"He came to me during the timeout and said `These guys are rolling.' I said `Great, just keep them in as long as you need to.' Those guys just did a great job and really stepped up and took advantage of the opportunity tonight." "Coach came to me and said he's going to give me a little bit of a rest," Love said. Barea knocked down a jump shot in front of the Wolves bench to extend the lead back to 11 with 8:33 to play and the Wolves never looked back. However, with Love sitting to start the fourth, a jumper from Watson early in the quarter cut Indiana's deficit to five and gave the Pacers hope.īut again, Minnesota's reserves held on. Minnesota, playing without injured starters Nikola Pekovic and Kevin Martin, led by as many as 17 in the third quarter. Love scored 18 points in the third quarter, including a jumper from just inside the 3-point line with 0.8 seconds left that pushed the Wolves' lead back up to 10 after an Indiana run. "When he gets his rest, we need other people to step up," Barea said. Watson that increased Minnesota's lead to 20 with 6:48 left in the half. Barea, the subject of recent trade rumors, scored eight straight points during one stretch - including a circus shot on the fast break over C.J. Minnesota's reserves have been unable to hold their ground when Love goes to the bench recently, but they did fine on Wednesday. In their first game since the All-Star break as they try to make a late-season run and catch Golden State for the final playoff spot in the West, the Wolves came out running and led by 16 when Love came out for a rest 3 minutes into the second quarter. He is an extraordinary player and he played an extraordinary game tonight." "I thought a lot of the shots he made was good defense," Pacers coach Frank Vogel said. Love has an NBA-best 14 games with 30 points and 10 rebounds this season. It was Love's eighth straight game with at least 25 points and 10 rebounds, the longest streak since Shaquille O'Neal accomplished the same feat Jan. We just didn't have it, just a step or two slow." "This is a game that I thought we would come out and play a little better than we did. "We just didn't have a whole lot of pop tonight," said David West, who scored four points and struggled guarding Love all night. George led Indiana with 35 points, but managed just two in the fourth quarter as the Pacers lost for the third time in five games, never once taking a lead. "We did it without two key players and we fought hard." "This is one of my favorite wins of the season just because we played a very good team," Love said. Barea scored 12 points off the bench as the Wolves took control early against the Eastern Conference leaders. Love had 42 points and 16 rebounds, Ricky Rubio tied a franchise high with 17 assists, and the Timberwolves beat Paul George and the Indiana Pacers 104-91 on Wednesday night. This time, he finally had some help when he sat down to take a rest. MINNEAPOLIS - Kevin Love is used to carrying the beat-up Minnesota Timberwolves lately. Kevin Love's eighth straight 25-10 powers Wolves over Pacers
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