Wolves' Week Ahead
Sunday: 6 p.m. at Dallas
Wednesday: 7 p.m. vs. Washington
Friday: 7 p.m. at Milwaukee
Saturday: 7 p.m. vs. Brooklyn
FSN all four days (NBA TV, too, on Sunday)
Player to watch: Dirk Nowitzki, Mavericks
Time is ticking, so relish every remaining chance to watch the man who, along with Timberwolves star Kevin Garnett, revolutionized the power-forward position these many years and still can put up 33 points any given night.
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"This is bigger than both of us. Scottie Pippen and Michael Jordan weren't able to do it on their own."
— Wolves rookie Karl-Anthony Towns, refuting the notion that these Timberwolves are a two-man show featuring him and Andrew Wiggins.
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