MINNEAPOLIS -- The final seconds ticked off the clock and Ricky Rubio looked up to see his Minnesota Timberwolves ahead on the scoreboard. Its been a rare occurrence for him recently, and as the relief washed over him he flung the ball high in the air and into the stands. A six-game losing streak was done, just their fourth victory in the last 26 games was in hand, and Rubio was the one who had made sure they didnt let another game slip away. He had 15 points, 11 assists, seven rebounds and six steals to lead the Timberwolves to an 87-82 victory over the Washington Wizards on Wednesday night. "Today was a relief to get that win," Rubio said. Derrick Williams added 16 points and seven rebounds for the Timberwolves, and J.J. Barea scored 10 of his 12 points in the fourth quarter for the Wolves, who again were playing with just nine healthy players because of a slew of injuries. John Wall had 19 points and seven assists, and Trevor Ariza added 16 points, seven rebounds and six assists for the Wizards, who were missing leading scorer Bradley Beal because of a sprained left ankle. Washington turned the ball over 24 times, leading to 30 points by Minnesota. "Were not going to beat anybody with the carelessness we had with the ball," Wizards coach Randy Wittman said. "We just dont value the basketball at all. It doesnt hurt us to have a turnover. We just throw it all over." Washington led by eight early in the fourth, but Rubios defence keyed a 21-9 surge by the Timberwolves over the final 9:30. He had four steals in the final 8:25, the last coming with 30 seconds remaining and the Wolves clinging to a one-point lead. Shaking off a sore left hand, he dove to the floor to poke a loose ball away from Wall and push it ahead to Barea for a layup that gave Minnesota an 85-82 lead with 28.2 seconds left. Luke Ridnour scored 15 points and Dante Cunningham added 11 points and five rebounds for the Timberwolves. "They have just been slapped around so much," Wolves coach Rick Adelman said. "I think you get to a point where you keep saying the same things, you keep talking about the same things. But you need to get a win." Nene had 12 points and eight boards, and Emeka Okafor added 10 points and 14 rebounds for the Wizards, who squandered a 44-34 advantage on the boards against the short-handed Wolves. The Wizards turned the ball over 17 times in the first three quarters, but they opened the fourth quarter with a 10-0 run to take control. Wall hit a free throw after a technical foul on Ridnour, Nene scored on an easy layup and Kevin Seraphin backed the smaller Cunningham down low for a post-up bucket to give Washington a 73-65 lead. Adelman put Rubio back in the game, and he came up with two steals, fed Barea for a 3 and hit two free throws to get Minnesota back in it. Bareas second 3-pointer a minute later tied the game at 77. "I just thought we werent into the flow of the offence very early and we had just careless turnovers," said Wall, who had six turnovers and missed eight of his last 10 shots. "It was passes that were there, but we waited too late or made it a tougher pass than it was. That let them get themselves back in the game. We just feel like we gave this game away." Wittman was an assistant in Minnesota under Flip Saunders and also was the head coach here from 2007-09. He went 36-105 with the rebuilding team during that time and was having just as much trouble since taking over for the fired Saunders in Washington until Wall hit the court this season. The hard-driving coach has tried to be patient with this young Wizards team, and hes had to be. Injuries to Wall, Nene and Okafor gutted the Wizards at the start of the season. They slogged through a miserable 5-28 start, but they are 14-12 with Wall in the lineup. One of the few bright spots for the Timberwolves over the last month has been Rubios return to form from his torn ACL last March. He made his season debut in December, and has gradually gotten his game back. The restrictions on his minutes have been lifted and the behind-the-back passes and instinctive perimeter defence have returned. "We feed off of him," Williams said. "We all look to him." NOTES: Nene air-balled a free throw in the fourth quarter. ... Kevin Love said before the game he will meet with his hand specialist in New York next Wednesday in hopes of getting clearance for contact. ... Former Timberwolves F Martell Webster had 11 points and seven rebounds for Washington. wholesale nfl jerseys . -- Tangible evidence of a job well done. jerseys from china .ca presents its latest weekly power rankings for the 2013-14 Barclays Premier League season. http://www.cheapnfljerseys2015.us.co... . At least he could smile. The Chicago Cubs? Numb, just like always. 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Cueto missed the seasons first five weeks after experiencing arm soreness in the spring, but has shown no signs of rust upon returning to the Cincinnati rotation. The talented righty has posted a stellar 1.68 earned run average in eight starts since being activated in early May and allowed two runs or fewer in all but two of those appearances. The native Dominican has been especially good as of late. Cueto racked up a season-best eight strikeouts and yielded just four hits over seven shutout innings to defeat San Francisco on June 9, then followed up by limiting the Dodgers to one unearned run and five hits through seven frames in a 3-2 Reds victory last Tuesday. Hes thrown seven innings or more in four consecutive starts and permitted a total of only four runs during that span. Cueto has opposed the Yankees one time previously, which took place in New York during his rookie campaign of 2008. The 25-year-old held the Bronx Bombers to just one run while fanning seven over five strong innings in that contest, but still wound up receiving a tough-luck loss in a 4-1 Reds setback. Hell be taking on a potent New York offense that has swatted a major-league best 105 homers and ranks second overall in runs scored, and the unit has been quite productive over the past week. The Yankees have amassed 42 runs during a 5-1 stretch heading into tonights matchup, and reached double digits for the third time during that period in Sundays 10-4 triumph over the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field. New York did most of its damage against the Chicago bullpen in last nights tilt, scoring three times in the top of the eighth inning to break a 4-4 tie and three more in the ninth to put the contest out of reach. The Yankees finished the night with 13 hits, six of which went for extra bases. 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Ivan Nova, who gets the call for New York in tonights opener, knows all about how prolific his teams lineup can be. The rookie has received a whopping 23 runs of support over his last two starts, winning both to improve his 2011 record to 6-4. Nova benefited from the Yankee bats in his most recent outing, a 12-4 verdict over Texas last Wednesday in which the right-hander surrendered four runs and walked three over 5 2/3 innings. He was sharp in his previous start, however, holding Cleveland to two runs and only four hits through seven innings to help New York to an 11-7 decision. The 24-year-old will be meeting Cincinnati for the first time and owns a 2-2 record with a 3.95 ERA in six appearances on the road this season, five of which have been starts. The Reds have been able to handle New York in the past, having prevailed in four of the six lifetime interleague bouts between the teams, but havent fared well against the AL so far this season. 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