MINNEAPOLIS — Karl-Anthony Towns scored 22 points in his long-awaited return from a strained right calf, and the Minnesota Timberwolves rallied to beat the Atlanta Hawks 125-124 on Wednesday night.
Naz Reid added 26 points off the bench, and Jaden McDaniels had 25 for Minnesota, which trailed by 10 points with 7:18 remaining but used a 19-5 run to get back in the game.
Atlanta led 124-123 with 50.5 seconds left after a pair of free throws by Trae Young. Towns then hit two free throws with 3.6 seconds left to seal the win.
He was back after missing 51 games for Minnesota, which had lost three of four and slid to ninth in the Western Conference beginning the night.
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