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Roundup: Love powers T'wolves by Nuggets - USA TODAY Mar 25th 2012, 22:48 MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – Kevin Love followed up his 51-point game with 30 points and 21 rebounds to lead the Minnesota Timberwolves to a 117-100 victory over the Denver Nuggets on Sunday. By Brace Hemmelgarn, US Presswire Kevin Love's 30 points and 21 rebounds helped the T'wolves snap a two-game skid. By Brace Hemmelgarn, US Presswire Kevin Love's 30 points and 21 rebounds helped the T'wolves snap a two-game skid. Luke Ridnour had 25 points and six assists, and Wayne Ellington added 17 points for the Timberwolves, who are trying to stay relevant in the Western Conference playoff race. JaVale McGee had 13 points and 11 rebounds for the Nuggets. Denver trailed by 28 points in the first half and lost its second straight game. The Nuggets played without starting shooting guard Arron Afflalo, who was suspended for throwing an elbow at Jazz forward Gordon Hayward's head on Friday night. To get the latest sports news from USA TODAY, including game results, columns and features, follow us on Twitter at @USATODAYSports. Kenneth Faried had 17 points and Andrew Miller added 14 for Denver. Minnesota has struggled since point guard Ricky Rubio was lost for the season March 9 to a torn ACL in his left knee. They were in position to make the playoffs — sitting eighth in the West — when they played the Los Angeles Lakers that night, but have since gone 3-6 to fall to 11th in the conference. Suns 108, Cavaliers 83 CLEVELAND (AP) — Marcin Gortat and Markieff Morris scored 22 points apiece, and Phoenix never trailed in a victory over Cleveland. Steve Nash added 13 assists for the Suns, who have won six of eight to get back into the Western Conference playoff race. Phoenix improved to 11-4 since the All-Star break. Rookie Kyrie Irving scored 16 points for Cleveland, which has lost six of seven. Gortat scored the game's first 10 points, including two dunks and three layups, to push Phoenix out to a 12-0 lead. Cleveland finally scored when Irving hit a 3-pointer 8:21 into the game. Nash, who didn't play in the fourth quarter, finished with four points and made his only two shots from the field in 29 minutes. He didn't attempt a shot until hitting a layup with 31 seconds left in the second quarter. Nash had eight assists in the first half, matching Cleveland's team total for the first two quarters. The 16-year veteran recorded his 31st double-figure assist game of the season and leads the league in that category. Nash matched his season high with 17 assists Friday against Milwaukee. Copyright 2012 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. For more information about reprints & permissions, visit our FAQ's. To report corrections and clarifications, contact Standards Editor Brent Jones. For publication consideration in the newspaper, send comments to letters@usatoday.com. Include name, phone number, city and state for verification. To view our corrections, go to corrections.usatoday.com. USA TODAY is now using Facebook Comments on our stories and blog posts to provide an enhanced user experience. To post a comment, log into Facebook and then "Add" your comment. To report spam or abuse, click the "X" in the upper right corner of the comment box. To find out more, read the FAQ and Conversation Guidelines.  This entry passed through the Full-Text RSS service — if this is your content and you're reading it on someone else's site, please read the FAQ at fivefilters.org/content-only/faq.php#publishers. Five Filters recommends: Donate to Wikileaks.

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