Timberwolves: Game #20 Primer

Game #20: Minnesota Timberwolves (4-15) vs. Golden State Warriors (17-2) Monday 12/8/14 @ Target Center- 7:00pm Minneapolis, MN Last Game: Minnesota Timberwolves: (L, 101-123 vs. San Antonio Spurs) Golden State Warriors: (W, 112-102 vs. Chicago Bulls)   The Baseline The Warriors have been golden this season so far, posting an NBA-best 17-2 record, a 12-game win streak, and have the only guard tandem to both … Continue reading Timberwolves: Game #20 Primer

Timberwolves: Game #16 Primer

Game #16: Minnesota Timberwolves (4-11) vs. Los Angeles Clippers (11-5) Monday 12/1/14 @ Staples Center – 9:30pm Los Angeles, CA Last Game: Minnesota Timberwolves: (L, 93-107 vs. Portland Trail Blazers) Los Angeles Clippers: (W, 112-96 vs. Utah Jazz)   The Baseline   Again, the Blazers-Wolves score wasn’t certainly indicative of how close the game was; the Wolves went toe-to-toe with one of the best team … Continue reading Timberwolves: Game #16 Primer

Timberwolves: Game #15 Primer

Game #15: Minnesota Timberwolves (4-10) vs. Portland Trail Blazers (12-4) Sunday 11/30/14 @ Moda Center- 8:00pm Portland, OR Last Game:   Minnesota Timberwolves: (W, 120-119 vs. Los Angeles Lakers) Portland Trail Blazers: (L, 99-112 vs. Memphis Grizzlies)   The Baseline The Blazers look to begin a new streak coming off of a loss to the Memphis Grizzlies. Before that loss, however, Portland won nine consecutive … Continue reading Timberwolves: Game #15 Primer

Lavine Shines as Wolves Win

Lavine Shines as Wolves Win Staples Center // Los Angeles, CA Minnesota Timberwolves 120, Los Angeles Lakers 119 LOS ANGELES — Zach Lavine looked up to Kobe Bryant when he was growing up, even going as far as dressing up as him for Halloween. You could imagine how nervous/excited he must have been to play against Kobe Bryant Friday at the Staples Center. He not … Continue reading Lavine Shines as Wolves Win

Timberwolves: Game #13 Primer

Game #13: Minnesota Timberwolves (3-9) vs. Milwaukee Bucks (8-7) Wednesday 11/26/14 @ Target Center Minneapolis, MN   Last Game:   Minnesota Timberwolves: (L, 101-113 vs. Sacramento Kings) Milwaukee Bucks: (W, 98-86 vs. Detroit Pistons) The Baseline if you told me Jason Kidd isn’t a good coach I’d call you a liar. The man knows the game and the Bucks will benefit greatly from having Kidd’s … Continue reading Timberwolves: Game #13 Primer

Timberwolves: Game 11 Primer

Game #10: Minnesota Timberwolves vs. San Antonio Spurs Friday 11/21/14 @ Target Center Minneapolis, MN   Last Game:   Minnesota Timberwolves: (W, 115-99 vs. New York Knicks)   San Antonio Spurs: (W, 92-90 vs. Cleveland Cavaliers) The Baseline   The already undermanned Wolves got horrible news today as X-rays revealed that starting SG Kevin Martin has a fractured wrist on his shooting arm and will … Continue reading Timberwolves: Game 11 Primer