Naz Reid scored 20 points to lead a balanced offensive effort and the Minnesota Timberwolves beat the New Orleans Pelicans 120-110 on Saturday night. Minnesota center Karl-Anthony Towns missed his fourth straight game after testing positive for the coronavirus on Jan. 15. The Pelicans also committed 21 turnovers, which the Timberwolves converted into 20 points. Rubio scored 9 points and added 7 assists, while Josh Okogie also had 9 points to go with 5 steals. PANDEMIC PROBLEMSIn addition to Towns, Minnesota forward Juancho Hernangomez was sidelined after a positive coronavirus test.

Source: Fox News January 24, 2021 15:49 UTC