Timberwolves 117, Bulls 89
Wiggins poured in 27 points
MINNEAPOLIS — Andrew Wiggins scored 27 points and Karl-Anthony Towns added 22 as the Timberwolves cruised past the shorthanded Bulls.
Chicago played without starters Jimmy Butler and Dwyane Wade, as well as backups Nikola Mirotic and Paul Zipser.
Minnesota took advantage with Ricky Rubio adding 17 points, 11 assists and six rebounds for the Timberwolves, who had lost five of their previous six games.
Doug McDermott started for Butler and had 16 points for Chicago, which lost its third straight game. Wiggins says knew they had to play well to beat the Bulls: