Monday: 7 p.m. vs. Portland (FSN). Wednesday: 8 p.m. vs. San Antonio (ESPN/FSN). Friday: 7 p.m. vs. New York (FSN)

Player to watch: Carmelo Anthony, New York Formerly the superstar who never really was, he grew up at last summer's OIympics and now at least has entered the MVP discussion. He set a franchise record by scoring 20 or more points in 31 consecutive games -- a run that ended Saturday.

VOICES "It felt like there were too many people out there." — Ricky Rubio on pregame warmups Wednesday when the Wolves had 12 players healthy for the first time since Dec. 26.

JERRY ZGODA