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Jimmy Butler of Timneswolves of Minnesota, left, pbades the ball past Cleveland Cavaliers player Kevin Love in the first half of an NBA game Friday, October 19, 2018, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo / Jim Mone) minusMinnesota Timberwolves player Jimmy Butler, left, controls the ball before scoring Cleveland Cavaliers player Kevin Love in the first half of a match. the NBA, the … more
Photo: Jim Mone, AP
Photo: Jim Mone, AP
33-year-old Butler scores for Minnesota against Cavs
MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, USA (AP) – Jimmy Butler was manhandled early in the game, but scored 33 points in 36 minutes to bring back fans and guide the Timberwolves of Minnesota to a 131-123 victory Friday against the Cleveland Cavaliers. 19659011] Andrew Wiggins added 22 points and Anthony Tolliver scored three three-point points to support the effort on all fronts of Butler, who asked last month for the Timberwolves' trade.
Butler, selected four times in the All-Star Game, scored 10 of 12 goals and 12 free throws, and added seven rebounds, four interceptions and three badists helping Minnesota (1-1) to stem the attack from Kevin Love towards the end and the rest of the Cavaliers trying to adapt to a life without LeBron James.
Love finishes with 25 points, 19 rebounds and seven badists against his team, but the Cavaliers (0-2) have their work cut out and become a dreaded team after James signed with the Los Angeles Lakers . Cleveland has averaged 123.5 points per game so far this season.
Wiggins, who was selected in the first overall pick of the 2014 draft by the Cavaliers, who transferred him to Minnesota two months later. later in the contract for Love, he earned an average of 27.2 points in his nine duels against Cleveland.
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