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Thibodeau expects more from Wiggins
The Wolves coach thinks the young guard's last offseason was clouded by contract issues.
Twins
Scoggins: Fans' recent anger is telling about state of Twin Cities sports market
Fans are red-faced angry over the Wild, Wolves and Twins - and rightfully so. Maybe that collective anger is a good thing, though.
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Two views: Biggest offseason need for Wolves? Agree to disagree
Michael Rand and Chris Hine weigh in on the week's hot sports topics.
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Butler's contract is front and center for Wolves' offseason
Timberwolves owner Glen Taylor calls Jimmy Butler a "very important part of our future" who brings a "personality and a skill-set" that's different from his team's younger players.
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Wolves met Taylor's expectations, but he knows they can be better
Despite making the playoffs and having 18 sellouts at Target Center, the owner hoped for home-court advantage.
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Two years later: Evaluating the Tom Thibodeau and Bruce Boudreau hires
Almost exactly two years ago, the head coaching landscape in Minnesota sports changed considerably with the hiring of veteran coaches for the Wild and Wolves.,
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Season gives Wolves peek into what their future should hold
By whatever evaluation, the Wolves' 47-victory regular season and first-round, five-game playoff loss to Houston were important experiences for a franchise that hadn't made the postseason since 2004.
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Souhan: Trading Andrew Wiggins is the best bet for Timberwolves' future
The Wolves can't afford to lose Jimmy Butler to free agency unless Wiggins is going to replace him as an ace defender, Alpha personality and go-to-scorer. What are the chances of that happening?
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The Wolves season in review
The Timberwolves finished the regular season 47-35, eighth in Western Conference, good for their first playoff berth in 14 seasons.
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TV ratings show it's still 'State of Hockey' -- but Wolves close gap on Wild
Other good news for the Wild (and FSN) is that, per Sports Business Daily, the Wild ranked fourth among the 22 U.S. markets for which local TV data is available.
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Season over: Another third-quarter collapse buries Wolves in Game 5
Houston's 30-15 advantage in the third quarter of Game 5 wasn't as massive as its 50-point barrage on Monday. But it erased Minnesota's halftime lead and ended the season for the Wolves.
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Three quarters that got away from the Timberwolves
In each of their last three losses of the series, the Wolves had a quarter in which they were outscored by 15 or more points.
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Game 5 seen as a test of growth for Timberwolves
"We've grown a lot from the beginning to now," Wolves All-Star center Karl-Anthony Towns said.
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Wolves-Houston Game 5 recap
A look back at Wednesday night's game.
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Harden recovers quickly from poor shooting night vs. Wolves
James Harden scored 22 points all by himself in Monday's third quarter, less than a week after he went 2-for-18
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Butler before Game 5 in Houston: 'We can win this'
Just as they were against Denver in the regular-season finale, the Wolves are faced with an elimination game tonight in Houston, but this Game 5 playoff game is a whole other thing.
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Souhan: Wolves have big advantage over Rockets that's not being used
The Timberwolves have two post players who can score, rebound, and theoretically take advantage of the Rockets' lack of interior height.
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'The hard way.' Wolves know they've dug a big hole going into Game 5
Only 11 NBA teams have rallied from from a three games to one deficit to win a playoff series. Are the Wolves in any position to be the 12th?
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50 – a number that will live in Timberwolves playoff infamy
North Score: The Rockets scored 50 points in the first half. Then they scored 50 points in the third quarter, changing the entire tone of their playoff series with the Wolves.
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NBA Playoffs Game 5 Preview: Timberwolves at Houston
Down 3-1 in their best-of-seven playoff series with the Rockets, the Wolves will try to force a Game 6 back in Minneapolis in an arena where they've lost 11 straight games.
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- Magic hand Cavaliers worst playoff loss in franchise history, win 121-83 to cut their deficit to 2-1
- Suns' Big 3 in a big pickle, down 2-0 against the Timberwolves as series moves to Phoenix
- Khris Middleton joins Antetokounmpo on Bucks' list of players dealing with injuries
- Thibodeau shows when he's mad at his Knicks. They don't mind, knowing the coach has them set to win
- Thunder's Holmgren bests Pelicans' Valanciunas in center matchup to help OKC take 2-0 lead
- Gilgeous-Alexander's 33 points lead Thunder past Pelicans 124-92; OKC takes 2-0 lead
- Herro scores 24, Heat hit franchise playoff-record 23 3s to beat Boston and even series 1-1
- Minnesota's Naz Reid wins NBA's Sixth Man of the Year award, edging Malik Monk in close vote
- Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving lead Mavs over Clippers 96-93 to tie series as Kawhi Leonard returns
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