GAME RECAP

MVP

Kevin Love, Wolves

He put the power in the forward, coming a point short of becoming the first player in franchise history with back-to-back 40-point games. As it is, he had his 13th 30-point game, one off Tony Campbell's franchise record for a season.

BY THE NUMBERS

1 1/2 games The margin between the No. 9 Wolves and No. 8 Houston in the Western Conference standings. And the Wolves have the tiebreaker.

7-1 The Wolves vs. the Clippers, Dallas and San Antonio, three teams that are a combined 68-36 vs. the rest of the league.

22-9 The Wolves' edge on fast-break points.

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