Nikola Pekovic dominated in the Wolves’ 108-103 win over the Atlanta Hawks Tuesday night. Pekovic scored 25 points and grabbed 18 rebounds in front of a Target Center crowd that watched Minnesota win it’s 16h game of the season.
Andrei Kirlenko also played well, scoring 21 points with six rebounds and five assists. Fellow Russian, Alexey Shved, tallied 15 points in a career-high 41 minutes.
Ricky Rubio returned after missing four games with back stiffness. He had eight assists and four steals in 19 minutes off the bench.