Monday: 7 p.m. vs. L.A. Clippers (FSN). Wednesday: 7 p.m. vs. Portland (FSN). Friday: 7 p.m. vs. L.A. Lakers (FSN). Saturday: 7 p.m. vs. New Orleans (NBA TV).
Player to watch: LaMarcus Aldridge, Portland Teams the Wolves played out west last week come to Target Center, so we'll bypass the usual suspects -- Kobe, Blake, CP3 -- and go with the league's most overlooked power forward, who this season finally became a deserving All-Star.
Voices "K-Love, it's that simple." — Lakers center Andrew Bynum on the difference between a close game with the Wolves in January and a lopsided one Wednesday night when Kevin Love did not play because of illness.
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