"Well, you don't see this every day. Or like, ever. The same Timberwolves team that can't hold a double-digit lead plucked victory from defeat Sunday, rallying from 14 points down in the final eight minutes to win 98-97 at Cleveland and end a seven-game losing streak because of their defense and Michael Beasley's right hand. Huh? Then the Wolves finished with a 24-9 flourish that featured defense -- see Webster's Unabridged for the definition --and ultimately Beasley's little-used right hand for what was the winning shot with 5.9 seconds remaining. Nearly 48 minutes of basketball became an old-fashioned duel at 15 paces in the closing seconds, when Beasley and Cavs veteran forward Antawn Jamison engaged in isolation battles in the game's final three possessions. Jamison scored first on a running, floating hook shot with 10.6 seconds left. Beasley answered back, driving to his right and scoring on a layup almost five seconds later. The evening ended when Beasley bothered Jamison just enough to make his short, last-gasp shot miss in the final second. Kevin Love clasped the ball for his 18th rebound of the game and stared at it as time expired, before he slammed it to the floor in celebration. Beasley could have been forgiven if he had left the floor staring quizzically at his right hand, because he uses it so infrequently. "Man, I'm ambidextrous, you don't know?" Beasley said. "People talk about my right hand a lot lately. It's nice. It is. Coach has been telling me, 'Go right,' all game. I just decided to listen on the last play." By listening, he told his left hand no, for once. "I love to go left," he said. "I just feel like no one can stop me." Afterward, Beasley said he was most proud not of the eventual winning shot, but rather that his defense at the end contributed to Jamison missing the final shot. "Honestly, it's extra sweet to do it in the defensive end," Beasley said. "Force them into a bad shot and get the win."" Read more: http://www.startribune.com/sports/w...qPk4DyCc75DiUiD3aPc:_Yyc:aULPQL7PQLanchO7DiUr
