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Karl-Anthony Towns scored 30 points and the Minnesota Timberwolves defeated New Orleans 113-108 in Minneapolis on Sunday to move past the Pelicans into eighth place entering the Western Conference play-in tournament.
Anthony Edwards added 26 points and 13 rebounds, Taurean Prince scored 18 points and Mike Conley had 17 points and seven assists for the Timberwolves (42-40), who tied the Pelicans’ regular-season record and won the season series 2-1.
They will visit the No. 7 Lakers in a play-in game Tuesday night.
New Orleans’ Brandon Ingram had 42 points and 12 rebounds, CJ McCollum scored 23 points and Trey Murphy III had 20. Jonas Valanciunas added 11 points and 18 rebounds for the Pelicans, who will be the ninth seed and host the No.
