This was the first game Towns sat out, but his team found plenty of offensive punch. Robert Covington had 20 points in 20 minutes, Jarrett Culver also scored 20 points, followed by Gorgui Dieng (18), Jeff Teague (15) and Jake Layman (14). Dieng entered the game averaging 2.0 points but turned in a strong performance at center, helping fill the void created by Towns’ absence. Bradley Beal led Washington with a game-high 30 points, but the Wizards simply could not shoot well enough to stay with Minnesota. Washington shot 38.9 percent in the game, and with the Timberwolves often close to 60 percent, the Wizards could not rally.

Source: National Post November 03, 2019 02:37 UTC