Andrew Wiggins added 21 points for the Timberwolves, who dropped their fourth straight game overall. He was one of six Grizzlies who scored in double figures.
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Knicks 95, Pelicans 87: Carmelo Anthony had 29 points and 13 rebounds, and NY beat New Orleans, which remains winless in six road games.
Towns, who is averaging 16.1 points and 10.5 rebounds a game this season, will get his first chance to play against one of his basketball idols on January 12, when the Minnesota Timberwovles travels to Oklahoma City.
A Conley 3-pointer untied the score and put the Griz ahead 92-89 with about five minutes remaining in the game.
Memphis took a 55-49 advantage into halftime after leading by as many as eight points.
Conley’s early offensive rhythm sparked the Griz. “He’s a spark, man. He’s really talented so I tried to be aggressive offensively, tried to attack him and make him foul me”.
Paul Millsap had a season-high 28 points for the Hawks but failed to hit the rim on a three-point shot in the final minute and missed a 12-footer at the buzzer.
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Rubio was listed as questionable for Sunday’s game against the Memphis Grizzlies with a mild left hamstring strain that has sidelined him for three games so far. “Long arms, good athlete, defender and he does a good job of getting after people with ball pressure defensively”, Joerger said before Sunday’s game. Minnesota played the French National Anthem before the game as a tribute to the lives lost in the terrorist attacks in Paris. 500 at the FedExForum on Monday against the Kevin Durant-less Thunder.
