GAME RECAP
IMPACT PLAYER
J.J. Barea, Wolves
The backup point guard scored 21 points on 6-for-11 shooting from the floor and 8-for-8 from the free-throw line, to go along with five assists and four rebounds.
NUMBERS
2-for-17 Wolves' three-point shooting. That's 11.8 percent.
36-19 Wolves' game-finishing run over the final 17 minutes.
5 Assists in his Wolves debut for Andrei Kirilenko, to go along with 10 points and seven rebounds.
10 Blocked shots for the Wolves, four by Greg Stiemsma.
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