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| Flipping on the win switch: Murray paces Hawks over T'Wolves |
NBA Basketball |
03/23/2009 |
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| Atlanta, GA (MySportsbook) - Flip Murray finished with a season-high 30 points as the Atlanta Hawks crushed the Minnesota Timberwolves, 109-97, at Philips Arena. Mike Bibby finished with 20 points and nine assists, and Joe Johnson ended with 20 points and eight rebounds for Atlanta, which was coming off a loss to Cleveland on Saturday that snapped a seven-game win streak. The Hawks have won eight consecutive home games. "It was just another game," Murray, who scored 14 points each in the second and fourth quarters |
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| Durant leads Thunder past T'Wolves |
NBA Basketball |
03/22/2009 |
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| Minneapolis, MN (MySportsbook) - Kevin Durant led all scorers with 30 points to go along with eight rebounds and five assists as the Oklahoma City Thunder defeated the Minnesota Timberwolves, 97-90, at the Target Center. Jeff Green went for 17, while Thabo Sefolosha had nine points and six boards for the Thunder, who recovered from a 101-94 setback to Utah on Friday. Oklahoma City has split its last four games overall. Craig Smith had a team-high 19 points and 10 rebounds for Minnesota, which has dropped four in a |
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| Wolves welcome Thunder to Target Center |
NBA Basketball |
03/22/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - Bottom feeders in the Northwest Division get together this afternoon at the Target Center, where the Minnesota Timberwolves will host the Oklahoma City Thunder. Minnesota just lost all three tests on its recent road trip, including a 107-88 setback at Houston on Friday night. Craig Smith led the Timberwolves with 19 points and seven rebounds, while rookie Kevin Love registered 18 points and 12 boards. Minnesota has dropped 14 of its last 16 games and will try to work on its 10-25 home record Sunda |
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| Balanced attack helps Rockets down T'Wolves |
NBA Basketball |
03/20/2009 |
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| Houston, TX (MySportsbook) - Ron Artest led all scorers with 20 points and six other Rockets scored in double-figures, as Houston crushed the Minnesota Timberwolves, 107-88, at the Toyota Center. Artest also had six assists and five rebounds, while Yao Ming had 14 points and eight boards for Houston, which swept its two-game homestand. The Rockets took a 106-101 double-overtime triumph against Detroit on Wednesday, and have won three straight and seven of nine overall. Von Wafer and Aaron Brooks went for 13 points |
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| Rockets shoot for season sweep of Wolves |
NBA Basketball |
03/20/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Houston Rockets are within striking distance of the top spot in the Southwest Division and will close out a brief two-game homestand Friday versus the lowly Minnesota Timberwolves at the Toyota Center. The Rockets are currently 1 1/2 games behind the San Antonio Spurs in the division and have won two straight games, including Wednesday's 106-101 double-overtime triumph versus the Detroit Pistons in the opener of the homestand. Yao Ming scored 31 points, pulled down 15 rebounds and blocked four |
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| Hornets host Wolves in the Big Easy |
NBA Basketball |
03/18/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The New Orleans Hornets hope to take advantage of a seemingly soft upcoming stretch of home games that begins with tonight's visit from the Minnesota Timberwolves. The Hornets are in a heated battle for playoff positioning in the Western Conference, as the club currently sits in a virtual tie with Utah for sixth place but is only 1 1/2 games back of Houston for the third seed. New Orleans missed out on a chance to gain some ground on the Rockets, however, as Houston used a big fourth-quarter run t |
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| Without Duncan, Spurs continue dominance of Minnesota |
NBA Basketball |
03/18/2009 |
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| San Antonio, TX (MySportsbook) - Tony Parker poured in a game-high 24 points and dished out six assists, as the San Antonio Spurs hung on to beat the Minnesota Timberwolves, 93-86, at the AT&T Center. Kurt Thomas added 10 points, 10 boards, and six helpers for the Spurs, who collected their ninth straight win against the lowly T-Wolves. Roger Mason tallied 15 points, while Fabricio Oberto added 12 points off the bench for the victors. The Southwest Division-leading Spurs decided to sit All-Star forward Tim Dun |
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| Spurs take on Wolves in Alamo City |
NBA Basketball |
03/17/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Southwest Division-leading San Antonio Spurs return to the Alamo City Tuesday for the first of a four-game homestand against the struggling Minnesota Timberwolves. San Antonio will be shooting for their ninth straight win over the lowly Wolves and a sweep of the season series between the two clubs. Minnesota last topped the Spurs in the Twin Cities on January 3, 2007, a 103-101 overtime triumph. The T-Wolves have also lost nine straight in San Antonio. The Spurs hope to bounce back from a bad |
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| Bobcats hope to get back on track in the Twin Cities vs. Wolves |
NBA Basketball |
03/14/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Charlotte Bobcats hope to get back on track and continue their push toward the franchise's first postseason berth in the Twin Cities on Saturday against the Minnesota Timberwolves. The Bobcats dropped their second straight game after a franchise best six-game winning streak on Friday in Charlotte when Ron Artest swatted Vladimir Radmanovic's potential game-tying three-point attempt and followed with an uncontested coast-to- coast layup in the closing seconds to seal Houston's 91-86 victory ove |
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| Knicks visit Wolves in Twin Cities |
NBA Basketball |
03/13/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - After ending a long losing streak in impressive fashion their last time out, the Minnesota Timberwolves will attempt to sustain the momentum in tonight's matchup with a New York Knicks squad that seems to have found its way again as well. Minnesota snapped a string of 10 consecutive defeats with a 104-79 pasting of Memphis Wednesday at the Target Center. It was only the team's second victory since losing leading scorer and rebounder Al Jefferson to a season-ending knee injury on February 8. Ryan G |
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