Nikola Pekovic scored a career high 31 points to lead the Timberwolves to a 113-102 win in New Orleans Friday night. Kevin Love had another bad night — he finished 4-of-18 shooting and finished with 14 points. Andrei Kirilenko played well, scoring 21 points and grabbing 11 rebounds.
Minnesota is now 11-9, and could have Ricky Rubio back for Saturday night’s game against Dallas.