Wednesday: 7 p.m. vs. L.A. Clippers (FSN)

Friday: 8:30 p.m. vs. L.A. Lakers (Ch. 29/ESPN)

Saturday: 7 p.m. vs. New Orleans (Ch. 29)

Player to watch:

Dwight Howard, Lakers

HE MOVED FROM ORLANDO TO LOS ANGELES, BUT THE SOAP OPERA HASN'T STOPPED A BIT FOR A GUY WHO STILL HASN'T DELIVERED ON ALL HIS TALENT, EVEN NOW THAT HE'S WITH THE BEFUDDLING LAKERS.

Voices

« I WAS HOT. » Wolves guard Ricky Rubio referring not to his sex appeal but to his state of mind after not playing at all in the fourth quarter Wednesday vs. Brooklyn.