Dillon Brooks scored 26 points (12 in the fourth quarter), and the Memphis Grizzlies closed the third quarter on a 15-3 run to beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 115-107 to end a 6-game losing streak.
The Timberwolves went on a 15-2 run to lead 76-71 with 3:41 left in the third quarter. Bruno Caboclo’s dunk put the Grizzlies ahead for good with 2:51 left in the quarter. They took an 86-79 lead after three quarters and led by as many as 12 in the fourth quarter.
The Timberwolves got within 89-88 on Jarrett Culver’s driving dunk with 9:37 to play, but Tyus Jones answered with an 8-foot floater, and the Timberwolves got no closer.
Jones had 12 points and 7 assists, and De'Anthony Melton added 9 points and 8 assists. The Grizzlies had 7 players in double-digit scoring.
For the Timberwolves, Karl-Anthony Towns had 21 points (12 in the third quarter) and 12 rebounds but went 1 for 10 from 3.
The Grizzlies shot 41.0% from the field and 40.0% from 3 to the Timberwolves’ 38.8% and 30.6%. The Timberwolves forced 11 turnovers, about 5 fewer than usual for this many possessions. They did not make a field goal in the last 3:24. Jaren Jackson Jr. fouled out.