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MINNEAPOLIS (AP)\u2014Kevin Love<\/a>(notes)<\/a><\/span> recorded his 52nd double-double in a row to
\nsurpass Moses Malone for the longest such streak since the ABA and NBA merged in
\n1976 in the Minnesota Timberwolves<\/a>\u2019 101-75 over the free-falling Indiana Pacers<\/a>
\non Wednesday night.<\/p>\n

Love overcame a bruised left knee to put up 16 points and 21 rebounds in
\njust 27 minutes to help the Timberwolves win for just the 16th time this season.
\nLove didn\u2019t waste any time extending the streak, reaching double figures in
\npoints and rebounds with just under seven minutes to play in the first half.<\/p>\n

Tyler Hansbrough<\/a>(notes)<\/a><\/span> scored 21 points for the Pacers, who shot a season-low 29
\npercent to lose their fifth straight game. Forward Danny Granger<\/a>(notes)<\/a><\/span> managed just 10
\npoints on 2-for-19 shooting.<\/p>\n

Michael Beasley<\/a>(notes)<\/a><\/span> added 16 points and eight rebounds in 22 minutes for
\nMinnesota.<\/p>\n

Love wasn\u2019t even certain he was going to play in the game until shortly
\nbefore tipoff after bruising his left knee in a loss to Dallas on Monday. But he
\ndecided to give it a go.<\/p>\n

With the Pacers clanging shot after shot, Love had 10 rebounds in just 12
\nminutes of playing time. And the crowd knew it, too.<\/p>\n

Love grabbed his first rebound in the first 10 seconds of the game and one
\nfan yelled, \u201cThat\u2019s one! That\u2019s one!\u201d<\/p>\n

He stepped to the free throw line with 6:51 to play in the first half and
\nnine points and 10 boards, and the crowd rose to its feet and roared.<\/p>\n

The first free throw splashed through, and Love let out a big sigh of relief
\nas his achievement was announced. He gave a wave to the crowd, then went back to
\nwork.<\/p>\n

Only nine players in NBA history\u2014both before and after the merger\u2014have
\nhad at least 50 double-doubles in a row. All eight besides Love\u2014Malone, Kareem
\nAbdul-Jabbar, Elgin Baylor, Walt Bellamy, Wilt Chamberlain, Elvin Hayes, Jerry
\nLucas and Bill Russell\u2014are in the Hall of Fame.<\/p>\n

Next up on the list of longest streaks is Hayes with 55 in a row in 1973-74.<\/p>\n

Even better, Love got to watch the entire fourth quarter from the bench,
\nresting a knee that was clearly bothering him while he was on the court. The
\nTimberwolves won for just the 12th time during his streak.<\/p>\n

The Pacers are in the middle of a streak of their own, and it\u2019s not a good
\none. After winning seven of their first eight games following the firing of
\ncoach Jim O\u2019Brien, the Pacers have lost seven of their last eight games and are
\nlosing by an average of 17 points over the past five.<\/p>\n

They entered the night 1 1\/2 games ahead of Charlotte for the eighth and final
\nplayoff spot and hit a new low in getting blown out by the worst team in the
\nWestern Conference.<\/p>\n

Hansbrough made two of his first four shots, but his teammates missed their
\nfirst 15 field goals. The game got out of hand in the third quarter when Indiana
\nscored just two points in the first six minutes to fall behind by 22.<\/p>\n

Notes: Pacers F Josh McRoberts<\/a>(notes)<\/a><\/span> left the game in the second quarter with a
\nsore right knee and did not return. \u2026 Love also set a franchise record early
\nin the third quarter with his 309th offensive rebound of the season. \u2026 Wolves
\nF Wes Johnson<\/a>(notes)<\/a><\/span> did not play in the second half because of an upset stomach. \u2026
\nTimberwolves F Lazar Hayward<\/a>(notes)<\/a><\/span> missed the game with an illness.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p>\n

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