Wolves' week ahead

April 9, 2017 at 2:17AM
Wolves' WEEK AHEAD

Sunday: 8:30 p.m. at L.A. Lakers

Tuesday: 7 p.m. vs. Okla. City

Wednesday: 7 p.m. at Houston

TV: FSN; Sun. and Tue. also on NBA TV

Player to watch: Russell Westbrook, Thunder, and James Harden, Rockets

Wolves fans get one last look in the final two regular-season games at the top two contenders for league MVP: Westbrook is averaging a triple-double for the season and Harden has taken over point guard and led his team to third place in the West.

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"I don't want him to have empty statistics. I want them to reflect on winning."

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Wolves coach Tom Thibodeau, asking more than near nightly double-double games from young star Karl-Anthony Towns.

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