Anthony Edwards sat out, and LaMelo Ball took over. Ball scored a season-high 34 points as the Minnesota Timberwolves beat the Milwaukee Bucks 112-100 on Monday, Nov. 2, at Target Center. The Wolves improved to 5-3, and the Bucks fell to 1-6.
How it happened
- Fast start: Minnesota led 29-18 after the first quarter.
- Bucks push back: Milwaukee won the second quarter 29-19 to cut the lead to 48-47 at halftime. Minnesota led 80-76 after three.
- Fourth-quarter run: The Wolves opened the fourth on an 11-3 run, with Jaden McDaniels scoring six of those points, to go up 91-79. Ball’s sixth 3-pointer made it 96-81, and Milwaukee never got close again.
By the numbers
- LaMelo Ball: 34 points on 12-of-21 shooting, including 6 of 13 from 3-point range.
- Ayo Dosunmu: 19 points, a season-high 12 rebounds and 8 assists.
- Jaden McDaniels: 13 points. Trey Lyles added 12, Rudy Gobert had 10 points and 10 rebounds, and Bones Hyland scored 10.
- Jonathan Kuminga: 8 points, 10 rebounds and 4 blocks.
- Milwaukee: Tyler Herro led with 21, Jaime Jaquez Jr. scored 19, and AJ Green and Myles Turner each had 13. Rookie Brayden Burries made his first start and scored 9.
- Shooting: The Bucks shot 38.4% from the field. Minnesota shot 42.7%, its lowest of the season, and still won by 12.
Injuries and what’s next
Edwards is out after knee surgery, and Terrence Shannon Jr. missed the game with a hip contusion. The Wolves play at the Houston Rockets on Wednesday, Nov. 4.
For more Wolves, Wild, Vikings and Gophers coverage, see our Sports section.
We do our best to get scores and schedules right, but please confirm details yourself with the team or league.
Music by illuminet: Watch “Sign Of The Cross” by Seven No 6 on the illuminet Creative YouTube channel.
0 Comments