INDIANAPOLIS – Those free throws missed late in games that seemingly have vexed the Timberwolves so often this season did so no more in Tuesday’s 115-114 comeback victory at Indiana.
Ricky Rubio’s three free throws with 3.4 seconds left were the difference on a night when the Wolves trailed by nine points with fewer than six minutes left and by winning matched last season’s 29-victory total with nine games still left to play.
Fouled by Pacers point guard Jeff Teague beyond the arc, Rubio made his three consecutive shots before time ticked away after teammate Karl-Anthony Towns made two of his own to get the Wolves within 114-112 with 40 seconds left.