From the AP recap:
The loss, which ended Minnesota’s two-game winning streak, was the
team’s 60th of the season. The Timberwolves finish this year’s campaign
with a home game against Milwaukee on Wednesday.
team’s 60th of the season. The Timberwolves finish this year’s campaign
with a home game against Milwaukee on Wednesday.
"We tried to hang around — we were right there at the end and
they just made some plays," Minnesota coach Randy Wittman said. "Their
bench just shot the lights out on us."
they just made some plays," Minnesota coach Randy Wittman said. "Their
bench just shot the lights out on us."
Wolves record: 21-60
6 Times in the Wolves’ 19 seasons that they’ve lost 60 or more games.
The Wolves’ defeat on Tuesday ended a two-game road winning streak and
guaranteed they will enter the May 20 draft lottery with no worse than
the fourth-most combinations to win the No. 1 overall pick. Thus they
will have their choice of two potential franchise-changing college
freshmen, Kansas State forward Michael Beasley and Memphis guard
Derrick Rose.
guaranteed they will enter the May 20 draft lottery with no worse than
the fourth-most combinations to win the No. 1 overall pick. Thus they
will have their choice of two potential franchise-changing college
freshmen, Kansas State forward Michael Beasley and Memphis guard
Derrick Rose.
Whether the Wolves own a 15.6 percent or 11.9 percent chance at winning
in a game of chance will depend upon, barring a Memphis victory at
Portland late Tuesday night, the outcome of their season finale tonight
against Milwaukee and a Grizzlies game in Denver.
in a game of chance will depend upon, barring a Memphis victory at
Portland late Tuesday night, the outcome of their season finale tonight
against Milwaukee and a Grizzlies game in Denver.
In Al Jefferson, the team got one of the best young
low-post players in the NBA in exchange for Garnett, traded to the
Boston Celtics last summer. Jefferson had 30 points and nine rebounds
against Detroit.
low-post players in the NBA in exchange for Garnett, traded to the
Boston Celtics last summer. Jefferson had 30 points and nine rebounds
against Detroit.
"He reminds me a lot of how Elton Brand was in
Chicago," Saunders said. "You build around him and he’ll score for you
and rebound, but he can’t do it all by himself."
Chicago," Saunders said. "You build around him and he’ll score for you
and rebound, but he can’t do it all by himself."
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