Timberwolves Rally on Road

The Minnesota Timberwolves forced the Washington Wizards into a second-half meltdown, a jarring display of two teams headed in opposite directions.

The Timberwolves won their fifth in a row Saturday night, rallying from a 15-point halftime deficit for a 97-89 victory at Washington. The Wizards lost their third straight and fourth in five games, prompting Coach Doug Collins to question the “will, energy and effort” of his players.

Kendall Gill made all five of his shots in the third quarter, scoring 13 of his 19 points. Kevin Garnett scored 13 of his 17 points in the second half and had 10 rebounds and six assists for the Timberwolves, who rallied from a 16-point, third-quarter deficit to beat the Clippers on Friday.

Minnesota outrebounded Washington, 15-2, in the third quarter, tied the score and took control by opening the fourth with a 9-2 run.

Washington’s collapse came the day after a lethargic performance in Michael Jordan’s final regular-season game in Chicago.

Jordan scored 17 points Saturday, but he was four for 10 in the second half with four turnovers and pronounced himself “baffled.”

“Everything got stagnant,” Jordan said. “Their motivation and energy picked up -- ours just dissipated.”

San Antonio 108, Detroit 76 -- Tim Duncan scored 22 points and Stephen Jackson added 20 for the Spurs, who shot 61% from the field at San Antonio. Detroit had held opponents to 86 points per game, but San Antonio surpassed that total in the third quarter.

Seattle 95, Memphis 83 -- Vladimir Radmanovic scored a career-high 29 points for the SuperSonics at Memphis, Tenn. Radmanovic made six of 11 from three-point range to help Seattle end a four-game road losing streak.

Philadelphia 97, Miami 91 -- Keith Van Horn scored 26 points and Allen Iverson had 25, including a 12-footer with 42.1 seconds left that put the 76ers ahead for good at Miami. It was Philadelphia’s eighth win in its last 25 games.

Golden State 108, Utah 95 -- Gilbert Arenas scored 27 points to help the Warriors win at Oakland. Golden State beat the Jazz for only the third time in 32 tries.

Atlanta 102, Cleveland 101 -- Glenn Robinson scored 27 points, including six in overtime, to help the Hawks win at Cleveland. Atlanta won its second straight after a six-game losing streak.

Milwaukee 88, Denver 75 -- Sam Cassell scored 26 points and Ray Allen added 21 for the Bucks, who used a 16-4 run midway through the fourth quarter to take control at Milwaukee.

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New Orleans Hornet guard Baron Davis will have arthroscopic surgery to remove torn cartilage from his left knee. Davis injured the knee during the third quarter of Friday’s 97-96 overtime loss to Portland. The team said it wouldn’t know until Monday how long Davis would be sidelined.