(WFRV) – The Bucks will get an early start to their Wednesday after the NBA announced their game against the Minnesota Timberwolves was being moved to an afternoon start. The official start time for Wednesday’s game at the Target Center in Minneapolis, Minn. is set for 3:30 p.m. There will be no fans in attendance […]
Bucks’ game against Minnesota moved up to afternoon tip — WFRV Local 5 – Green Bay, Appleton
Devin Booker scored 21 of his season-high 43 points in the third quarter to carry Phoenix in a 118-99 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Sunday night, the 14th win for the Suns in their last 17 games.
Surging Suns Beat Timberwolves 118-99 — WCCO | CBS Minnesota
Earlier this month, Beasley was sentenced to serve 120 days in the workhouse after pleading guilty to a felony count of threats of violence.
Report: Timberwolves’ Malik Beasley Suspended 12 Games — WCCO | CBS Minnesota
INJURY REPORT AT 5:30 P.M. FRIDAY
09:00 (ET) TOR@MIN Minnesota Timberwolves Culver, Jarrett Out Injury/Illness – Left Ankle; Sprain
Russell, D’Angelo Out Injury/Illness – Left Knee; Surgery
Toronto Raptors Harris, Jalen Out G League – On Assignment
Lowry, Kyle Questionable Injury/Illness – Left Thumb; Sprained
McCaw, Patrick Probable Injury/Illness – Left knee; Surgery – Rehabilitation
RAPTORS NOTES
• The Toronto Raptors finish a three-game road trip (Feb. 16-19) Friday night with the second game of a back-to-back set against Minnesota Timberwolves at Target Center. Toronto is winless (0-4) in the second game of a back-to-back this season. The Raptors return home to host the first of consecutive games versus the Philadelphia 76ers on Sunday (Feb. 21-23). Toronto will play five-of-seven games at home in Tampa to wrap-up its first half schedule. The Timberwolves beat the Toronto Raptors 116-112 on Sunday.
• After starting the 2020-21 campaign with one win in seven games, the Raptors have an opportunity against the Timberwolves to get back to .500 (14-15) for the first time this season.
• Kyle Lowry missed his fourth game of the season yesterday at Milwaukee due to a left thumb sprain. Lowry injured the thumb in the first quarter Tuesday against the Bucks. The Raptors are 4-0 this season without Lowry in the lineup and 16-2 dating back to the start of last season.
• The Raptors are 6-3 in the month of February. Toronto ranks third in the NBA averaging 120.4 points in February, and tied for fourth shooting .412 (133-323) from beyond the arc. The Raptors have scored 120+ points six times this month after reaching the mark just twice in their first 20 games. Fred VanVleet (23.7),
Pascal Siakam (23.2) and Norman Powell (21.7) are all averaging 20+ points in February. The trio combined for 73 points in Thursday’s victory over the Bucks.
• Fred VanVleet has led (or tied) the Raptors in assists in each of the last seven games (Feb. 6-18). VanVleet is averaging 8.3 assists during this stretch, totaling 58 assists compared to 21 turnovers.
• Norman Powell scored 15 of his season high-tying 29 points in the first quarter last night at Milwaukee. Powell is averaging a team-high 5.9 points in the first quarter this season, inlcuding 8.3 points in February.
• OG Anunoby returned to the lineup Tuesday at Milwaukee after missing the previous 10 games (Jan. 27 -Feb. 14) due to a strained left calf. Anunoby has scored 10+ points in a career-high 11 straight games played (Jan. 10 – Feb. 18). He is averaging 15.8 points, while shooting .500 (62-124) from the field
and .508 (32-63) from three-point range, during this streak.
• Fred VanVleet (20.3) and Chris Boucher (13.4) rank second and fourth, respectively, in scoring among undrafted players this season. VanVleet’s franchise record 54 points Feb. 2 at Orlando was the most points scored by an undrafted player in NBA history, while Boucher leads all reserves in the NBA this season with seven double-doubles off the bench.
The Timberwolves’ Karl-Anthony Towns attempts to block a shot by the Clippers’ Serge Ibaka during the first half of Wednesday’s game in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Jim Mone) The Clippers’ Kawhi Leonard soars to the basket as the Timberwolves’ Karl-Anthony Towns defends during the first half of Wednesday’s game in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Jim Mone) The Timberwolves’ Anthony…
Clippers snap two-game losing skid with win in Minnesota — Orange County Register
Stephen Curry caught the ball in the corner, launched a 3-pointer and confidently turned to the Minnesota Timberwolves’ bench. Despite his off shooting night, he didn’t need to look to know this one was going down. After scoring just two points in the first half, Curry uncorked a 12-point quarter during the game’s decisive stretch.…
Steph Curry gets help from supporting cast as Warriors beat Timberwolves — East Bay Times
Rookie center James Wiseman came off the Warriors’ bench to score a career-high 25 points and dazzled opposite Minnesota No. 1 pick Anthony Edwards in a matchup of last year’s top two draft selections.
James Wiseman Scores Career-High 25; Warriors Sweep T-Wolves — CBS San Francisco
Beasley seemingly faces a 10-plus-game suspension.
Timberwolves guard Malik Beasley pleads guilty to threats of violence — ProBasketballTalk | NBC Sports
With team practices starting just days ago, the Timberwolves’ first preseason game Saturday and the first regular season game coming just two weeks from now, Minnesota hasn’t exactly had much time for trial and error. That matters when you have a young, relatively new roster and a bunch of pieces you like but aren’t yet…
Expect many different Timberwolves’ lineup combinations early this season — Twin Cities
“It’s going to be hard to play. It’s going to be difficult to say this is therapy, I don’t think it will ever be therapy again for me.”
Karl-Anthony Towns has seen seven family members die from COVID-19, including his mother — ProBasketballTalk | NBC Sports
The Timberwolves have re-signed guard Malik Beasley.
Wolves Re-Sign Malik Beasley — WCCO | CBS Minnesota
The Minnesota Timberwolves reacquired point guard Ricky Rubio in a separate trade with the Thunder in the first round of the delayed 2020 NBA Draft.
Welcome Back! Ricky Rubio Returns To The Timberwolves — WCCO | CBS Minnesota
The view from left field 