Bojan Bogdanovic scored a season-high 37 points, and the Indiana Pacers went on a 16-6 run in the fourth quarter to beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 122-115.
The Timberwolves led 107-106 with 5:58 left in the fourth quarter. Bogdanovic’s cutting layup put the Pacers ahead for good with 3:57 left. He scored 11 points during the run, and they led 122-113 with 16 seconds left.
During clutch time, the Pacers outscored the Timberwolves 10-2. Bogdanovic scored 9 of the Pacers’ 10 on 4 for 6 shooting.
For the Timberwolves, Karl-Anthony Towns had a season-high 42 points (23 in the first quarter) and 17 rebounds.
The Pacers shot 47.6% from the field and 59.3% from 3 to the Timberwolves’ 47.2% and 30.8%. The Timberwolves turned it over 18 times, about 5 more than usual for this many possessions. The Pacers outscored the Timberwolves 22-8 on the fast break. The Pacers outscored the Timberwolves 19-7 in 4 minutes with Young, Collison, Matthews, Joseph and Bogdanovic on the floor together. Thaddeus Young fouled out.