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Wolves' week ahead

February 22, 2014 at 11:26PM
Phoenix Suns basketball player Goran Dragic during the NBA All Star basketball news conference, Friday, Feb. 14, 2014, in New Orleans. The 63rd annual NBA All Star game will be played Sunday in New Orleans. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
Phoenix Suns basketball player Goran Dragic during the NBA All Star basketball news conference, Friday, Feb. 14, 2014, in New Orleans. The 63rd annual NBA All Star game will be played Sunday in New Orleans. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert) (The Minnesota Star Tribune)

The Wolves' Week Ahead

Sunday: 8 p.m. at Portland (FSN)

Tuesday: 8 p.m. at Phoenix (FSN)

Saturday: 9 p.m. at Sacramento (FSN)

Player to watch:

Goran Dragic, Suns

If you want to know why the surprising Suns are 10 games over .500 and steaming toward the playoffs, look no further than the Slovenian point guard, who is leading them there even while backcourt mate Eric Bledsoe is out injured.

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