Greetings. Youngblood here. Jerry will be bringing you the game tonight. I'll be doing sidekick duty with notes.

Not a lot of news out of the shootaround this morning at Target Center. But some thoughts on his team from coach Kurt Rambis were interesting. Here's what I've got:

--Sebastian Telfair will start again tonight, with Luke Ridnour, in his second game back from a hamstring injury, coming off the bench. Ridnour did a good job of distributing the ball against the Clippers, but Rambis gave him just an OK after the game. Playing time tonight will be decided by their play, Rambis said. Remember that Ridnour had a very good season last year with the Bucks coming off the bench.

--Seems longer than a week and a half since the Wolves played the Lakers in Los Angeles. But the team is 3-2 since that close loss to the Lakers. Rambis was asked about whether he thought his team played well in that 99-94 loss, which featured 25 Wolves turnovers. "I thought the guys did a really good job reacting to their defense, adhering to our game plan," Rambis said. "I thought the defense did a pretty good job. Obviously the turnovers, the second-chance opportunities hurt us in the game. And their talent level and experience hurt us. But I liked it. Looking back on it now, that game gave (his team) some confidence, catapulted them to where they are right now."

--Rambis on slowing Kobe Bryant, who scored 33 in that game: "You're not going to stop him," Rambis said. "You want him to be forced to settle for contested outside shots. We want him to see bodies. We want to be able to collapse on him, make his shots as difficult as possible. It's all about support, because we don't have lockdown defenders on this team."

--Rambis on the work the team has done on defense since the problems in the Clippers game: "I think they understood. They were doing a lot of good things offensively, but they couldn't separate themselves from the Clippers because they couldn't get the job done defensively. They were getting frustrated in the ball game that they couldn't get stops. ... (But) I like the fact that, when you freeze the tape (of that game) and ask people what they're supposed to do, they all know what they're supposed to do. That's the first part of learning, they understand what they're supposed to do. Now it's about reading those situations on the floor."

That's about it. Jerry will be getting back to you tonight. Enjoy being able to watch this one on TV if you're not going to the game.