Bruise Brothers … and Tattoo Twins

Timberwolves star Kevin Love joked in conversation with fans on the team's Twitter account Tuesday that he's going with Nikola Pekovic soon to get a tattoo.

Not true, but big Pek is willing. "I will pay for it," he said. "I will drive him."

Pekovic has tattoos nearly everywhere, including a bed of skulls and a fierce warrior.

What might suit Love?

"A flower right here," Pekovic said, turning and cupping his hands around his lower back just above his belt line.

Giving his team a big thumbs up

Oklahoma City coach Scott Brooks took his team to the movies at halftime of Thursday's game at Houston.

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He made sure his players watched each and every one of the 12 three-pointers the Rockets made in a first half when they scored 73 points. In the second half, they didn't make a single three and scored just 19 points, setting the largest scoring differential between halves in NBA history and recording the second-fewest points in a second half in league history.

"I've never seen anything like that," Brooks told reporters after a 104-92 comeback victory. "That's inspiring."

Parting words

Sacramento first-year coach Mike Malone, when asked if Pekovic might be one of the few centers in the NBA who can match his DeMarcus Cousins for strength: "Not 'might,' he does,'' Malone said. ''I would take the 'might' out of it. Pekovic looks like the guy from the Superman movie."