Love grabbed 15 boards in the third quarter alone to will the Timberwolves to victory. Moses Malone was the last player to do it with 38 points and 32 rebounds for Houston against Seattle in 1982.
Michael Beasley had 35 points and six rebounds for the Wolves.
Danilo Gallinari scored 25 points, but only seven in the second half for the Knicks, who lost their fourth consecutive game.
In Atlanta, Utah recovered from a double-digit for the fourth consecutive game, this time leaving Atlanta stunned.
Atlanta led 74-63 with 36 seconds gone in the fourth period before the Jazz put together a 15-4 run to tie it and Paul Millsap hit a corner jumper with 1:20 to play to put Utah in front.
The Hawks have lost four straight, including three at home, after winning their first six.
Deron Williams led the Jazz with 24 points and 10 assists.
Joe Johnson had 23 points for Atlanta.
In Orlando, Toronto snapped a six-game losing skid by edging Orlando.
Sonny Weems made a 3-pointer with 7.1 seconds left and Toronto hit four free throws from there to seal it.
Andrea Bargnani led the Raptors with 27 points, but it was Weems and DeMar DeRozan who made the key plays that ended Toronto's skid. DeRozan finished with 26 points, 11 in the fourth quarter.
Dwight Howard had 25 points and eight rebounds for the Magic.
Bobcats 93, Wizards 85: In Washington, Gerald Wallace had 25 points and 14 rebounds to lead Charlotte over Washington.
Boris Diaw added 19 points for the Bobcats.
Andray Blatche scored 22 points for the Wizards.
In Phoenix, Steve Nash had 28 points, 14 assists and even seven rebounds on the day of the birth of his son, as Phoenix won at home against Sacramento for the 10th straight time.
The 36-year-old two-time league MVP made 11 of his first 12 shots and finished 13 for 18.
Hakim Warrick added 18 points for the Suns, most of them on feeds from Nash.
Tyreke Evans had 18 points, nine assists and seven rebounds for the Kings, who lost their fourth in a row.
In Indianapolis, Brad Miller had 23 points and eight rebounds to help Houston overcome the loss of Yao Ming to injury and beat Indiana.
Luis Scola added 16 points for the Rockets, who shot 50 percent from the field and improved to 2-6.
James Posey led Indiana with 19 points.
Mavericks 99, 76ers 90: In Dallas, the hosts made it three straight wins by overcoming Philadelphia.
Reserve J.J. Barea scored a season-high 19 points and Dirk Nowitzki added 16 despite a sprained ankle for the Mavericks.
Thaddeus Young scored 17 points for the Sixers.
In Oklahoma City, Russell Westbrook scored 36 points to lead Oklahoma City to its second win over Portland this week.
Kevin Durant scored the final eight points in a 10-0 run that turned the Thunder's five-point deficit into a 105-100 lead with 1:29 to play.
Brandon Roy scored 24 points and got the Blazers within one point three times in the final minute, but Rudy Fernandez missed a 3-pointer from the corner with 2.9 seconds left that would've put Portland ahead.
In Los Angeles, Detroit used a 9-0 run in overtime to beat Los Angeles.
Reserve Charlie Villanueva scored 30 points while Austin Daye and Richard Hamilton added 12 points apiece for Detroit, which picked up its first road, win in five tries this season.
The Pistons hit 11 of 18 from 3-point range, lead by Villanueva's five.
Eric Gordon scored 28 points for undermanned Los Angeles, which dropped to 1-9 for the second time in three seasons.
