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WASHINGTON - John Wall scored 21 points and equaled a career high with 17 assists and Rasual Butler had 23 points as the Washington Wizards won their fifth game in a row, 109-95 over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Tuesday night.Washington scored 14 straight to take a 14-2 lead less than 4 1/2 minutes into the game. Wall had 10 points and six assists in the first quarter.Thaddeus Young, who led a third-quarter charge, had a season-high 29 points for Minnesota, which has lost nine of 10. Shabazz Muhammad had 21.Foul shooting badly hurt the Timberwolves. They shot just 20 for 35, and missed 10 of 14 in the first half as they trailed 46-36.Young led Minnesota back in the second half, scoring 19 points in the third quarter, shooting 9 for 10 from the field. The Wizards led 74-69 after three.Butler led Washington with 18 fourth-quarter points as it pulled away pulled away early in the quarter. They led by 89-75 with 8:43 to play.The Wizards are 18-6. Theyre 12 games over .500 for the first time since the end of the 1978-79 season.TIP-INSTimberwolves: C Ronny Turiaf was declared out for the season after arthroscopic surgery on his right hip. ... With three starters, G Ricky Rubio (ankle), C Nikola Pekovic (foot, wrist) and G Kevin Martin (wrist) out indefinitely, the Wolves are expected to ask for an injury waiver for an additional player. ... G Mo Williams returned after missing six games with back spasms and scored six points in 15 minutes.Wizards: F Paul Pierce missed his first game of the season with a sore right toe. Otto Porter made his first career start in his place. ... Coach Randy Wittman faced his friend Flip Saunders, having replaced him in January 2012. Wittman isnt surprised that Saunders is back coaching after spending last year in Minnesotas front office. Hes a coach. Hes a lifer, Wittman said. Thats who he is.UP NEXTTimberwolves: At Celtics on Friday.Wizards: At Miami on Friday. Manuel Akanji Jersey . "I love the game, its the best job you can have," he explained Tuesday as the players left Joe Louis Arena for the summer. "Ill sit down with my wife and well go from there. Jeremy Toljan Jersey ., climbed from seventh to fifth spot in womens competition Sunday at the ISU world junior figure skating championships. http://www.footballdortmundpro.com/Kids-...-Hakimi-Jersey/. A player confirmed to TSN on the condition of anonymity that he received his ballot yesterday. Another confirms hes been told to expect his shortly. "The unions executive committee insists a strike vote does not mean were pushing away from the table," the player said. "But we want the league to know were serious about our position. Shinji Kagawa Jersey . The 24-year-old right winger has one assist in nine games this season with the Sabres. In his career, he has three goals and six assists in 43 NHL games. Dzenis Burnic Jersey . -- Pinch-runner Rajai Daviss decision to steal third base just as Oakland catcher Derek Norris was throwing the ball back to the pitcher caught most everyone by surprise -- including several of his Detroit teammates.PARIS -- Forward Pablo Osvaldo and midfielder Paul Pogba each scored as Juventus beat Trabzonspor 2-0 in the first leg of their round-of-32 Europa League tie on Thursday. Osvaldo, starting his first game following a loan move from Southampton, scored early on and the highly rated Pogba put Juventus in control for the return leg with an injury-time effort. English Premier League side Tottenham goes back to White Hart Lane with a defeat after winger Yevhen Konoplyanka -- a transfer target by Liverpool last month -- scored with a late penalty to give Dnipro a 1-0 win. A minute of silence was held before that match for the victims this week of violent anti-government protests in Kyiv, where more than 100 people have died. Both teams in Dnipropetrovsk wore black armbands, as they did elsewherre in Ukraine, where Chornomorets Odesa drew 0-0 with Lyon, which fielded mainly inexperienced homegrown players.dddddddddddd Meanwhile, Dynamo Kyivs home match against Valencia was moved to Nicosia, Cyprus, where the Spanish side won with late goals from striker Eduardo Vargas and midfielder Sofiane Feghouli. Elsewhere, Fiorentina was in a strong position after winning 3-1 at Danish side Esbjerg. Striker Alessandro Matri, on loan from AC Milan, gave the Italian team an early lead. Forward Martin Pusic replied soon after for Esbjerg, but midfielders Josip Ilicic and Alberto Aquilani added further goals for Fiorentina before halftime. Portuguese side Benfica, last years runner-up to Chelsea, secured a 1-0 win at Greek side PAOK thanks to a goal from Brazilian forward Lima. ' ' '