Oklahoma City Thunder forward Kevin Durant and Minnesota Timberwolves center Kevin Love said Wednesday that they will be returning to play for Team USA. …read more
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Notebook: Jazz 96, Timberwolves 80
THE FACTS: The Utah Jazz won for the ninth time in 11 games on Monday night, beating the Minnesota Timberwolves 96-80.
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Notebook: Timberwolves 105, Suns 93
THE FACTS: In a game between two teams whose playoff ambitions ended shortly after the Christmas present were opened, the Minnesota Timberwolves took a nice step toward closing out a frustrating season in a positive manner, defeating the Phoenix Suns 105-93. Minnesota did not shoot as well as Phoenix and, with their starting center, Nikola Pekovic out with a calf contusion, they were outrebounded by Phoenix. But they took care of the ball and forced Phoenix into turnover after turnover. The Suns opened an early lead with an 11-0 first quarter run, but their inability to hold on to the ball allow Minnesota to whittle that lead down. Ricky Rubio led the way for Minnesota, filling up the stat sheet, as he has done of late. He finished with 24 points, 10 assists, five rebounds, and five steals. J.J. Barea came off the bench for Minnesota and scored his points in bunches at key times in the game. Markieff Morris had 20 points on 8-for-11 shooting (3-for-4 from beyond the arc) to go with nine rebounds. But he and his front court partner, Luis Scola together accounted for 12 of Phoenix’s turnovers.
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Jazz home finale could be farewell for nine players
More than the playoffs are on the line in Utah’s regular-season home finale Friday night against the Minnesota Timberwolves.
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Notebook: Warriors 105, Timberwolves 89
THE FACTS: Klay Thompson and Stephen Curry combined for 54 points and the Golden State Warriors clinched just their second playoff berth in 19 seasons with a 105-89 victory against the Minnesota Timberwolves on Tuesday. …read more
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Notebook: Raptors 95, Timberwolves 93
THE FACTS: The Toronto Raptors got a rare road win and in so doing denied Rick Adelman his 1,000th victory, defeating the Minnesota Timberwolves 95-93 on Friday night. Toronto has struggled of late, losing seven of their last nine games. And they have struggled on the road the whole season. They are 10-27 away from home this season and only 2-12 against Western conference foes. But Friday, Rudy Gay and DeMar DeRozan took advantage of their size advantage over Minnesota’s defenders and put the team on their backs and carried them to victory. Gay scored 10 of his 26 points in the final quarter, including a pair of key baskets with less than two minutes in the game to maintain a slim lead. And DeRozan scored 25, and many of those baskets came at key moments. …read more
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Notebook: Timberwolves 107, Bucks 98
THE FACTS: Nikola Pekovic scored 27 points, and Ricky Rubio added 19 points, 12 assists and eight steals as the Minnesota Timberwolves slowed Milwaukee’s clinching of a playoff spot with a 107-98 victory over the Bucks Wednesday night at the BMO Harris Bradley Center. …read more
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Notebook: Timberwolves 101, Thunder 93
THE FACTS: The Oklahoma City Thunder stumbled in the race for the top seed in the Western Conference, losing to the Minnesota Timberwolves 101-93 on Friday. …read more
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Report: NBA tells Wolves refs missed Kobe foul
A person with knowledge of the discussions says the NBA has informed the Minnesota Timberwolves that the referee crew erred on Wednesday night in not calling a foul on Lakers guard Kobe Bryant on the final play of the game. …read more
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Notebook: Lakers 120, Timberwolves 117
THE FACTS: Dwight Howard continued his dominating stretch of basketball, scoring 25 points and adding 16 boards in the Los Angeles Lakers‘ narrow 120-117 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves. Kobe Bryant led all scorers with 31 points and Antawn Jamison chipped in 18 off the bench as the Lakers ended a three-game skid with a sorely needed victory in their push for the playoffs. They now cling to a one and 1/2-game lead over the Utah Jazz and surging Dallas Mavericks for the 8th seed in the West. …read more
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Notebook: Timberwolves 105, Pistons 82
THE FACTS: J.J. Barea tied his season high with 21 points and Nikola Pekovic had 18 points and 11 rebounds as the Minnesota Timberwolves rolled to a 105-82 victory over the Detroit Pistons at The Palace of Auburn Hills on Tuesday. Minnesota made a season-high 14 3-pointers and held Detroit, which has lost 11 of its last 12, to 40.5 percent shooting. Jose Calderon‘s 14 points led the Pistons. …read more
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Bulls Beat Timberwolves: Nate Robinson Leads Chicago To 104-97 Win
By The Huffington Post News Editors
MINNEAPOLIS — Nate Robinson had 22 points and 10 assists and Carlos Boozer added 19 points and 12 rebounds to lead the Chicago Bulls to a 104-97 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Sunday night.
Luol Deng scored 17 points and Taj Gibson had 12 points and 11 rebounds for the Bulls, who were missing Joakim Noah for the second straight game because of plantar fasciitis. They still dominated the boards, 52-32, including 20 offensive rebounds.
Notebook: Bulls 104, Timberwolves 97
THE FACTS: With both teams missing key players, the Chicago Bulls outlasted the Minnesota Timberwolves 104-97 on Sunday night. …read more
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Notebook: Timberwolves 117, Suns 86
THE FACTS: In a game between two teams mired in rough seasons, the Minnesota Timberwolves played on Friday night with the sort of purpose that suggests that they are trying to improve and even win. The Phoenix Suns, by contrast, were a bit listless in the Timberwolves’ 117-86 rout in Phoenix. …read more
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Notebook: Kings 101, Timberwolves 98
THE FACTS: In a hard fought battle, the Sacramento Kings held on to beat the visiting Minnesota Timberwolves 101-98. …read more
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Notebook: Rockets 108, Timberwolves 100
THE FACTS: The Houston Rockets’ largest comeback in Toyota Center history came at the expense of the injury-plagued Minnesota Timberwolves in a 108-100 win Friday night. …read more
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Ricky Rubio’s Triple-double Lifts Timberwolves Over Spurs (VIDEO)
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MINNEAPOLIS — Ricky Rubio had his first career triple-double with 21 points, 13 rebounds and 12 assists, leading the Minnesota Timberwolves to a 107-83 victory over the San Antonio Spurs on Tuesday night.
Rubio made 9 of 17 shots and grabbed his 10th board with 9:14 to play in the game, giving his home fans something to cheer about in a long, frustrating season. Alexey Shved broke out of a big slump to score 16 points and J.J. Barea added 17 points for the Wolves, who hit 12 3-pointers.
Notebook: Timberwolves 107, Spurs 83
THE FACTS: One night after dismantling one of the NBA‘s best, the Spurs gave one back to one of the league’s worst, getting blown out 107-83 by the lowly Minnesota Timberwolves on Tuesday. The Spurs, already without Tony Parker (ankle), left starters Tim Duncan and Kawhi Leonard at home nursing sore knees after each played 35 minutes in Monday’s 105-93 victory over the Thunder. The Wolves, led by Ricky Rubio‘s first NBA triple-double, made them pay. …read more
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Spurs' Duncan, Leonard to sit out vs. Wolves
The San Antonio Spurs will play without forwards Tim Duncan and Kawhi Leonard against the Minnesota Timberwolves on Tuesday night. …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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