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The Wolves' week ahead

February 8, 2014 at 10:28PM
Houston Rockets center Dwight Howard (12) greets Dallas Mavericks shooting guard Monta Ellis (11) before the start of their NBA basketball game Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2014, in Dallas. (AP Photo/LM Otero) ORG XMIT: MIN2014020720443626
Houston Rockets center Dwight Howard (12) greets Dallas Mavericks shooting guard Monta Ellis (11) before the start of their NBA basketball game Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2014, in Dallas. (AP Photo/LM Otero) ORG XMIT: MIN2014020720443626 (The Minnesota Star Tribune)

The Wolves' Week Ahead

Monday: 7 p.m. vs. Houston (FSN, NBA TV)

Wednesday: 7 p.m. vs. Denver (FSN)

Player to watch:

Dwight Howard, Rockets

He's not the franchise player the Rockets thought they might have been signing, but he's an All-Star Game center nonetheless and defensive anchor to a team contending with the Clippers for the fourth and final home-court playoff spot.

Voices

« That's why we pay him the big bucks and why he's an All-Star starter, to do things like that. »

Wolves guard Kevin Martin on Kevin Love playing nearly the entire second half in Tuesday's victory over the L.A. Lakers, even after he was injured in a nasty fall.

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