The Brooklyn Nets have signed NBA forward Andrei Kirilenko whose wife, Russian pop star Masha Lopatova once confessed publicly that she allows her husband to cheat once per year. …read more
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Notebook: Timberwolves 110, Celtics 100
THE FACTS: The Minnesota Timberwolves took advantage of a team even more injury-riddled than them, defeating the Boston Celtics 110-100 Monday night. Nikola Pekovic paced the Wolves with a season-high 29 points while Andrei Kirilenko added 17 points, nine boards and five assists. The pairs’ solid interior play led to a massive 62-to-38 advantage for the Wolves in the paint against the much smaller and depleted Celtics. …read more
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Notebook: Wolves 97, Hornets 95
THE FACTS: The Minnesota Timberwolves were happy to get Nikola Pekovic and Andrei Kirilenko back and thrilled when they stepped up at crunch time and lead Minnesota to a 97-95 victory over the New Orleans Hornets. Pekovic and Kirilenko had been sidelined since the end of February and in the opening three quarters, the rust was evident. Going into the fourth quarter, Pekovic and Kirilenko were a combined -31 in terms of plus/minus. But in the final seconds, they showed the Minnesota fans what they had been missing, Pekovic with a big offensive rebound and a pair a free throws and Kirilenko with a pair of blocked shots. …read more
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Notebook: Mavericks 100, Wolves 77
THE FACTS: The Dallas Mavericks made quick and relatively easy work of the tired and depleted Minnesota Timberwolves, defeating them 100-77 on Sunday night. With injuries to key players, including Kevin Love, Nikola Pekovic, and Andrei Kirilenko, Minnesota only had nine players available. And they were not only coming off a back-to-back in Denver, they had to contend with an early start to this game, daylight savings time, and a two-hour wait on the tarmac in Denver waiting for their plane to be de-iced. Minnesota coach Rick Adelman did not get home until 4:30 this morning. …read more
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Notebook: Heat 97, Timberwolves 81
THE FACTS: The Miami Heat set a franchise record with their 15th consecutive victory, defeating a depleted Minnesota Timberwolves team, 97-81, on Monday night. A night after landing awkwardly and tweaking his knee, LeBron James played and played well, but it was Dwyane Wade for whom Minnesota had no answer. He scored 32 points, got 10 assists, and grabbed seven rebounds. Minnesota only had nine players available for the game and they were missing their entire starting frontcourt (Kevin Love, Andrei Kirilenko, and Nikola Pekovic). In their absence Derrick Williams led the Wolves with 25 points and 10 rebounds and Ricky Rubio continued his strong all-around play with 14 points, eight assists, five rebounds, and six steals. …read more
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Wolves' Kirilenko taking time off from Russian team
Minnesota Timberwolves forward Andrei Kirilenko is taking time off from the Russian national team for family reasons, according to media reports in Russia. …read more
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Notebook: Timberwolves 108, Hawks 103
THE FACTS: Four Timberwolves starters scored in double figures Tuesday night, but it was the fifth starter, Dante Cunningham, who made the critical plays that helped the Minnesota Timberwolves beat the Atlanta Hawks for the first time since 2006, 108-103 in Target Center. Cunningham nailed a 20-foot jumper to give the Wolves, who had lost 11 straight games to Atlanta, a three-point lead with 15.9 seconds to play, then stole the ensuing inbounds pass to kill the Hawks’ hopes of a rally. Nikola Pekovic scored 25 points and added a career-high 18 rebounds to lead the Wolves, who improved to 8-0 when scoring 100 points or more this year, while Andrei Kirilenko added 21 points, six rebounds, and the 2,000th assist of his career. Josh Smith and Lou Williams led Atlanta, which fell behind by 17 in the first half and never quite caught up, with 21 points apiece, while Al Horford added 19 points.
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