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Saturday's Wolves-New Orleans game recap

A quick look at Saturday night's game.

By Chris Hine

October 24, 2021 at 3:02AM
Minnesota Timberwolves center Karl-Anthony Towns (32) drives against New Orleans Pelicans center Jonas Valanciunas (17) in the first half of an NBA basketball game, Saturday, Oct. 23, 2021, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Andy Clayton-King)
Wolves center Karl-Anthony Towns went up against Pelicans center Jonas Valanciunas on Satruday night at Target Center. (Andy-Clayton King, Associated Press/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

IMPACT PLAYER

KARL-ANTHONY TOWNS, Wolves

The big man fouled out but the Wolves were able to escape without him. He finished with 25 points on 10-for-20 shooting.

BY THE NUMBERS

50 Combined turnovers for both teams (30 for New Orleans, 20 for the Wolves).

0 Minutes for Jordan McLaughlin before he played the entire fourth quarter.

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Chris Hine

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Chris Hine is the Timberwolves reporter at the Minnesota Star Tribune.

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