Kevin Love

The Timberwolves lost 99-90 to the New Orleans Hornets Saturday night. Kevin Love had 29 points and 12 rebounds and Michael Beasley returned to score 20 points off the bench. Minnesota has lost 5 straight games and is now 25-32. New Orleans has the worst record in the Western Conference with just 15 wins.

The Timberwolves lost 97-94 at home against Golden State Wednesday night. Minnesota led by 20 in the 3rd quarter and coughed up the lead. Head Coach Rick Adelman said after the game the Wolves allowed the Warriors back in the game. Kevin Love led the Wolves with 29 points and 12 rebounds, Wayne Ellington added 17 points and J.J. Barea chipped in 15 points and 8 assists in 37 minutes. Barea had been out with a bruised quadriceps.

The Timberwolves lost 116-108 at Sacramento Monday night. The loss is the 3rd straight for Minnesota. Kevin Love led the Wolves with 23 points and 7 rebounds and Nikola Pekovic had 17 points in 19 minutes coming back from a foot injury. Luke Ridnour left the game early for the Wolves with an ankle injury. The severity of the injury isn't known yet.

The Timberwolves lost 119-106 at Portland Sunday night. Kevin Love led the Wolves with 26 points and 9 rebounds and both Derrick Williams and Luke Ridnour each scored 21 points. Minnesota shot 46 percent from the field while Portland shot 52 percent. The Wolves played without Michael Beasley, Nikola Pekovic and J.J. Barea all out with injuries.

The Timberwolves won 88-83 at Charlotte Wednesday night. Kevin Love led Minnesota with 40 points and 19 rebounds and Luke Ridnour added 15 points and 14 assists for the Wolves. Minnesota shot 41 percent while Charlotte shot 40 percent.

The Timberwolves lost 93-86 at Memphis Tuesday night to fall to 24-27 on the season. Kevin Love led the Wolves with 28 points and 11 rebounds and Wayne Ellington had 15 points for Minnesota. The Wolves shot 39 percent while Memphis shot 42 percent. The Wolves were out-rebounded 49-40. Rudy Gay led the Grizzlies with 21 points.

The Timberwolves lost 149-140 at Oklahoma City in double overtime Friday night. Kevin Love made a 3-point basket at the end of regulation with 1 second left to force the first overtime. Kevin Love scored a franchise record 51 points surpassing Kevin Garnett's 47. J.J. Barea added 25 points and Anthony Tolliver contributed 23 points. Oklahoma City was led by Russell Westbrook with 45 points and Kevin Durant with 40.

The Timberwolves lost 116-100 at San Antonio Wednesday night. J.J. Barea led the Wolves with 18 points and 11 assists and Kevin Love added 17 points and 12 rebounds. Minnesota got 16 points off the bench from Anthony Tolliver and 15 from Wayne Ellington. The Wolves played without center Nikola Pekovic and forward Michael Beasley. Both missed the game because of injury. The Wolves were out-rebounded 56-41.

The Timberwolves won 97-93 at Golden State Monday night to end a 3-game losing streak. Kevin Love led the Wolves with 36 points and 17 rebounds and Luke Ridnour added 11 points and 10 assists. The Wolves led 49-35 at halftime and committed 16 turnovers while Golden State committed 8 turnovers.

The Timberwolves lost 115-99 at Sacramento Sunday night to lose their 3rd straight game. Kevin Love led the Wolves with 21 points and 11 rebounds, Derrick Williams added 16 points and Martell Webster added 14 points. Minnesota committed 21 turnovers compared to 11 for the Kings.