The Minnesota Timberwolves can’t afford any more lazy starts like the one that got them beat two nights ago. They can’t afford any more losses to teams with inferior records. Their one last, desperate playoff push begins right now.
Lose by a little or win by a lot: that’s been the story for the Minnesota Timberwolves this season.
There’s still time to move past their spats and struggles make the playoffs for the first time in 10 years, and this was a forward step.
The NBA has acknowledged the Minnesota Timberwolves were on the short end of an officiating error once again, and the latest one cost them dearly in a loss to the Dallas Mavericks.
Shawn Marion scored 32 points and hit two huge 3-pointers in the fourth quarter to help the Dallas Mavericks withstand a furious second-half charge from the Minnesota Timberwolves in a 100-98 victory Monday night.
Jared Dudley made a go-ahead 3-pointer with 38 seconds remaining in OT and Chris Paul added five free throws in the final 19 seconds, leading Los Angeles to a 120-116 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Sunday night.
Kevin Love had a season-high 45 points and tied a season best with 19 rebounds for the Wolves.
The game between the San Antonio Spurs and Minnesota Timberwolves was postponed Wednesday night because of smoky conditions inside the Mexico City arena.
Kevin Love had 31 points and 17 rebounds and hit the game-tying 3-pointer with 10.2 seconds left to force overtime in the Minnesota Timberwolves’ 120-115 victory over the Orlando Magic on Wednesday night.
The final seconds ticked down on Rick Adelman’s 1,000th career victory, and a season’s worth of hardship and heartache quickly evaporated. As his players surrounded him to celebrate, the 66-year-old basketball lifer quickly disengaged from the crowd, and everyone in the arena knew where he was headed.