Martell Webster had 21 points and 13 rebounds, Brandon Roy added 18 points, and the Portland Trail Blazers beat Minnesota 106-78 on Saturday night, handing the Timberwolves their 12th straight loss. Greg Oden had 16 points, and Steve Blake had 14 points and nine assists for the Blazers, winners of 11 straight against Minnesota.
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Al Jefferson returned to the lineup and had 20 points and 10 rebounds for the Wolves in a 97-84 home loss to the Rockets on Wednesday night. Jefferson made his first eight shots from the field.
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Following a loss to the Suns on Tuesday, Houston enters the Target Center with a 6-5 record. The Wolves hope to snap a losing skid and welcome back Al Jefferson to the lineup.
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Jonah Ballow and John Focke discuss the Wolves' gameplan after 10 straight losses, the possible retirement of Jordan's jersey, Jennings' success, challenges for the Lakers, and a recent trade move.
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Nathan Jawai hails from Australia on a select list of current NBA players that were born in the land down under. His impressive coordination is a result of experience on the pitch.
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Jonah Ballow sat down with president of basketball operations David Kahn to discuss the misconceptions surrounding the Wolves new-look offense.
Minnesota Timberwolves forward Ryan Hollins was ejected Friday night against Dallas after picking up his second technical foul in the third quarter. Hollins was assessed a technical foul after teammate Jonny Flynn and Mavericks star Dirk Nowitzki got into a confrontation earlier in the period. Hollins later went to the hoop and was fouled hard by Dallas forward Drew Gooden.
A look around the league and the web that covers it. It's also important to note that the rotation order and...
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The Wolves entertain the Blazers tonight in the second of three November games against Portland. The Blazers have won three straight while Minnesota looks for revenge after the loss to Portland on Sunday.
From throwing down dunks to swatting shots and even running the fast break, Greg Oden sure looked like a franchise center Wednesday night. Two seasons removed from microfracture knee surgery, Oden may finally be starting to fulfill the promise of a No. 1 overall pick. Oden had 18 points and 11 rebounds in three quarters to lead the Portland Trail Blazers to a 107-84 victory over the struggling...
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Jonah Ballow and John Focke discuss the Wolves struggles, Allen Iverson's legacy, early-season injuries to key players, and more in this video edition of 5-on-5: Around the League.
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Al Jefferson, Kevin Love and Ramon Sessions will represent the Wolves on the ballot as fans worldwide have the opportunity to vote for their favorite players as starters for the 59th NBA All-Star Game.
Don Nelson is closing in on the career record for coaching wins, so he's not about to get too excited about Golden State's second victory this season. Not with a daunting road trip coming up against some of the Eastern Conference's elite teams, Nelson knows better. "You have to understand that our two wins were against teams that are struggling so I wouldn't make too much out...
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Minnesota continues the West Coast road trip tonight against the 1-4 Golden State Warriors. The two teams split the four-game series last year, tipoff set for 9:30 PM.
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Portland coach Nate McMillan's experiment with a three-guard starting lineup has sparked the Trail Blazers. Portland won its second consecutive game since McMillan employed a starting lineup that includes guards Brandon Roy, Andre Miller and Steve Blake. It was Miller leading the way Sunday, as he scored 21 points to lead Portland to a 116-93 win over Minnesota.
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The Wolves named 13-year NBA veteran Darrick Martin as the team's Assistant Director of Player Development. Martin will aid Assistant Coach/Director of Player Development J.B. Bickerstaff.
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Optimism reigned supreme at the practice facility today. The Wolves are holding their heads high after battling with Celtics last night.
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Oleksiy Pecherov scored a career-high 24 points, but it wasn't enough as the Timberwolves were edged 92-90 by the Celtics at home on Wednesday night. Al Jefferson chipped in 18 points.
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Ryan Hollins and Sasha Pavlovic fielded an interesting set of questions while they participated in the dedication of a renovated basketball court at the Minneapolis' North YMCA Community Center.
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Jonah Ballow and John Focke discuss the Wolves season start, top teams, Rondo's extension, and Ginobili's amazing Halloween night in this video edition of 5-on-5: Around the League.
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The 5-0 Celtics enter the Target Center in the second game of a back-to-back. Minnesota looks to snap a 3-game losing skid as Al Jefferson and former Wolves MVP Kevin Garnett square off at 7 PM.
Rasual Butler and the Los Angeles Clippers lost their first four games and their injured No. 1 draft pick during an opening week that could only be described as horrific -- or maybe Clipperific. At least they capped that week with a tenacious final quarter against the Minnesota Timberwolves to remove themselves from the list of the NBA's winless teams.
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The Wolves exercised the fourth-year option on guard/forward Corey Brewer and the third-year option on forward Kevin Love.
Channing Frye has free reign to take as many 3-point shots as he likes -- as long as he keeps making them. Frye took 10 3-points attempts and made six in the Phoenix Suns' 120-110 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Sunday night. Coach Alvin Gentry said Frye "should have taken 15 -- he passed up a lot of shots." "If he's going to make six, he can take 15," Gentry...