures 12 of twenty-two from 3-point vary.
The Wizards held an 83-72 benefit late within the third quarter earlier than the Wolves scored the ultimate 5 factors of the interval to drag inside 83-77.
Minnesota pulled inside 101-100 with 1:10 remaining in regulation earlier than the Wizards scored the subsequent 5 factors. Washington then held on for simply their seventh victory of the season.
Wizards guard Malcolm Brogdon returned after lacking 14 video games with a proper foot damage. He had three factors in 21 minutes.
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