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Wolves Rolled By Thunder Friday Night

Dave Overlund — Sat, 23 Feb 2013 15:36:19 +0000

The Oklahoma City Thunder overwhelmed the Timberwolves 127-111 at Chesapeake Energy Arena Friday. Russell Westbrook led the Thunder with 37 points.

OKC (40-15) led the Wolves (20-32) 66-57 at the half, then put up 34 points in the third to increase the advantage to 100-82 after three quarters

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Timberwolves Comeback Falls Short Against Portland

Dave Overlund — Tue, 05 Feb 2013 12:36:34 +0000

The Minnesota Timberwolves nearly pulled off a miracle comeback last night but came up a bit short in a 100-98 loss to Portland at Target Center.

Portland led by 19 points as the fourth quarter began, but the Wolves caught fire and scored on 20 of their first 22 possessions in the fourth in cutting the lead to two points

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Clippers Top Wolves Wednesday At Target Center

Dave Overlund — Thu, 31 Jan 2013 03:40:23 +0000

The Wolves took the Los Angeles Clippers down to the wire Wednesday night but a late LA run sent the Wolves to their tenth defeat in 11 games, 96-90 at Target Center.

Nikola Pekovic led the Wolves (17-25) with 17 points and 12 rebounds, and Alexey Shved returned from injury to score 12 points on 5-13 shooting

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Wizards Enchant Wolves Friday In D.C.

Dave Overlund — Sat, 26 Jan 2013 05:36:02 +0000

The Minnesota Timberwolves lost for the 8th time in 9 games Friday with a 114-101 setback to the Washington Wizards in Washington, DC.

Derrick Williams led the Wolves with 18 points and 11 rebounds, and Andrei Kirilenko added 17 points for reeling Minnesota

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New Orleans Hornets To Become New Orleans Pelicans

Joe Student — Thu, 24 Jan 2013 15:18:02 +0000

The NBA's New Orleans Hornets will officially change the name of their franchise to the New Orleans Pelicans at a news conference on Thursday, according to a Yahoo! Sports source. The team will also debut an entirely new color scheme of blue, gold and red. Several logos fitting that description have been leaked online, but none has yet been deemed official.

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Wolves Lose At Atlanta In Monday Matinee

Dave Overlund — Mon, 21 Jan 2013 22:05:40 +0000

The Minnesota Timberwolves led the Atlanta Hawks 58-44 at halftime, then 77-70 after three quarters, but couldn't hold on in a 104-96 loss Monday afternoon in Atlanta.

Derrick Williams led the Wolves (17-21) with 17 points

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Timberwolves Snap Losing Streak With Win Over Rockets Saturday

Dave Overlund — Sun, 20 Jan 2013 21:20:11 +0000

The Minnesota Timberwolves defeated the Houston Rockets 92-79 Saturday night at Target Center. The Wolves (17-20) snapped a four game losing streak with the win, while the Rockets (21-21) have now lost seven straight games

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Timberwolves Lose Fifth Straight

Dave Overlund — Fri, 18 Jan 2013 13:12:07 +0000

The Timberwolves continued their mid-season slump on Thursday night at Target Center with a 90-77 loss against the Los Angeles Clippers.The loss was the fifth straight for Minnesota.

The Wolves (16-20) struggled mightily from the floor, shooting just 35% overall and 4-19 from three-point range

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Artist Paints Portrait of Yao Ming Using Only a Basketball [VIDEO]

Jeremy Taylor — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 20:09:48 +0000

By dipping a basketball in paint and than strategically dribbling it on a canvas, YouTube user ohiseeRED is able to combine the skills she learned in art class and in gym class to paint a portrait of former NBA all-star Yao Ming.

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