Wolves-Boston game recap

November 17, 2013 at 5:20AM
Minnesota Timberwolves' Nikola Pekovic of Montenegro poses for the NBA basketball team's media day, Monday, Sept. 30, 2013, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Jim Mone) ORG XMIT: NYOTK
Caption (The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Game recap

Impact player

Nikola Pekovic, Wolves

The Wolves center had 20 points (10 in the third quarter) and 12 rebounds (eight offensive) in a dominant down-low game.

By the numbers

52-26 The Wolves' scoring edge in the paint.

9 Games with 20-plus points and 10-plus rebounds for Kevin Love this season.

32 Consecutive games with a steal for Ricky Rubio, the longest such streak in the league.

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