TIMBERWOLVES

Mavericks top Wolves for 12th straight win

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Shawn Marion had a season-high 29 points and 14 rebounds and the Dallas Mavericks stretched the league’s longest active winning streak to 12 straight games with a 125-112 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Monday night.

March 09, 2010

Wolves suspend Jefferson for 2 games after arrest

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Timberwolves have suspended center Al Jefferson for the next two games without pay after his arrest on suspicion of DWI.

By Associated Press , March 02, 2010

Timberwolves pick up rare road win at Miami, 91-88

MIAMI (AP) — Road wins come so few and far between for the Minnesota Timberwolves these days that they weren’t about to apologize for getting one against a Miami Heat team missing star Dwyane Wade. Kevin Love had 17 points and 12 rebounds and Minnesota took advantage of Wade’s absence for just their fifth road win of the season, 91-88, over the Miami Heat on Tuesday night.

February 24, 2010

Bulls beat Timberwolves 100-94

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The big story for the Chicago Bulls this week has been the salary cap space they cleared for this summer’s free agent frenzy. The new guys they got played their debut like more than mere footnotes, though.

February 20, 2010

Miller, Wizards down Timberwolves, 108-99

WASHINGTON (AP) — Andray Blatche, a last-minute substitution for the not-yet officially traded Antawn Jamison, scored a career-high 33 points and had 13 rebounds in the Washington Wizards’ 108-99 victory over Minnesota on Wednesday night.

February 18, 2010

Pistons beat Wolves, 108-85

AUBURN HILLS, Mich. (AP) — The Detroit Pistons are probably being flattered by an easy stretch of games. That isn’t going to stop them from enjoying a rare bright spot in a terrible season.

February 17, 2010

NBA: Grizzlies cruise past Timberwolves, 135-110

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Rudy Gay scored 21 points, Zach Randolph and O.J. Mayo added 20 apiece and the Memphis Grizzlies won their seventh straight home game with a 135-110 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Friday night.

January 16, 2010

Noah leads Bulls past Wolves

CHICAGO (AP) — Joakim Noah is turning into more than a one dimensional role player. Noah had 20 points and nine rebounds, and Kirk Hinrich had 20 points and seven assists to lead the Chicago Bulls past the Minnesota Timberwolves 110-96 on Saturday night.

January 11, 2010

Jefferson helps Wolves snap 5-game skid

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Al Jefferson had 25 points and 12 rebounds, and the Minnesota Timberwolves spoiled Danny Granger’s surprise return with a 116-109 victory over the Indiana Pacers on Friday night. Kevin Love had 18 points and 13 rebounds, and Ryan Gomes added 15 points and eight rebounds for the Timberwolves, who snapped a five-game losing streak.

January 09, 2010

Official: Wizards plan fines over Arenas antics

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Washington Wizards plan to fine some players for participating in Gilbert Arenas’ on-court antics that made light of his gun troubles, an NBA official said Thursday. The official told The Associated Press that the team is reviewing details from the Tuesday night game at Philadelphia before determining who will be fined and how much. The official has direct knowledge of the team’s plans and spoke on condition of anonymity because the review was still ongoing. Before the game, Arenas was surrounded by his teammates when he knelt on the court and pointed his index fingers at them, as if he were firing guns. A photograph shows nearly all the players laughing or smiling.

January 08, 2010

Wolves’ Flynn has frustrations adapting to Rambis’ system

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Everything Jonny Flynn has ever known about playing point guard is being challenged in his rookie season with the Minnesota Timberwolves. From his high school days through college at Syracuse, Flynn has relished the role of the scoring point guard who has the freedom to attack the basket and create his own shot at a moment’s notice.

January 08, 2010

Lewis, Barnes help Magic beat Timberwolves

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Rashard Lewis scored 21 points, and Matt Barnes added 17 to help the Orlando Magic snap a three-game road losing streak with a 106-94 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Friday night. Jonny Flynn led Minnesota with 23 points, Kevin Love added 17 points and 10 rebounds, and Al Jefferson had 14 points and 10 rebounds.

January 02, 2010

Williams, Jazz survive rally, finally beat Wolves

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Deron Williams had 21 points and a career-high 12 rebounds, and the Utah Jazz finally beat the Minnesota Timberwolves, 107-103 on Wednesday night. Williams led a second-half surge and all five starters were in double figures as the Jazz avoided an embarrassing third consecutive loss to the lowly Wolves.

December 31, 2009

Jefferson leads Spurs over Wolves 117-99

SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Richard Jefferson scored 24 points, leading the San Antonio Spurs to a 117-99 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Tuesday night. Jefferson delivered monster dunks, made reverse layups and sank four 3-pointers as the Spurs (18-11) rolled to their third straight victory. Jefferson scored almost every way possible except from the free throw line. Despite several strong drives to the basket, he never drew a foul. Roger Mason Jr. added 18 points, including four 3-pointers, for the Spurs who have won nine of 11 games.

December 30, 2009

Kevin Love leads Wolves to 112-96 win over Kings

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — With a former post player for a head coach and talent worthy of the fifth overall pick in last year’s draft, Kevin Love can’t take it easy. Kurt Rambis won’t let him. Even another productive game for Minnesota since returning from a broken left hand, Love found Rambis hard to please.

December 19, 2009