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| Winless Spurs jingle into Minnesota |
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11/05/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The winless San Antonio Spurs try to avoid their second loss in as many nights when they travel to the Twin Cities to face the Minnesota Timberwolves on Wednesday. San Antonio fell to 0-3 Tuesday in an embarrassing 98-81 home loss to division rival Dallas and will be looking to avoid opening the season with four consecutive losses for the first time since the team was toiling in the ABA during the 1973-74 season. Tony Parker had 22 points for the Spurs in the loss against Dallas while Tim Duncan a |
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| Garnett leads Celtics into Oklahoma City |
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11/05/2008 |
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| on Saturday. Kendrick Perkins had 15 points and seven rebounds while Finals MVP Paul Pierce contributed 13 points and nine boards. Oklahoma City posted its first win since relocating from Seattle in the offseason with Sunday's 88-85 triumph over the Minnesota Timberwolves. Kevin Durant led a balanced scoring attack with 18 points to lead the Thunder to their first franchise win since relocating from Seattle in the offseason. Russell Westbrook had 14 points while Jeff Green ended with 13 points and Nick Collison had 1 |
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| Mavs down 'Wolves to give Carlisle first win as coach |
NBA Basketball |
11/01/2008 |
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| Minneapolis, MN (MySportsbook) - Dirk Nowitzki led all scorers with 21 points and Jason Terry added 19 points off the bench as the Dallas Mavericks defeated the Minnesota Timberwolves, 95-85, giving head coach Rick Carlisle his first victory with the team. Nowitzki finished 8-of-17 from the field, including 1-of-2 from three-point range and grabbed six rebounds. Josh Howard chipped in with 14 points for the Mavericks, who made a winner of Carlisle in his second game with Dallas since replacing Avery Johnson as the |
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| Mavs shoot for 9th straight win vs. Timberwolves |
NBA Basketball |
11/01/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Dallas Mavericks will try to give new head coach Rick Carlisle his first win tonight, when they take on the Minnesota Timberwolves at the Target Center. Dallas opened the new season with Thursday's 112-102 loss to the rival Houston Rockets at American Airlines Center, as Dirk Nowitzki had 36 points and seven rebounds and Josh Howard chipped in 28 points and 11 boards. The two combined for only three points in the fourth quarter. Top bench player Jason Terry scored 15 points for Dallas, which a |
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| Kings visit Timberwolves in opener for both clubs |
NBA Basketball |
10/29/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - A pair of disappointing teams from a year ago kick off the 2008-09 campaign this evening, when the Minnesota Timberwolves welcome the Sacramento Kings to the Target Center. The Timberwolves finished 22-60 n 2007-08 and missed the playoffs for the fourth straight year. They played their first full season without All-Star center Kevin Garnett, who was dealt to Boston and won an NBA title. Minnesota coach Randy Wittman will unveil rookie Kevin Love this evening and the first-round draft pick is expec |
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| NBA Notebook: Europe, FIBA and Pop's beard |
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10/28/2008 |
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| o that," Stern said. "And there will be one or two players that will benefit greatly from it and it's good, if you're a player, to know that option exists." TAYLOR TAKES OVER The NBA's Board of Governors unanimously elected Glen Taylor, owner of the Minnesota Timberwolves, as its chairman last week. The classy Taylor replaces Miami Heat managing general partner Micky Arison, who served in the position for the past three years. "This is a great honor to be elected chairman of the NBA Board of Governors," Taylor said. |
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| Mavs waive McLeod |
NBA Basketball |
10/23/2008 |
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| Dallas Mavericks announced Thursday that they have waived guard Keith McLeod. The 28-year-old McLeod was signed as a free agent on July 11 and did not play in any pre-season games because of a strained right hamstring. He spent time overseas during the 2007-08 campaign, playing for Montepaschi Siena. McLeod has played for the Minnesota Timberwolves, Utah Jazz, Golden State Warriors and Indiana Pacers. His best season was in 2004-05, as he averaged 7.9 points, 2.1 rebounds and 4.5 assists in 53 contests for the Jazz. |
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| 2008-09 Minnesota Timberwolves Preview |
NBA Basketball |
10/23/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - Don't look now but the Minnesota Timberwolves are heading in the right direction. 'Wolves vice president of basketball operations Kevin McHale started the rebuilding process last season by dealing Kevin Garnett to Boston and shifted into high-gear with a draft-night deal with Memphis that brought sharp-shooter Mike Miller and former UCLA star Kevin Love to the Twin Cities Jefferson, the gem in the Garnett trade, showed he was on the verge of stardom last year and is now the cornerstone of the fran |
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10/15/2008 |
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| Suspended Minnesota Timberwolves guard Sebastian Telfair three games for pleading guilty to a weapons possession charge in the state of New York. |
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| Timberwolves' Telfair suspended for three games |
NBA Basketball |
10/14/2008 |
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| New York, NY (MySportsbook) - Minnesota Timberwolves guard Sebastian Telfair has been suspended without pay for three games for pleading guilty to a weapons possession charge in the state of New York, the NBA announced Tuesday. Telfair, Portland's first-round pick (13th overall) in the 2004 draft, was acquired from Boston in the Kevin Garnett trade before last season. He became the starting guard with Minnesota last year when Randy Foye injured his knee in the preseason, and over 60 games he averaged 9.3 points an |
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