Hawks End 4-Game Skid, Beat Wolves 111-105
ATLANTA (AP) -- Al Horford had 28 points and 10 rebounds and the Atlanta Hawks beat Kevin Love and the Minnesota Timberwolves 111-105 on Sunday to end a four-game losing streak.
Love had 22 points and 17 rebounds in his first game since posting 31 points and 31 rebounds in a win over the Knicks, the NBA's first 30-30 game since Moses Malone in 1982.
Horford needed three stitches for a cut on the top of his head following a collision with Anthony Tolliver late in the opening quarter. Horford returned midway through the second.
Michael Beasley led Minnesota with 25 points.
Josh Smith added 23 points and 10 rebounds for Atlanta, which won for the first time since moving to 6-0 with a 113-103 win at Minnesota on Nov. 5. The Hawks avoided losing five straight for the first time since 2008.
Minnesota led 17-7 after an 11-0 run, but Atlanta recovered to lead 30-27 at the end of the first period and kept the lead the rest of the game. The Hawks took their biggest lead at 81-64 and led 93-78 before the Wolves closed the deficit with a string of three 3-pointers.
Corey Brewer's 3 cut the lead to 97-93, but after coach Larry Drew called a timeout, the Hawks recovered with two quick baskets by Smith and Joe Johnson and two free throws by Horford for a 103-92 lead.
Johnson finished with 17 points and Jamal Crawford had 11, while Sebastian Telfair had 18 points and eight assists for Minnesota. Tolliver finished with 13 points for the Wolves.
Notes: Wolves C Nikola Pekovic (left foot) and G Wayne Ellington (left thigh) were not with the team. Ellington missed his fourth straight game, leaving Minnesota with 10 players in uniform. ... Horford blocked three shots. ... The Timberwolves had 21 turnovers.
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