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NEW YORK, N.Y. - The Minnesota Timberwolves could see the trouble that Brooklyn centre Brook Lopez was having with Nikola Pekovic, so they knew where to go with the ball for the biggest possession of the game.Pekovic converted a tiebreaking three-point play with 48 seconds left, and the Timberwolves scored the final nine points of the game to beat the Nets 98-91 on Wednesday night.After Joe Johnson coughed up the ball to Thaddeus Young for the Nets 17th turnover of the night, Minnesota found Pekovic guarded by Lopez, who was playing in his second game after spraining his right foot. Pekovic drew contact with an easy basket under the paint, then made the free throw for a 94-91 lead.That was the plan, Pekovic said. Thats what Coach said. Im glad the guys really believe in me and they start calling plays for me. Coach called something and Ricky (Rubio) said, No, no, we give the ball to him.Lopez committed an offensive foul on the ensuing play for Brooklyns final turnover. Youngs floater extended the lead 96-91 with 27 seconds remaining, and after Johnson missed a pair of shots, Kevin Martin hit a pair of free throws with 12 seconds left to seal the victory.Its hard to win, especially in crunch time like that. You have to take care of the ball and value every possession, said Johnson, who led the Nets with 22 points.We had two costly turnovers and we paid the price at the end.Martin led the Timberwolves with 26 points and rookie Andrew Wiggins, playing in the arena where he was taken by Cleveland with the No. 1 pick in the draft, added 17.Deron Williams had 19 points for the Nets (2-2), who had won their last two games but will face the rival New York Knicks for the first time this season.Its good to get any game after this one. Were disappointed in how we closed out the game, Williams said. Its the beautiful thing of the NBA, you get a chance to get back on the court in a couple of days. Its good that were playing the Knicks and we are always excited about that rivalry.Minnesota looked like it was going to coast off to an easy victory, jumping out to a 17-2 lead midway through the first quarter as the Nets misfired on 10 shots.Brooklyn outscored the Timberwolves 46-30 during the next 18:06 to take a 48-47 at the half but the visitors took advantage of eight miscues by the Nets to go back ahead in the third quarter.We battled because I think thats the culture were trying to establish, Minnesota coach Flip Saunders said. Play hard, go out and battle every possession.Minnesota had a 72-66 lead heading into the fourth quarter but was shaky to start the period, committing three turnovers that helped the Nets to a 10-0 run and a 76-72 lead on Williams 3-pointer with 8:19 left.Johnsons 8-foot floater handed the Nets a 91-89 lead with 1:28 remaining before Rubio, who scored 14 points, 12 assists, beat Lopez and Williams to the basket for a layup that evened it at 91 with 1:17 left and set the stage for Pekovic.Well, the guy whipped him, Nets coach Lionel Hollins said about the matchup between Pekovic and Lopez.I mean, it happens. Youve got to give Pekovic credit. He was a man in there and Im always saying that theres always a badder man than you in the prison, you know, and you got to do it every night.___TIP-INSTimberwolves: Pekovic and Young both had double-doubles. Pekovic finished with 16 points and 11 rebounds, and Young added 10 points and 11 boards.Nets: Lopez scored 10 points but shot just 5 of 14 in his second game back from a sprained right foot. Its tough. I am very disappointed in myself, he said. I felt the team played hard. I shot ourselves in the foot multiple times. I picked up the dumb foul. I didnt take care of my responsibilities down on defence the line.... Brooklyn was just 11 of 17 (65 per cent) from the free throw line.COOL OFFAfter hitting his first four shots, Williams finished off hitting just four of his next 12. I think we were stuck in the mud at times, he said.TRY AGAIN NEXT TIMERubio was two rebounds short of a triple-double. He had 17 assists Saturday in a loss to Chicago.UP NEXTTimberwolves: Visit Orlando on Friday.Nets: Host New York on Friday Fjallraven Kanken Classic Graphite Backpack . 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Manager Clint Hurdle says the right-hander will make a couple of appearances in middle relief before the team determines whether to return Grilli to the back end of the bullpen.Quito, Ecuador - Oswaldo Minda has been called up to Ecuadors World Cup team as a replacement for injured midfielder Segundo Castillo. The 32-year-old Castillo has been capped 81 times for Ecuador, but he will play no part in Brazil after injuring his knee in a friendly against Mexico on May 31. Minda made his international debut for Ecuador in 2008 and was a member of the 2011 Copa America side. The Chivas USA miidfielder was originally on Ecuadors 30-man preliminary roster before being cut by head coach Reinaldo Rueda.dddddddddddd. However, the injury to Castillo has opened the door for Minda, who plays the same defensive midfield role as Castillo but who will likely serve as depth for Ecuador. Ruedas team will open its tournament in Group E against Switzerland on June 15 before facing Honduras and France. 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