News Category: Minnesota Timberwolves
West powers clash as Nuggets meet Timberwolves
The Minnesota Timberwolves, buoyed by a spectacular moment in a come-from-behind victory, will go for their fourth win in a row when they face the Denver Nuggets on Tuesday in Minneapolis. Minnesota (47-21) will play on short rest after erasing a 16-point deficit and pulling away for a 114-104 win over the Utah Jazz on Monday in Salt Lake City. The Timberwolves finished their six-game road trip with a 4-2 record. Now, they will open
Timberwolves chasing season sweep of Jazz
The Minnesota Timberwolves concocted a successful recipe against the Utah Jazz on Saturday to win despite not having Karl-Anthony Towns or Rudy Gobert on the court. Take a whole lot of Anthony Edwards, add a big heaping of Mike Conley and throw in a healthy side of Naz Reid. To keep pace with Western Conference leaders Denver and Oklahoma City, Minnesota might have to rely on a version of that formula Monday night again in
Timberwolves, Jazz open back-to-back series in Utah
The Minnesota Timberwolves will finish off a six-game road trip when they visit Salt Lake City for a pair of games against the Utah Jazz. The Timberwolves, who haven’t played since their huge come-from-behind win against the Los Angeles Clippers on Tuesday, first play the Jazz (29-37) on Saturday night. The teams will play a second game at the Delta Center on Monday night. Coming into the two-game matchup, Minnesota (45-21) finds itself 1.5 games
Clippers, Timberwolves hope to be healthy for key showdown
The Los Angeles Clippers and Minnesota Timberwolves hope to have some stars back on the floor when they meet in a key late-season showdown Tuesday in Los Angeles. Anybody with the time, and plenty of cash for tickets, could have scouted both depleted teams Sunday in downtown Los Angeles when the Clippers dropped a 124-117 afternoon decision to the Milwaukee Bucks and the Timberwolves fell 120-109 to the Los Angeles Lakers in the same building
Missing major piece, Wolves try to bounce back vs. Lakers
The Los Angeles Lakers did not win a playoff game Friday, it just felt that way and they will aim to take the same energy into yet another matchup with a top team, this one against the Minnesota Timberwolves on Sunday. The Lakers fended off the Milwaukee Bucks 123-122 at home Friday without the services of LeBron James, who was experiencing soreness in a nagging left ankle injury. Stepping to the forefront was D’Angelo Russell,
Injury-hampered clubs face off as Wolves visit Cavs
The Minnesota Timberwolves, minus one of their stars, will go for their third win in a row when they visit the Cleveland Cavaliers on short rest Friday night. Minnesota is coming off a hard-fought, 113-111 win over the Indiana Pacers on Thursday in Indianapolis. It marked the Timberwolves’ first game since losing Karl-Anthony Towns to a torn meniscus in his left knee. Towns will undergo surgery next week, and he could miss the rest of
Wolves look to extend road win streak at Indiana
The Minnesota Timberwolves will carry a four-game road winning streak into Thursday’s contest when they open a season-high six-game trip against the Indiana Pacers in Indianapolis. The trip will start with an added challenge after forward/center Karl-Anthony Towns was ruled out with left knee soreness. The Timberwolves won the final four contests of a five-game road trip early last month before posting a 4-3 record during their season-long seven-game homestand that ended Monday against Portland.
