Wolves record: 1-4
From Stop-n-Pop/Canis Hoopus: The Goldman Sachs Approach to the NBA
From Phil Miller/NBA.com:
They did, despite an opponent clearly energized by the opportunity to upset a former World Champion — and spoil Kevin Garnett’s annual visit to his longtime home. Minnesota’s major weapon was third-year center Oleksiy Pecherov, who posted a career-high 24 points. But Wolves forwards Al Jefferson and Ryan Gomes, the remnants of the trade that sent Garnett to Boston in 2007, combined to score 19 points in the first half and help Minnesota build a 10-point lead early in the third quarter.
From the Associated Press:
The Wolves (1-4) led by eight at halftime and three with 6:44 to play, but couldn’t hang on against the battle-tested Celtics. They have lost the last three games by a combined 13 points.
The Wolves (1-4) led by eight at halftime and three with 6:44 to play, but couldn’t hang on against the battle-tested Celtics. They have lost the last three games by a combined 13 points.
Kevin Garnett has been gone from the Timberwolves for nearly three years, but it seems he still gets hometown treatment in Target Center.
Garnett avoided a crucial foul in the final 3.6 seconds while tying up Corey Brewer on a drive to the basket. The no-foul call set up a jump ball with 0.9 seconds remaining and the Wolves were unable to get a shot off, preserving a 92-90 victory for the Boston Celtics.
Garnett reached in to force a jump ball on Corey Brewer’s last-second drive. The Wolves thought it was a foul, and it probably was, but that’s where Brewer’s lack of strength and the Wolves’ lack of respect in the league cost them. Who’s going to get a borderline call in the last seconds, Garnett or Brewer?
The Celtics have won all five meetings between the two teams since the Wolves traded Garnett to Boston in July 2007 in what remains the NBA’s largest trade for one player.
The Celtics’ victory negated Pecherov’s career performance, a 24-point, eight-rebound effort that more than doubled Garnett’s 12-point output.
Pecherov’s 24 points eclipsed his previous career scoring high. He scored 16 points in a game against Orlando on March 5, 2008, his rookie season.
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