Greetings. Youngblood here. I was at practice today, and will cover tomorrow's game against Charlotte before handing the keys back over Jerry.

So, the day after yet another late-game lead was surrendered in Boston, the Wolves were rather upbeat after practice Tuesday. You can imagine how tired they are of talking about why it happens and what can be done to change the trend. To Michael Beasley it's all about cutting down on turnovers and remaining calm at crunch time.

"I don't know why it is," he said about the late-game struggles. "It's a combination of things. ... Some guys, I don't want to say scared, but (they're) getting rattled."

That said, I think there is at least one trend that looks good. If the Wolves are going to win tight games down the stretch against good teams, they're going to have to play good defense. And they have kept their opponent under 100 points in four of the last five games. If this continues the Wolves are going to win more than they lose.

One thing the players I talked to were in agreement about: The team is getting closer to getting over the hump.

"I think we're getting closer," Kevin Love said. "We've been executing game plans better defensively. We're holding teams to less points. ... there is light at the end of the tunnel. It might not show in wins and losses. Eventually we're going to figure it out."

In other news:

--Luke Ridnour still thinks the late-game traveling call against him was a bad one. But, having looked at the tape, even Love agreed that it was probably the right call: "It was," Love said. "When you look back at it, three steps... It's really close."

--Forward Anthony Tolliver pronounced himself ready to return from a right knee injury. It's just a matter of when that will happen. Tolliver would like to have played in Boston. Coach Kurt Rambis said the team is looking at Sunday. Tolliver thinks Friday's game against Portland would be better. "I feel fine now," said Tolliver, who reported he hadn't felt any pain in the knee for days. "I'm really pushing for Friday (but) that's not my decision."

--And one final bit. Beasley, who did all the scoring for the Wolves down the stretch Monday, was asked if he had special incentive going against a guy like Paul Pierce. "I treat everybody the same," he said. "Whether it's Paul Pierce or Elmer Fudd."

That's about it. Have a good night.