Kevin Love’s 20 missed games this season — 18 with a broken hand and two from strep throat — might cost him a chance to be ranked among the NBA’s leading rebounders.
After Friday’s game, Love’s 12.2 rebounding average ranks third in the league behind Orlando’s Dwight Howard (13.1) and Chicago’s Joakim Noah (12.4). But Love has missed too many games to be listed in the current official league rankings.
Love, who had 13 points and nine rebounds off the bench Friday, has a slight chance to be ranked at the end of the season if he reaches 800 rebounds or plays in each of the Wolves’ remaining 38 games. Love has 292 rebounds going into tonight’s game at Milwaukee.
It’s made a believer of the Hornets’ star. “Jonny’s great. I’ve known Jonny for a while now. He’s a good friend of mine. He’s an outstanding player, and he’s playing with a great big man in Al Jefferson,” Paul said. “He needs to play and when he gets a little more freedom, the sky’s the limit.”
“It definitely hurts to lose this way,” Flynn said. “We talked about not letting them do that. It was basically the same play. It was just a little miscommunication.”
Does that sound about right?
No, the Timberwolves should be playing better than this…
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