INDIANAPOLIS - The hometown crowd booed their own team once again on Saturday, but this time the visiting Timberwolves didn’t later give them anything to cheer.

They booed the Bucks in Milwaukee on Thursday when the Wolves took a 20-point, third-quarter lead and then forgave all when their team rallied for a six-point victory.

On Sunday, Pacers fans boos increased during the Wolves’ 107-90 rout after the visitors led 17-0 to start the game and by as many as 29 points in the second half.

This time, the Wolves didn’t give most, all or even more than some of their big lead back after the Pacers started the game by missing their first 12 shots and committing four turnovers while the Wolves built that early score more befitting a Sunday football game.

They improved their season record to 23-14 and won despite playing without starting point guard Jeff Teague, who missed a return to his hometown of Indianapolis because of a Grade 1 MCL sprain sustained Wednesday.

The Pacers lost their third consecutive game without injured star Victor Oladipo and now are 0-4 without him this season.

Before the game, Pacers coach Nate McMillan said it was time for his team to respond to adversity without Oladipo out another game.

His team never came closer after such a horrible start than two five-point deficit late in the first half.

The Wolves rebuilt their lead to 49-38 by halftime and led by 19 points after they scored the second half’s first eight points.

The Pacers pulled within 62-51 with 7 ½ minutes left in the third quarter, but the Wolves pushed them away for good with a 19-4 run that gave them an 81-55 lead with three minutes still left in the third quarter.

Such a cushion allowed Wolves coach Tom Thibodeau to rest all but one of his starters – Karl-Anthony Towns played on – in the fourth quarter.

By the time Towns went to the bench for the final few minutes, he had delivered an 18-point, 14-rebound, 4-assist, 6-block performance.

His six blocks tied a career high reached two other times, but not since his rookie season.

Jimmy Butler led the Wolves with 26 points, six rebounds and five assists before he watched the entire fourth quarter.

Joe Young led the Pacers with 15 points off the bench.

The Wolves finished the game with little-used Cole Aldrich and Shabazz Muhammad on the floor in a situation that also allowed Thibodeau to give Nemanja Bjelica some extended time in his return from a foot injury.