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Minneapolis, MN (Sports Network) - Kevin Love had 25 points and 18 rebounds
Saturday and the Minnesota Timberwolves reached .500 for the first time this
season with a 100-91 win over the Houston Rockets.
Luke Ridnour added 22 points while Ricky Rubio scored 13 with 11 assists for
the Timberwolves, who have won five of seven.
Luis Scola and Kyle Lowry scored 24 points apiece for the Rockets and Patrick
Patterson had 14 off the bench.
The Timberwolves snapped an eight-game losing streak to the Rockets at home
and won for only the third time in the last 18 meetings overall. Their last
home win over Houston came more than five years ago on January 7, 2007.
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