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Timberwolves Draft Hummel; Offer Williams To Charlotte

Jay Caldwell — Fri, 29 Jun 2012 12:26:59 +0000

The Timberwolves drafted 6’8 forward Robbie Hummel with the 58th overall pick in the Thursday night NBA draft. Hummel averaged 16.4 points and 7.4 rebounds a game in his senior season at Purdue. He suffered a torn ACL in his right knee twice in his college career. He missed all of 2010-2011 because of the [...]

Timberwolves Introduce Budinger; NBA Draft Tonight

Jay Caldwell — Thu, 28 Jun 2012 16:00:24 +0000

The Timberwolves introduced 6’7 guard/forward Chase Budinger at a press conference Wednesday afternoon. Budinger was traded for by the Wolves Tuesday when they sent the 18th overall pick in this year’s draft to Houston for him and little known prospect 6’9 forward Lior Eliyahu. Budinger averaged 9.6 points a game in 2011-2012 with Houston. He [...]

2012 NBA Finals Preview: Miami Heat vs. Oklahoma City Thunder

Joe Student — Sun, 10 Jun 2012 21:43:50 +0000

The Miami Heat advanced to the NBA Finals for the second consecutive year by eliminating the Boston Celtics, 101-88, in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Finals on Saturday. The Heat will play the Oklahoma City Thunder, the NBA’s Western Conference champions, in the 2012 NBA Finals, starting Tuesday night in Oklahoma City. The Heat [...]

West Beats East In NBA All Star Game

Mon, 27 Feb 2012 13:38:36 +0000

The West beat the East in the NBA All Star game in Orlando, Florida Sunday night. Kevin Durant of Oklahoma City had 36 points for the West and was named the Most Valuable Player. Kobe Bryant of the Lakers scored 27 points and became the all time points leader in All Star games surpassing Michael [...]

Timberwolves Win at Dallas 105-90

Jay Caldwell — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 13:35:45 +0000

The Timberwolves won 105-90 at Dallas Wednesday night to improve to 2-0 against the defending NBA champs this season. Kevin Love led the Wolves with 31 points and 10 rebounds, Ricky Rubio added 17 points and 12 assists and Wayne Ellington added 16 points for Minnesota. The Wolves shot 44 percent from the field and [...]

Bulls Beat Timberwolves 111-100

Jay Caldwell — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 14:01:31 +0000

The Timberwolves lost 111-100 to the Chicago Bulls at Target Center Tuesday night. Minnesota fell behind by 24 points in the first half but rallied to tie the game at 70 in the 3rd quarter. Luke Ridnour led the Wolves with 22 points and Kevin Love added 20 points and 13 rebounds. Ricky Rubio posted [...]

Bucks Edge Timberwolves 98-95

Jay Caldwell — Wed, 28 Dec 2011 14:16:13 +0000

The Timberwolves lost 98-95 at Milwaukee Tuesday night to fall to 0-2 on the season. Minnesota trailed by more than 20 points but Kevin Love’s missed 3-point shot at the buzzer would have forced overtime. Love led the Wolves with 31 points and 20 rebounds and Luke Ridnour added 17 points. Ricky Rubio had 6 [...]

Timberwolves Lose Regular Season Opener

Jay Caldwell — Tue, 27 Dec 2011 14:08:14 +0000

The Timberwolves made the game interesting but lost 104-100 at home to Oklahoma City Monday night in their regular season opener. Michael Beasley led the Wolves with 24 points, Kevin Love added 22 points and 12 rebounds and J.J. Barea added 14 points off the bench. Rookie Derrick Williams added 13 points in 24 minutes [...]

Timberwolves Fire Coach Rambis

Lynn Quale — Tue, 12 Jul 2011 18:37:04 +0000

Kurt Rambis was hired on as the head coach to the struggling Minnesota Timberwolves back in 2009, and needless to say our status in the NBA hasn't improved. He led the Wolves to an embarrassing 17-65 season last year, leaving the Minnesota team with the worst record in the NBA. This morning the Timberwolves let the coach go.