G Jimmy Butler carried Minnesota down the stretch Sunday. Butler scored 10 of his 22 points in the fourth quarter on 4-of-5 shooting as the Timberwolves beat the Mavericks.

G Jimmy Butler scored 19 points in Wednesday's win over the Los Angeles Clippers. He is averaging 22.5 points in his last 12 contests.

G Jimmy Butler had a game-high 30 points. He launched an off-balance 3-point attempt at the buzzer that would have tied the game, but the shot was off target.Butler also had five assists and four steals. He was 11 of 21 from the floor

LOS ANGELES -- James Harden scored 36 points and handed out nine assists, and the Houston Rockets won their sixth consecutive road game with a 118-95 victory against the Los Angeles Lakers on Sunday.Houston has won all six road games in the streak by at least 15 points, setting an NBA record.Eric Gordon scored 22 points off the bench and Chris Paul finished with 21 points and six assists for the Rockets.Kyle Kuzma had 22 points and 12 rebounds off the bench to lead the Lakers, while Brandon Ingram had 18 points and nine rebounds.Warriors 123, Heat 95MIAMI -- Stephen Curry scored 30 points to lead Golden State to a win over Miami.The Warriors, who are 3-0 on their current road trip, also got 24 points from Kevin Durant and 19 from Klay Thompson. Curry, who scored 16 points in the first quarter, made 11 of 16 shots from the floor, including 5 of 9 on 3-pointers.The Heat were led by point guard Goran Dragic, who broke a slump with 20 points on 7-for-10 shooting. In his three previous games,... [More]

G/F Jimmy Butler scored a season-high 33 points, including 20 in the fourth quarter, against the Clippers. He scored 20 of Minnesota's final 24 points over the final 7:08 of the game.

G Jimmy Butler had six points on 2-of-13 shooting in Wednesday's 98-86 victory over San Antonio. He added five rebounds and four assists.

F Jimmy Butler had 17 points and 10 assists in Tuesday's 92-89 loss to Washington.

G Jimmy Butler chipped in with 25 points as the Minnesota Timberwolves held on for a 119-108 win against the Phoenix Suns on Sunday.

G Jimmy Butler and G Andrew Wiggins each scored 18 points to lead the Timberwolves.

G Jimmy Butler tied a season high with 26 points as Minnesota beat Orlando on Wednesday.

G Jimmy Butler had a team-high 26 points to go with 10 rebounds and five steals for Minnesota in a loss to Detroit on Sunday.

F Jimmy Butler added 21 points and 10 assists in the Timberwolves' win over the Jazz on Monday night.

G Jimmy Butler tied a season high with 25 points as Minnesota was handed a 118-110 loss at Phoenix Saturday. Butler also scored 25 points Oct. 27 vs. Oklahoma City.

CLEVELAND -- Thaddeus Young scored 26 points to lead all five Indiana Pacers starters in double figures in a 124-107 blowout of the Cleveland Cavaliers on Wednesday night.The Cavs, the three-time defending Eastern Conference champions, are in a free fall. They have lost four straight and five of six games, including the last three by 58 points.Darren Collison added 25 points for the Pacers, who also received 23 from Victor Oladipo, 17 from Bojan Bogdanovic and 15 from Domantas Sabonis.LeBron James led the Cavs with 33 points and 11 assists, though he committed a game-high eight turnovers. Derrick Rose added 19 points, and Jeff Green scored 15 off the Cleveland bench.Hornets 126, Bucks 121CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Rookie Malik Monk scored 18 of his 25 points in the fourth quarter as Charlotte beat Milwaukee.Kemba Walker led the Hornets with 26 points.Khris Middleton scored a career-high 43 points, but Milwaukee's Giannis Antetokounmpo was held to 14 points. The "Greek Freak" entered the game leading... [More]

