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NBA: Wolves end Cavaliers' eight-game home win streak

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="Anthony Edwards #1, Karl-Anthony Towns #32 and D" Angelo="" Russell="" of="" the="" Minnesota="" Timberwolves="" walk="" off="" court="" against="" New="" Orleans="" Pelicans="" on="" October="" at="" target="" Center="" in="" Minnesota.="" File="" photo.="" David="" NBAE="" via="" Getty="" Images="" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2022/overseas/03/01/wolves.jpg"/><figcaption>Anthony Edwards #1, Karl-Anthony Towns #32 and D&#x27;Angelo Russell #0 of the Minnesota Timberwolves walk off the court against the New Orleans Pelicans on October 25, 2021 at Target Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota. File photo. <em>David Sherman, NBAE via Getty Images/AFP</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>D&#x27;Angelo Russell fired in a team-high 25 points on Monday as the Minnesota Timberwolves snapped the Cleveland Cavaliers&#x27; eight-game home winning streak with a 127-122 victory.</p><p>Minnesota&#x27;s Karl-Anthony Towns had 17 points, including the game-winning 3-pointer with 12.4 seconds left that snapped a 122-122 tie. Towns won the league&#x27;s 3-point contest during All-Star weekend in Cleveland.</p><p>Anthony Edwards and Jaden McDaniels each added 17 points and Patrick Beverley had 11 for the Timberwolves, who shot a sizzing 55.7 percent from the field.</p><p>Kevin Love led all scorers with 26 points for the Cavaliers, who hadn&#x27;t dropped a home game since Jan. 4 against the Memphis Grizzlies.</p><div><strong>HIGHLIGHTS:</strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/8F8hJbmbbRI?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div><p>Cedi Osman and Jarrett Allen each had 21 for Cleveland. Brandon Goodwin had his first career double-double with 17 points and 12 assists, and Evan Mobley added 15 points and 10 rebounds.</p><p>Minnesota won for the second time in three games while Cleveland fell for the fourth time in five games.</p><p>The Cavaliers trailed by 23 points in the third quarter but came all the way back to tie it at 122 on Osman&#x27;s 3-pointer with 33.8 seconds left.</p><p>Osman missed an off-balanced 3-point attempt that would have tied the score with five seconds remaining. Russell sealed the outcome by sinking two foul shots with 3.2 seconds left.</p><p>Russell&#x27;s 3-pointer with 4:06 to go in the third extended the Timberwolves&#x27; lead to 93-70.</p><p>The third quarter started with a 10-0 run by Minnesota for a 74-61 lead.</p><p>The Cavaliers scored 10 unanswered points late in the third and cut the deficit to 101-88 heading into the frantic final period.</p><p>The Timberwolves shot 55.8 percent from the field in the first half, as they led 64-61 at halftime. Minnesota outscored Cleveland 38-24 in the second quarter.</p><p>McDaniels paced the Timberwolves with 14 first-half points. He was 4 of 6 from 3-point range in the first two quarters.</p><p>Goodwin had 15 points and seven assists in the first half for the Cavaliers, who shot 55 percent from the field before the break.</p><p>Allen had 10 points in the opening quarter for Cleveland, which led 37-26 after 12 minutes.</p>

The Minnesota Timberwolves snapped the Cleveland Cavaliers' eight-game home winning streak with a 127-122 victory.