Overview
- Minnesota beat Charlotte 122-105 at Spectrum Center, improving to 3-3 as the Hornets fell to 2-4.
- Julius Randle led the Timberwolves with 30 points, while Donte DiVincenzo and Naz Reid added 18 each and Rudy Gobert posted 14 points and 15 rebounds.
- A 36-18 third quarter flipped a six-point halftime deficit into an 86-74 lead that Minnesota carried to the finish.
- The Timberwolves shot 17-of-36 from three-point range compared with the Hornets’ 13-of-45.
- LaMelo Ball played through a questionable tag and finished with 18 points, seven rebounds and eight assists as Charlotte dropped its third straight game.