Minnesota Timberwolves

San Antonio Spurs head coach Mitch Johnson highlighted his team’s offensive execution after Thursday’s 119-101 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks at Frost Bank Center. “I thought our offense was really clean and sharp tonight just in terms of execution, spacing, and most importantly, it felt like our best passing game… the basketball had energy, was […] The post Mitch Johnson praises Spurs’ sharp passing and defensive effort after win over Bucks appeared first on TalkBasket.net .

The Minnesota Timberwolves will be facing the San Antonio Spurs, but they won’t have one of their key personnel to help during the matchup. It’s not a player, but it’s head coach Chris Finch, who is dealing with an illness, according to Brett Siegel of Clutch Points. “The Timberwolves say Head Coach Chris Finch will […] The post Timberwolves’ Chris Finch won’t coach vs. Spurs due to illness appeared first on ClutchPoints .

The Minnesota Timberwolves fell 126-123 to the San Antonio Spurs Saturday at Frost Bank Center, with veteran Mike Conley highlighting his team’s resilience. “This team fought hard. It was just really finding energy,” Conley said, describing how Minnesota struggled early but rallied in the second half. He explained the turnaround came in the third quarter. […] The post Mike Conley praises Timberwolves’ effort despite narrow loss to Spurs appeared first on TalkBasket.net .

The Spurs produced the most unnecessary heart attack game ever, but they pulled it out.

It was closer than it probably should have been, but the Spurs finally snapped their losing streak to the Wolves.

The Minnesota Timberwolves came into their game against the San Antonio Spurs looking to get back in the win column, and they did in dramatic fashion following Anthony Edwards’ game-winner. The Wolves trailed by a single point, 103-102 in the final seconds of the fourth quarter, when Edwards drove into the lane and threw up […] The post Anthony Edwards seals dramatic win vs. Spurs with last-second floater appeared first on ClutchPoints .

The Houston Rockets passed the Los Angeles Lakers for the No. 5 seed in the Western Conference standings following their 110-105 win against the Minnesota Timberwolves on Friday, and Kevin Durant had an important question he had to answer after the game, via ESPN’s Sports Center. Following the Rockets win, Kevin Durant was posed a […] The post In-N-Out or Whataburger? Kevin Durant answers the important questions appeared first on ClutchPoints .

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Nick Boyd scored 32 points and had nine assists as Wisconsin beat Rutgers 96-87 on Saturday for its fourth straight win. Boyd was 8-of-16 from the floor and 14 of 15 at the line to finish four points shy of his career high set against Providence in November. John Blackwell added 19 points and Nolan Winter had 18 for the Badgers (13-5, 5-2 Big Ten), whose win streak includes a 91-88 win at then-No. 2 Michigan and a last-second 78-75 road victory over Minnesota in their las...

The Spurs host the Timberwolves tonight, with Anthony Edwards and Julius Randle facing Victor Wembanyama and De’Aaron Fox.

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Mats Zuccarello scored 1:47 into overtime to lead the Minnesota Wild to a 5-4 win over the Buffalo Sabres at KeyBank Center on Saturday afternoon. Zuccarello’s winning goal came on the power play after a pass from Kirill Kaprizov, who finished with three assists to help end the Wild’s three-game winless streak. Marcus Foligno, Ryan Hartman, Vladimir Tarasenko and Quinn Hughes also scored, and Filip Gustavsson made 20 saves for the Wild. Ryan McLeod, Peyton Krebs, Jack Qui...

Zvonimir Ivisic scored 18 points and pulled down nine rebounds off the bench and Keaton Wagler had 17 points to lead No. 13 Illinois to a 77-67 victory over Minnesota on Saturday. David Mirkovic and Tomislav Ivisic each scored 10 points, all in the second half, for the Illini (15-3, 6-1 Big Ten), who won their seventh straight. It was the 10th consecutive game that Wagler scored in double figures.

Houston gets a big win in its first meeting with a fellow Western Conference contender.

Julius Randle got the better of Alperen Sengun for a highlight during the Minnesota Timberwolves’ matchup against the Houston Rockets on Friday night. Randle is going through his 12th year in the NBA, his second with the Timberwolves. He has fully settled in as the team’s second option behind Anthony Edwards, providing the squad plenty […] The post Timberwolves’ Julius Randle bullies Alperen Sengun for easy slam dunk appeared first on ClutchPoints .

Kevin Durant went viral for his reaction towards Rudy Gobert airballing a free throw during the Houston Rockets’ matchup against the Minnesota Timberwolves on Friday night. Durant is going through his 19th year in the NBA, his first with the Rockets. The stint has been a successful one for the veteran star so far, having […] The post Rockets’ Kevin Durant has perfect reaction to Rudy Gobert free throw airball appeared first on ClutchPoints .

During Friday night’s matchup between the Houston Rockets and the Minnesota Timberwolves, the box score told one story. A brief mid-game exchange, though, told another. As play paused at Toyota Center on Friday, Kevin Durant and Anthony Edwards were caught on camera chatting and laughing. The interaction underscored the mutual respect between two of the […] The post Watch Kevin Durant, Anthony Edwards chop it up mid-Rockets/Timberwolves game appeared first on ClutchPoints .

Will the real Rockets please stand up?

Anthony Edwards is dealing with a toe infection but is already back on the court and considered day-to-day.

The Rockets host the Suns with the season series already tilted, key injuries on both sides, and the matchup coming down to the superstars.

The Minnesota Timberwolves visit the Houston Rockets on Friday night. Tari Eason is on the injury report, listed as questionable. Eason is dealing with a right ankle sprain, which ruled him out for Thursday’s 111-91 loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder, as the injury bug has bitten the Rockets again. Here’s everything we know about […] The post Is Tari Eason playing tonight? Rockets vs. Timberwolves injury report appeared first on ClutchPoints .