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Wolves
February 14, 2018
The Timberwolves will remember their late coach and president of basketball operations when they celebrate Flip Saunders Night on Thursday.

Night for Flip: Wolves will celebrate Saunders before Thursday's game

It only took the mention of Flip Saunders' name for Timberwolves coach Tom Thibodeau go all "six degrees of sentimentality." at Wednesday's practice.
Wolves
February 14, 2018
Season ticket price hike has Wolves explaining, fans complaining

Season ticket price hike has Wolves explaining, fans complaining

Timberwolves season ticket holders received renewal notices for the 2018-19 season. Among the increases, $10 tickets were set to jump to $17 per game.
Wolves
February 14, 2018
Rockets forward Ryan Anderson hit a three-pointer over Timberwolves forward Andrew Wiggins

Souhan: Andrew Wiggins needs to realize bored is a bad look

This would be the kind of game that lights fires in competitors' bellies and eyes. James Harden showed that. Meanwhile, Andrew Wiggins played like he was full of asbestos.
Wolves
February 14, 2018
Minnesota Timberwolves forward Andrew Wiggins (22) tried to score over Houston Rockets center Clint Capela (15) in the first half at Target Center Tue

Wolves' home streak shattered by barrage of Houston threes

Leading by just four points with just under eight minutes left, the Rockets made four of their 22 three-pointers to lead by 16 points less than two minutes later.
Wolves
February 13, 2018
Golden State Warriors' Draymond Green, right, calls a play from the bench during the second half of Monday's game.

Thibodeau not ready to let players coach just yet

Golden State's Steve Kerr turned over duties to players Monday. Will we see that with the Wolves? "I don't think we're ready for that," Tom Thibodeau said.
Wolves
February 13, 2018

Wolves-Houston game recap

A look back at Tuesday night's game.
Wolves
February 13, 2018
Wolves' Patton waits for his chance while 2017 draft class shines

Wolves' Patton waits for his chance while 2017 draft class shines

The 16th player taken in last summer's draft, Timberwolves big man Justin Patton waits for his NBA chance
Wolves
February 13, 2018
Five players linked to buyouts who could be of interest to Timberwolves

Five players linked to buyouts who could be of interest to Timberwolves

There are veteran players on NBA rosters who could be bought out of their current contracts. But could any of them help the Wolves for the rest of the season and in the playoffs?
Wolves
February 13, 2018
Minnesota Timberwolves' Jeff Teague, left, drives around New Orleans Pelicans' Dante Cunningham in the first half of an NBA basketball game Saturday,

Making a sacrifice: Teague adjusts to unfamiliar role with Wolves

Jeff Teague has considered himself a scoring point guard for most of his NBA career> But times change and Teague says he's needed to change.
Wolves
February 13, 2018

Wolves-Houston game preview

The Timberwolves, winners of 13 in a row at home, recalled rookie C Justin Patton from Iowa and brought back two-way contract players Amile Jefferson and Anthony Brown while the G League is on a 10-day break.
Wolves
February 12, 2018
Minnesota Timberwolves center Karl-Anthony Towns (32) held off Sacramento Kings center Kosta Koufos (41), who was fouling him as he drove to the net i

Wolves more lucky than good in winning 13th in a row at home

The Wolves didn't play with the same kind of what Karl-Anthony Towns calls "energy" and "urgency" that were the bedrock of the previous 12 victories at Target Center.
Wolves
February 12, 2018
The quality of Sunday's victory against a lousy Sacramento team shouldn't matter, not when you haven't had a winning season since Ndudi Ebi was in uni

Souhan: It's nice to talk and care about the NBA in February

What matters in our marketplace is that the Timberwolves have a chance to become the No. 1 sporting attraction in Minnesota for the next couple of months.
Wolves
February 12, 2018
Wolves recall Patton from Iowa G League team

Wolves recall Patton from Iowa G League team

Rookie center Justin Patton will join the Wolves with an upcoming 10-day break in the G-League schedule.
Wolves
February 11, 2018
Timberwolves center Karl-Anthony Towns slipped past Kings center Willie Cauley-Stein for a basket in the third quarter Sunday.

Towns' three-point streak ends at bad time for Wolves

That streak ended at 10 — one more than Martell Webster had in 2011 — with a three-pointer that could have won Friday night's game at Chicago.
Wolves
February 11, 2018

Home runs: The Wolves' longest winning streaks at home

The Timberwolves' longest winning streaks at home:
Wolves
February 11, 2018

Wolves-Sacramento game recap

Wolves center Karl-Anthony Towns' 29 points, eight rebounds and six assists included four assists in the fourth quarter.
Wolves
February 11, 2018

Wolves 111, Sacramento 106

The Wolves won their 13th home game in a row, stopping Sacramento 111-106 at Target Center on Sunday.
Wolves
February 11, 2018
Unbeatable at home, winless on road, Timberwolves face Sacramento

Unbeatable at home, winless on road, Timberwolves face Sacramento

Losers of 10 of their past 11 road games, the Wolves go for a 13th consecutive victory at Target Center tonight.
Wolves
February 11, 2018
Wolves coach Tom Thibodeau stood pat at the trade deadline, but he still has a roster spot available for use.

Two views: No trades is the right move for young Timberwolves

Michael Rand and Chris Hine weigh in on this week's hot Minnesota sports topic.
Wolves
February 10, 2018
Warriors guard Stephen Curry

NBA Insider: Player-referee relations are strained

The NBA recently announced a five-pronged initiative to improve player/referee relations during a season when a notable list of superstars have been ejected.