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Wolves
March 13, 2017
Wizards guard John Wall dribbled against Timberwolves guard Ricky Rubio during a January 2017 game.

Wolves to face hot Wizards tonight at Target Center

Wizards coach Scott Brooks has his team vying for the top spot in the Eastern Conference.
Wolves
March 13, 2017

Wolves-Washington game preview

A look at Monday's game against the Wizards.
Wolves
March 12, 2017
Northwestern senior Sanjay Lumpkin, who played high school basketball at Benilde-St. Margaret's, with his parents Jim and Tika Petersen.

Wolves broadcaster Petersen hoping to be at son's NCAA game

With Jim Petersen set to broadcast Wolves' games Wednesday, Friday and Sunday, he's hoping Northwestern gets a Thursday-Saturday schedule so he can watch Sanjay Lumpkin play.
Wolves
March 12, 2017
Wolves fall to another of league's hot young teams in Milwaukee

Wolves fall to another of league's hot young teams in Milwaukee

The Wolves lost for just the second time in six games and the third time in nine games to a Bucks team that now has won six consecutive games,
Wolves
March 11, 2017

Wolves-Milwaukee game recap

Wolves
March 11, 2017
Washington Wizards head coach Scott Brooks, left, talks with referee Ken Mauer (41) during the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Golden

NBA Insider: Thibodeau, Brooks take the long way around

If the apples really don't fall far from the tree, you could say the two men who will coach Monday at Target Center are something of a pair.
Wolves
March 11, 2017
Andrew Wiggins' late free throws help Wolves stun Golden State

Andrew Wiggins' late free throws help Wolves stun Golden State

The star forward hit two free throws with 12.8 seconds left to negate a Golden State rally.
Wolves
March 10, 2017
Golden State's Stephen Curry, center, works around the Timberwolves' Nemanja Bjelica, left, during the first half Friday night.

Stephen Curry passes his father, Dell, in career scoring

Wolves
March 10, 2017
Wolves guard Ricky Rubio, center, tried to fight throug a pick set by Golden State's JaVale McGee as the Warriors' Stephen Curry, right, drove by.

Wolves-Golden State recap

The key player and stats in Friday's game:
Wolves
March 10, 2017
Giannis Antetokounmpo

Wolves-Milwaukee game preview

What to look for in Saturday's game:
Wolves
March 10, 2017
Timberwolves coach Tom Thibodeau, left, talks with Ricky Rubio early last month.

Take notice, because Thibodeau has: Rubio's play trending upwards

Wolves guard Ricky Rubio, encouraged to shoot more, is on a steady climb that coach Tom Thibodeau has called "at a very, very high level."
Wolves
March 10, 2017

Rush on Durant-less Warriors tonight: "We're going to get their best shot"

The Warriors come to town for their second and final visit of the season to Target Center and they do so 2-3 in five games since Kevin Durant went out with leg injuries.
Wolves
March 9, 2017

Wolves-Golden State game preview

Coming off an impressive victory over the Clippers on Wednesday night, and winners of seven of their past 11 games, the Timberwolves take on the Western Conference-leading Warriors
Wolves
March 9, 2017
Towns hits two more NBA milestones in Clippers win

Towns hits two more NBA milestones in Clippers win

The 21-year-old joined elite company as one of the youngest players in NBA history to achieve these two accomplishments.
Wolves
March 9, 2017
Crews wiped the floor at Target Center for Monday's game between the Timberwolves and Portland Trail Blazers. Ice under the floor and unseasonably war

Wolves-Blazers postponement rescheduled for busy sports day

The NCAA men's championship game will be played that night, and the Minnesota Twins also have their home opener across the street from Target Center at Target Field.
Wolves
March 9, 2017
'Playing with confidence' leads revived Wolves past Clippers by 16

'Playing with confidence' leads revived Wolves past Clippers by 16

Karl-Anthony Towns' 29-point, 14-rebound night was his 18th consecutive 20-point game and his 100th career double-double, helping the Wolves for the seventh time in 11 games.
Wolves
March 9, 2017
Timberwolves forward Adreian Payne, dunking last season.

Wolves notes: Payne returns after health scare

A condition called thrombocytopenia - a platelets deficiency that causes internal bleeding, bruising and slow clotting - caused Adreian Payne to miss 13 games.
Wolves
March 8, 2017

Wolves-Clippers game recap

A look back at Wednesday night's game.
Wolves
March 8, 2017
Minnesota Timberwolves guard Lance Stephenson (7) passes away from Toronto Raptors forward Pascal Siakam (43), of Cameroon, during the second quarter

Wolves re-sign Stephenson before meeting Clippers

Two days after Monday's game against Portland was cancelled because of condensation on the Target Center, the Wolves face a Clippers team with both Chris Paul and Blake Griffin healthy
Wolves
March 7, 2017
An important part of the game of Timberwolves center Gorgui Dieng (5) was the chemistry he had with teammate Zach LaVine, who is injured.

Wolves' Dieng trying to find groove without LaVine

Center tries to adjust his game with key floor partner out because of injury.