Things are hectic around TWB right now as CW is out of town and having internet issues. The weather is beautiful here in Minnesota on this Friday night and makes for ripe conditions for throwing back a few cold ones. But alas, here are some Friday afternoon mini-links for the crazy diehard Wolves fans out there.
Here’s the link to the forum game thread: Lakers @ Wolves
Sporting News Game Preview
Trying to avoid matching a season high with their third straight loss, the visiting Lakers look for an 11th consecutive victory over the lowly Timberwolves on Friday night.
It’s uncertain if Bryant, averaging 27.1 points this season, will be given a second straight night off to rest his swollen right knee and aching right index finger. As a precaution, the All-Star sat out Los Angeles’ 98-96 loss at Denver on Thursday.
Big Al will miss tonight’s game
Minnesota Timberwolves forward Al Jefferson has been away from the team this week because a family member is hospitalized in the Twin Cities area, a team official said today.
Ted Johnson, Wolves senior vice president of communications, clarified Jefferson’s situation after this morning’s shootaround practice at Target Center but declined to address the family member or reason for the hospitalization. The Wolves had been saying Jefferson was away from the team to deal with a “personal matter.”
In-depth Truehoop Q&A with Corey Brewer
Who’s your least favorite player to guard?
“That would be Carmelo. He’s all about going to that block. He’s going to be there all night.”
You set a team-record by hitting a 3 in 33 straight games. At what point did you become aware of that, and were you doing anything special?
“No one thought that would ever happen two years ago. I wasn’t aware of it until we got to like 25 and everybody started talking about it. I was just playing. I just felt like my game was finally coming together. Everything was just flowing. My defense. My offense … that was probably my best [stretch].”
Love is happy to be back in the starting lineup
And despite 10 weeks of insisting that he’s OK with coming off the bench, Love couldn’t hide his delight at escaping the second unit.
“It definitely got me going. You’ve got energy, your legs are warm, you’re feeling good when you start,” said Love, who spent 35 minutes on the floor for just the second time since Jan. 11. “I was a lot more energized.”
“At one point, I was sulking a little bit. … I was tired,” said Love, who admitted he sometimes complained — causing Rambis to use him even less. Eight times since the all-star break, Love has been on the floor for less than half the game.
“I want to be great. I want to reach what I know I can be. So I had a few bad games, missed some shots, and laid my head down a little. But I got through it. I stood up and started playing some good games again.”
That extra energy must be the reason he only gave up 34 points to Anthony Tolliver.
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