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Saunders shakes up starting five; Wolves respond with needed win
Luol Deng and Dario Saric started at forward in place of Taj Gibson and Andrew Wiggins. Derrick Rose returned with a big night and the Wolves held off a late-game surge by the Clippers.
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Renewing the argument that Andrew Wiggins should come off the bench
The optics of turning Andrew Wiggins into a sixth man might be askew for a player in the first year of a max contract. But at a certain point, production is what matters.
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Timberwolves-L.A. Clippers game recap
Nearly unstoppable all game, Clippers guard Lou Williams made 13 of 25 shots, three of eight three-pointers and all 16 of his free throws, scoring 45 points. Of those, 34 came in the second half.
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Wolves, Clippers coaches reminisce about Flip Saunders
It was another milestone Monday for Timberwolves interim coach Ryan Saunders, who coached against one of his father’s best friends at Target Center.
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Wolves used balanced scoring to drop Clippers
The Timberwolves defeated the Los Angeles Clippers 130-120 at Target Center on Monday night, with seven players in double figures.
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Wolves' playoff hopes fading, but say there's reason for optimism
Timberwolves players say that the team's inactivity at trade deadline is OK, because reinforcements are coming.
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Saric looking to find comfort zone with the Wolves
Interim coach Ryan Saunders said he's made some adjustments in how Dario Saric operates within the Wolves offense.
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Timberwolves-L.A. Clippers game preview
The Timberwolves currently sit five games behind the Clippers, who occupy the No. 8 seed in the Western Conference.
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Timberwolves shut out at trade table and on road
The Wolves will already have close to $110 million committed to next year's salary cap — more than $100 million of which is devoted to only five players — if Jeff Teague exercises his $19 million player option for 2019-20.
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'Fatigued and banged up' Wolves let one get away at New Orleans
Anthony Davis sat out the final 15 minutes, 14 seconds Friday, but the Wolves couldn't capitalize despite leading the Pelicans by as many as 18 points.
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Canaan goes from 10-day contract to starting for Wolves
On Friday, the Wolves needed Isaiah Canaan to start against the Pelicans as Jerryd Bayless was out because of a right big toe injury
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Wolves-New Orleans game recap
A look back at Friday night's game.
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Wolves suffer another loss ... and another injured point guard
In addition to playing poor defense in losing their third game in a row, the Wolves lost their fourth point guard when Jerryd Bayless hobbled off the court.
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Kevin Garnett wants to 'light fire' under Andrew Wiggins, tells him he's mad at him
During a segment on TNT, Kevin Garnett told Andrew Wiggins that he's mad at him because he's never appeared in the NBA All-Star Game.
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Souhan: Worse ordeals could be ahead for Wolves
If you thought the days of David Kahn and Kurt Rambis were bad … well, you were right. They were bad. But this is a different predicament.
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No deal: Wolves stand pat as NBA trade deadline passes
With their inaction, the Wolves are sending the signal that they are going to try and make a push for the playoffs.
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Wolves-Orlando game recap
A look back at Thursday night's game.
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Bayless adds to Wolves' growing list of injured point guards
Jerryd Bayless left Thursday's game because of a big right toe injury. He's the fourth injured point guard for the Wolves.
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Timberwolves-New Orleans game preview
The Wolves have won two of their three meetings against the Pelicans this season, both coming at home
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Wolves looking to deal Teague, Dieng; trade deadline is today
The Wolves also have other trade chips if they want to cash some in — potentially at the cost of making a serious playoff push.
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Around the NBA
- Edwards, Towns lead Wolves' 106-80 blitz of Murray, Jokic for 2-0 series lead over champion Nuggets
- Jamal Murray tosses heat pack, Michael Malone screams at officials as Nuggets frustrated in Game 2
- Brunson scores 43, rallies Knicks to 121-117 win over Pacers in Game 1 of Eastern Conference semis
- Jalen Brunson becomes fourth NBA player with 4 consecutive 40-point games in the postseason
- Timberwolves center Rudy Gobert misses Game 2 in Denver after flying home for birth of his son
- 76ers president Daryl Morey has big plans to build NBA title team around Embiid and Maxey
- Dallas Mavericks sign coach Jason Kidd to multi-year contract extension
- Cavaliers pull together to overcome Orlando, but challenge stiffens with top-seeded Celtics up next
- Magic crumble in second half, lose Game 7 despite Paolo Bachero's 38 points and stellar series
- Donovan Mitchell scores 39 points as Cavaliers push past Magic 106-94 in Game 7 to get Boston next
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- Souhan: Wolves best team in the NBA, even if they can't say it yet
- Ten clutch points: Barkley says 'series is a wrap. Minnesota is better.'
- Hungry Wolves devour Nuggets with defense for 2-0 series lead
- Nuggets guard Murray hurls heat pack onto court in frustration
- Gobert misses Game 2 for Wolves after the birth of his child