CLEVELAND -- Thaddeus Young scored 26 points to lead all five Indiana Pacers starters in double figures in a 124-107 blowout of the Cleveland Cavaliers on Wednesday night.The Cavs, the three-time defending Eastern Conference champions, are in a free fall. They have lost four straight and five of six games, including the last three by 58 points.Darren Collison added 25 points for the Pacers, who also received 23 from Victor Oladipo, 17 from Bojan Bogdanovic and 15 from Domantas Sabonis.LeBron James led the Cavs with 33 points and 11 assists, though he committed a game-high eight turnovers. Derrick Rose added 19 points, and Jeff Green scored 15 off the Cleveland bench.Hornets 126, Bucks 121CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Rookie Malik Monk scored 18 of his 25 points in the fourth quarter as Charlotte beat Milwaukee.Kemba Walker led the Hornets with 26 points.Khris Middleton scored a career-high 43 points, but Milwaukee's Giannis Antetokounmpo was held to 14 points. The "Greek Freak" entered the game leading... [More]

G Jimmy Butler made the key play in the final minute of a deadlocked game, draining a 20-foot jumper after pump-faking E'Twaun Moore off his feet, then completed the three-point play with a free throw to seal a 104-98 victory over New Orleans.Butler said Moore was "thirsty" on the key possession with the score tied at 98. "I knew (Moore) was playing some aggressive defense," Butler said, "(So I) gave him a little shot fake, showed him the ball a little bit. It's crazy to me, though, because I make the hard ones and I cannot make wide-open jump shots to save my life right now." Butler also made three foul shots in the final 19.7 seconds to finish with a team-high 23 points. He is averaging 21.3 points in his last three games following a two-game absence with an upper-respiratory infection.

G Jimmy Butler finished with 16 points Monday.

MINNEAPOLIS -- Jimmy Butler scored a season-high 25 points, including 13 in the fourth quarter to lead the Minnesota Timberwolves to a 119-116 victory against the Oklahoma City Thunder on Friday.Karl-Anthony Towns had season highs with 33 points and 19 rebounds, and Jeff Teague added 17 points and 10 assists for Minnesota, which beat Oklahoma City last Sunday on a buzzer-beating 3-pointer by Andrew Wiggins.Wiggins chipped in 14 points on Friday, and Taj Gibson had his best game with the Timberwolves with 16 points on 8-of-12 shooting and eight rebounds.Russell Westbrook had 27 points, eight rebounds and nine assists for the Thunder, who have lost three of their past four games. Carmelo Anthony and Paul George each scored 23 points for Oklahoma City.Warriors 120, Wizards 117OAKLAND -- Golden State shook off a terrible shooting effort in the first half and the loss of forward Draymond Green to a technical foul to erase an 18-point second-half deficit.The Warriors missed on 17 of 20 3-point... [More]

G Jimmy Butler scored a season-high 25 points, including 13 in the fourth quarter to lead the Timberwolves on Friday. "I hope that's part of my role here, to make sure that everybody's doing the right things, playing with energy on both ends of the floor," Butler said. "We've got a really talented group of guys, man. When everybody's clicking like that and we're executing -- yeah, we had some hiccups today -- but when everybody's moving that ball, swinging that ball, we're playing team defense and team offense, and team everything, we're going to be alright."

MINNEAPOLIS -- Jimmy Butler scored a season-high 25 points, including 13 in the fourth quarter to lead the Minnesota Timberwolves to a 119-116 victory against the Oklahoma City Thunder on Friday.Karl-Anthony Towns had season highs with 33 points and 19 rebounds, and Jeff Teague added 17 points and 10 assists for Minnesota, which beat Oklahoma City last Sunday on a buzzer-beating 3-pointer by Andrew Wiggins.Wiggins chipped in 14 points on Friday, and Taj Gibson had his best game with the Timberwolves with 16 points on 8-of-12 shooting and eight rebounds.Russell Westbrook had 27 points, eight rebounds and nine assists for the Thunder, who have lost three of their past four games. Carmelo Anthony and Paul George each scored 23 points for Oklahoma City.Warriors 120, Wizards 117OAKLAND -- Golden State shook off a terrible shooting effort in the first half and the loss of forward Draymond Green to a technical foul to erase an 18-point second-half deficit.The Warriors missed on 17 of 20 3-point... [More]