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CHICAGO -- Minnesota coach Tom Thibodeau got a loud ovation during pregame introductions before his first game back in Chicago, and his Timberwolves made it a triumphant return.Zach LaVine scored 24 points, Andrew Wiggins added 23 and Minnesota rallied to beat the Bulls 99-94 on Tuesday night.The Timberwolves wiped out a 21-point deficit and got Thibodeau a victory in his first game in Chicago since the Bulls fired him in an acrimonious split in 2015.There were far more great times than there were real problem times, Thibodeau said. In the end, it didnt end great, but most of the time things were good. Im proud of what our team did. I loved being here and thats how I look at it.Gorgui Dieng and Karl-Anthony Towns each scored 16 points, and the Timberwolves snapped a four-game losing streak.Jimmy Butler led Chicago with 27 points, and Robin Lopez added 14. But the Bulls continued a pattern of letdowns against losing teams, this time falling to one that came in tied for the NBAs worst record. And, of course, they lost to their former coach.There wasnt really any emotions, it was just about trying to get a win, Chicagos Taj Gibson said. Trying to keep them down. Thats a struggling team.That wasnt what the Timberwolves expected when they hired Thibodeau. After all, the Bulls went 255-139 and made the playoffs in all five of his seasons, including a run to the 2011 Eastern Conference finals with MVP Derrick Rose leading the way.I know what these guys are doing in there, Thibodeau said. I know what Im doing in there. And thats all that matters. If were doing each and everything you can do every day, thats all that matter.BIG RALLYThe Timberwolves looked like they were going to get blown out, down 38-22 after the first quarter and trailing by 21 in the second. Instead, they closed the half on a 22-5 run to pull within four.Minnesota was leading 91-87 in the games closing minutes when Butler threw down an alley-oop dunk off a feed from Dwyane Wade in transition and nailed a fadeaway jumper off a steal to tie it with 1:34 remaining.Wiggins then hit a pullup jumper and LaVine scored on a reverse layup to make it 95-91 with 52 seconds left.Wade picked up two technical fouls and was ejected with 14.1 seconds left after his driving layup was blocked by LaVine. Butler also got called for a foul on the play.It all led to Ricky Rubio hitting two technical free throws and LaVine making two foul shots to make it 99-91, sealing the win for Minnesota.It was frustration and I told the truth, so I got kicked out, Wade said.QUOTABLEI feel like were good enough to have those results. Weve been in every game. We were winning or really close throughout almost every game that weve played, so it shows that record could be flipped. There are a lot of games we should have won. -- LaVine on the Timberwolves expectations.TIP-INSTimberwolves: The Timberwolves had allowed at least 100 points in nine straight games. ... The 38 points were the most the Timberwolves allowed in the first quarter this season. That also matched a season high for any quarter. ... Nemanja Bjelica played nine minutes after missing the previous two games because of a sore right ankle.Bulls: Chicago is 5-6 against teams with losing records. ... G Rajon Rondo sat out the game because of a sprained right ankle after landing awkwardly near the end of practice on Monday. ... Coach Fred Hoiberg said G Michael Carter-Williams has a pretty important doctors appointment on Friday that could determine if he returns from left wrist and left knee injuries next week. He has been sidelined since Oct. 31.UP NEXTTimberwolves: Host Houston on Saturday.Bulls: Visit Milwaukee on Thursday.Wholesale Retro Jordans China . 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After taking two big hits this week -- losing at home and dropping back-to-back games for the first time all season -- Indiana struck back by playing its most complete game of the year.Stuart Broad was the pick of Englands bowlers on the fourth day of the second Test against India, as he claimed four wickets to limit Indias lead to 404 in Visakhapatnam on Sunday.Englands batsmen had managed just 255 in reply to Indias mammoth 455-run total. The tourists required to make early in roads and Broad did just that by dismissing Indias openers, KL Rahul and Murali Vijay cheaply, on the third day, while James Anderson accounted for Cheteshwar Pujara.The onus fell on Virat Kohli and Ajinkya Rahane to drive home the advantage on the fourth day of the Test. The duo added 77 runs for the fourth wicket before Broad produced a leg cutter that Rahane edged to Alastair Cook at first slip. It was just the start England was looking for as they looked to restrict the hosts.He then foxed R Ashwin with another leg cutter, which he edged to the keeper for seven. Broad, buoyed by the confirmation that his foot injury was not as severe as he might have feared, produced one of his most skillful spells of the season. He manipulated the old ball with cut and cross-seamers alike, and a variety of angles on the crease. He finished with figures of 4 for 33 in 14 overs.Adil Rashid was the other England bowler who starred in the innings by claiming four wickets, including the all-important wicket of Virat Kohli who scorred 81 from 109 balls.dddddddddddd The impressive display by Englands bowlers reduced India to 204 in the second innings, thus restricting the lead to 404.Englands openers, Cook and Haseeb Hameed, put on a defiant display and successfully negotiated 50.2 before Hameed was trapped lbw by Ashwin for a 144-ball 25. Cook fell shortly after scoring his 50, which came from 171 balls. England scored 87 at stumps on day four and require another 318 runs to win the Test.We played with a lot of skill and a lot of fight this evening, Stuart Broad said. Both openers showed great temperament. We would have taken two down at stumps going in. Fantastic day for us. We have shown a lot of skill apart from a disappointing hour on day two. We are still in this Test match. It will be great to sit and chat with those who batted this afternoon and take that into the next day. For me it was a decent time to bowl.The pitch offered me a little bit of bounce and a little bit of reverse. Yeah we have dragged ourselves back into the game. The foot is sore but I have got play a Test, havent I? As a fast bowler you have got to have niggles. It just makes it worse that it is on the sole, being a fast bowler. ' ' '