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Teague’s double-double leads Wolves past Hornets<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

Teague’s double-double leads Wolves past Hornets:- Jeff Teague spent the first quarter getting his Timberwolves teammates into the game. He spent the rest of the night taking the Hornets out of it.<\/span><\/p>\n

Teague had 18 points and 12 assists, and Minnesota beat Charlotte 112-94 on Sunday for its fifth straight victory.<\/span><\/p>\n

Teague scored just two points but dished out seven assists as the first quarter ended with the teams tied at 28. But in the second quarter, Teague took over the scoring duties, hitting three 3-pointers in transition as Minnesota pulled out to a 17-point lead and never looked back.<\/span><\/p>\n

“We’ve got so much talent on this team, so many guys who can do so many things,” said Teague, who signed with the Timberwolves after spending seven years in Atlanta and one in Indiana. “I think it’s my role to try to get those guys going, and then things will come a little easier to me.”<\/span><\/p>\n

Andrew Wiggins led Minnesota with 20 points, while Karl-Anthony Towns, Jimmy Butler, Gorgui Dieng and Jamal Crawford all reached double figures in scoring.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201dHe\u2019s not only scoring, he\u2019s getting everyone else involved,\u201d Butler said of Teague. \u201dWhen he\u2019s playing at a high level, it\u2019s so much easier for everybody to follow.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

The Timberwolves moved to 7-3 on the young season, just a half-game behind Houston for the top spot in the Western Conference. The last time Minnesota won five games in a row was Jan. 2-10, 2009.<\/span><\/p>\n

Cody Zeller led Charlotte with 16 points, while Marvin Williams, Dwight Howard and Jeremy Lamb each scored 13 points for the Hornets. All-Star Kemba Walker was limited to nine points on 4-for-15 shooting.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201dWe weren\u2019t there. Our talk was off, our communication was bad, we weren\u2019t getting to our spots,\u201d Hornets forward Frank Kaminsky said. \u201dIt\u2019s just, we didn\u2019t play well on defense. That\u2019s the end of the story.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Minnesota pulled out to a double-digit lead on the strength of a 12-2 run midway through the second quarter. The flurry culminated in three 3-pointers on three straight shots. Teague pulled up in transition and hit the first two; on the next possession, he called for the ball at the top of the key, and when Howard closed hard on Teague, the Timberwolves\u2019 assist leader slipped a pass to Butler, who drained a 3 from the wing.<\/span><\/p>\n

Teague later added another 3-pointer and a driving layup for 11 points in the quarter as Minnesota led 68-51 at the half.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201dI thought he had a good blend when the game was hanging in the balance in the second quarter,\u201d Timberwolves coach Tom Thibodeau said. \u201dHe had three 3s that sort of opened it up. I think when he does that, it puts more pressure on the defense to come up, and that opens up other things.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

With six players scoring at least 13 points, a 54-38 rebounding edge and 30 free throw attempts, the Timberwolves put together one of their strongest all-around games of the season. But the point guard who\u2019s been in Minneapolis for all of 10 games knows there\u2019s plenty of work left to do.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201dIt\u2019s still a work in progress. We\u2019re still trying to figure out each other,\u201d Teague said. \u201dWe\u2019re starting to get into a little groove but we\u2019re miles away from the team we want to be.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

TIP-INS<\/span><\/p>\n

Hornets: F Michael Kidd-Gilchrist missed his second straight game due to personal reasons. \u2026 The Hornets have lost two straight after posting a season-high, three-game winning streak. . Charlotte dropped to 1-4 on the road. Last season the Hornets were 22-19 at home but won just 14 road games.<\/span><\/p>\n

Timberwolves: Teague\u2019s double-double was his fourth in the last five games. \u2026 The last time the Wolves were four games over .500 was on Jan. 15, 2007, when they were 20-16. . The Wolves were playing the second half of a back-to-back stretch.<\/span><\/p>\n

DON\u2019T LOOK BACK<\/span><\/p>\n

Winning streaks aren\u2019t a common occurrence for the Timberwolves, who haven\u2019t made the playoffs since the 2003-04 season. That\u2019s also the last time they\u2019ve won more than five consecutive games. But with a three-game trip coming up next, Thibodeau said his team won\u2019t be thinking about extending streaks.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201dThis will be a great test for us,\u201d said Thibodeau, whose team plays at Golden State, Phoenix and Utah in the next week. \u201dIf we\u2019re looking back at what happened here, we won\u2019t be ready for what\u2019s coming.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

UP NEXT<\/span><\/p>\n

Hornets: At New York on Tuesday.<\/span><\/p>\n

Timberwolves: At Golden State on Wednesday.<\/span><\/p>\n

Source:-https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/nba\/2017\/11\/05\/teagues-double-double-leads-wolves-past-hornets\/107394324\/<\/span><\/p>\n

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