Wolves-Cleveland game recap

January 8, 2016 — 11:34pm

GAME RECAP

Impact player

J.R. Smith, Cleveland

He scored 21 of his team-high 27 points before halftime, and by then he already had eight of nine field-goal attempts and five of the six three-pointers he'd attempt all night.

BY THE NUMBERS

5 30-point games for young Wolves star Andrew Wiggins this season. His 35 points surpassed his career high by two.

22 Shabazz Muhammad's points, his fourth double-digit scoring game in his past five and his 13th this season.

JERRY ZGODA

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