The Wolves' Week Ahead
Monday: 7 p.m. vs. Houston (FSN, NBA TV)
Wednesday: 7 p.m. vs. Denver (FSN)
Player to watch:
Dwight Howard, Rockets
He's not the franchise player the Rockets thought they might have been signing, but he's an All-Star Game center nonetheless and defensive anchor to a team contending with the Clippers for the fourth and final home-court playoff spot.
Voices
« That's why we pay him the big bucks and why he's an All-Star starter, to do things like that. »
Wolves guard Kevin Martin on Kevin Love playing nearly the entire second half in Tuesday's victory over the L.A. Lakers, even after he was injured in a nasty fall.
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