The race for eighth is on in the West

Karl-Anthony Towns helped the Wolves win their third in a row with 18 points on Tuesday night against Phoenix. Going into this season, there were two schools of thought about the Timberwolves and how they might fare: 1) Their young core would take some time to develop under Tom Thibodeau, and in a competitive Western Conference it would be hard for the Wolves to rack up victories.

Wolves snap Rockets’ win streak at nine games

Andrew Wiggins scored 28 points, Karl-Anthony Towns had 23 points and 18 rebounds, and Shabazz Muhammad scored 20 Wednesday night to help the Minnesota Timberwolves beat the Houston Rockets 119-105. Wiggins carried Minnesota early, scoring 15 first-quarter points as the Wolves opened up an 11-point lead.