Karl-Anthony Towns hits late 3-pointer as T'Wolves hold off Cavs

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Karl-Anthony Towns wasn't shooting for a trophy or title. This time, his clutch 3-pointer saved the Timberwolves.

On the same floor where he recently won the NBA's 3-point Contest during All-Star Weekend, Towns drained a 27-footer with 11.8 seconds left as the Timberwolves survived Cleveland's comeback for a 127-122 win over the Cavaliers on Monday night.

"I was ready for the moment," Towns said.

The 7-footer's first 3 of the game helped the Timberwolves hang on after blowing a 23-point third-quarter lead. One of the league's best outside shooters, Towns became the first center to win the 3-point contest, surprising a field of seven guards.

"Oh, yeah," he said with a smile when asked if he likes shooting at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse. "This building has great memories for me."

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Minnesota Timberwolves' Karl-Anthony Towns (32) looks to pass the ball as Cleveland Cavaliers' Lauri Markkanen (24) defends during the first half of an NBA basketball game Monday, Feb. 28, 2022, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Ron Schwane)

Towns missed his first three 3-point attempts before taking a pass from guard D'Angelo Russell and calmly knocking down his winner over Cedi Osman. Towns had been surprised his first three 3-point attempts were off the mark.

"The fourth," he said, "was cash money."

Russell scored 25 points, and Towns and Anthony Edwards added 17 apiece as Minnesota handed Cleveland its first home loss in nearly two months.

Kevin Love led the Cavaliers with 26 points, Jarrett Allen had 21 and rookie Evan Mobley had 15 and 10 rebounds.

Cleveland’s trying to scrape by without All-Star guard Darius Garland, who is sidelined with a