Brandon Ingram scored 27 points, Jonas Valanciunas had 22 points and 23 rebounds, and the New Orleans Pelicans snapped a season-opening three-game losing streak with a 107-98 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Monday night.
Timberwolves coach Chris Finch met with reporters after Monday's shoot-around at Mayo Clinic Square. At the end, unprompted, Finch acknowledged the 6-year remembrance of former coach/president Flip Saunders' passing. Saunders died on October 25, 2015.
Matt Dumba scored his first goal of the season midway through the third period, leading the Minnesota Wild to a 3-2 victory over Vancouver on Tuesday night, spoiling the Canucks home opener.
