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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — LaMelo Ball scored a season-high 34 points to lead six players in double figures and the Minnesota Timberwolves pulled away early in the fourth quarter in a 112-100 win over the Milwaukee Bucks on Monday night.
Ayo Dosunmu added 19 points and a season-high 12 rebounds, and Jaden McDaniels had 13 points for Minnesota, which finished with season lows in points and shooting percentage at 42.7%.
Each of Minnesota’s four previous victories were by more than 20 points.
Tyler Herro led Milwaukee with 21 points, Jaime Jaquez Jr. added 19 and AJ Green and Myles Turner each had 13. Brayden Burries, the 10th overall pick in this year’s NBA draft, made his first start for Milwaukee and finished with nine points on 4-for-15 shooting.
Milwaukee shot a season-worst 38.4% and lost for the sixth time in seven games to start the season. However, this was the first defeat in which the Bucks ...
