Tag: preview
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The Timberwolves were routed 105-89 last night against the Warriors, as the Dubs clinched only their second playoff appearance in 19 (!) seasons. These late West Coast games are wildcards for Patrick J, as they usually start at 10:30 Eastern…
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The Lakers have won 21 straight over the Timberwolves heading into tonight’s tilt at the Target Center. With the Lakers vying for a playoff spot and the Wolves coming off a dominant win against Detroit, could tonight be the night when the…
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It’s March. Spring is (officially) here. Flowers are blooming and the air is warm. There’s still piles of snow on the ground and it’s cold as hell. But NBA and NCAA tournament basketball is being played. Basketball fans are in a state of…
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Hey folks, Patrick J here. Happy St. Patrick’s Day. Game tonight. Here’re the deets: Hornets @ Wolves. 6 PM. FSN, 830-AM. Given that these game preview posts always include info on where you can see the game, it seems like…
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UPDATE (3/12, 12:24 PM): Dan McCarney is reporting that Tim Duncan and Kawhi Leonard didn’t make the trip to Minneapolis. Spurs @ Wolves. 7 PM. FSN, 830-AM. Boo-yeah. The Wolves take on the Spurs tonight at Target Center. On paper, it…
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John Wall. Ricky Rubio. That’s it. No Love no Bud no Pek no ‘Drei no Roy. Ho hum. You should watch tonight’s game if for no reason other than that no other point guard in the NBA can do what…
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Heat @ Wolves. 7 PM CST. NBA-TV/CH. 29/830-AM. Yep. Streaking to the Finish The Heat (43-14) have won 14 straight and are on the cusp of the longest winning streak in franchise history. Miami has beaten the Wolves five consecutive times. If the Heat…
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Wolves vs. Lakers. 9:30 PM. Staples. TNT. Boom. Let’s have some fun with… Matchups! PG: Ricky Rubio vs. Steve Nash: Before we knew Ricky, we thought he’d be something like Nash minus the jumper. Turns out that the only…
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Tonight the Wolves are in Cleveland to take on Kyrie Lee Irving and his Cleveland Cavaliers (6PM CST, FSN, 830-AM). Hands down, Kyrie Irving has the best handle, and possibly the coolest offensive repertoire in the NBA. That’s the need-to-know. Rinse, repeat,…
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Andy G: Wolves at Memphis tonight (5:00 CST, My29 for TV; 830 WCCO for radio) where they’ll face a Grizzlies team 13 games over .500. The Wolves? They’re 11 games below. Some big changes going on in Graceland that put…
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The Knicks are in town tonight for a 7 PM CST tilt against the Wolves. By way of preview, a few things: The psychology of streaking: It’s time to talk about streaking, and the weird effects it can have on…
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The Timberwolves are in The District tonight for a 7 PM tilt against the Wizards. Andy G is here. We’ll be courtside. The Wolves have a bunch of problems right now, which came to a head Wednesday against the Nets.…
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I have a dream, that Wolves fans will be seeing lots more plays like this… MLK Day Wolves games are the best. Sam Mitchell won’t be walking through that door, so it won’t be quite like the good ol’ days, but…
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James Harden and the Houston Rockets are in town for a 7 PM tilt against the Wolves at Target Center. The Rockets, having lost 6 straight, are really struggling. Immediately before their current 6-game losing streak began, Houston reeled off…
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The Clippers visit Minneapolis on Thursday evening. I won’t be able to see the game live. I’ll be giving a talk in Chicago, but will be following from afar, from my iPhone, as possible. The lowdown: the Clippers are 30-9 and…
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Mark Cuban can make it rain. But does he? (No, he says. Read here why.) Can the Wolves make it rain tonight in Dallas? What about Juice and Dirk? Am I mixing metaphors? Could you tell if I weren’t? (RHETORICAL!)…
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The Wolves are coming off a tough loss at New Orleans on Friday night, in which they were beat handily by the worst team in the Western Conference. It doesn’t get any easier tonight at San Antonio. The Spurs are…
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The Wolves got a nice win over Atlanta last night at Target Center. Tonight they have the Thunder, in Oklahoma City, on the wrong end of a back-to-back against the team with the second-best record in the NBA. As nice as…
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UPDATE (4:58 PM): Add Rick Adelman to the Injury Report list. He won’t attend the game tonight for personal reasons, say reports. Hope all is okay with Rick and the Adelmans. Tonight’s tilt is against the Atlanta Hawks at Target…