Rubio has 8 points and 15 assists as Timberwolves beat Nets 100-85
The Minnesota Timberwolves beat the Brooklyn Nets 100-85.
Karl-Anthony Towns had 24 points (14 in the paint) and 10 rebounds. Gorgui Dieng added 20 points (12 in the paint) and 10 rebounds on 9 for 12 shooting off the bench, and Ricky Rubio had 8 points, 15 assists and 4 steals.
For the Nets, Brook Lopez had 20 points and 12 rebounds on 8 for 11 shooting.
The Timberwolves shot 47.5% from the field and 25.0% from 3 to the Nets’ 41.0% and 23.8%. They held the Nets to 85 points. The Nets got 6 offensive rebounds, about 5 fewer than usual for the shots they missed.