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Garnett's 20-20 Performance Lifts Timberwolves to Season Opening Win

Minnesota Timberwolves (1-0) at Los Angeles Lakers (0-1)
Oct 28, 2015 1 2 3 4 Final Minnesota 25 32 38 30 125 Los Angeles 27 31 26 28 112 Top Performers Minnesota Timberwolves Lou Williams - 22 pts, 8 ast, 2 reb, 2 stl DeAngelo Russell - 21 pts, 8 ast, 4 stl, 3 reb Los Angeles Lakers Kevin Garnett - 26 pts, 23 reb, 6 ast, 2 blk Sam Cassell - 20 pts, 7 ast, 4 reb, 4 stl	Team Stats Comparison MIN LAL FG Made-Att 51/95 43/98 3PT Made-Att 7/16 11/25 FT Made-Att 16/23 15/22 Rebounds 54 44 Assists 31 28 Turnovers 18 15 Steals 11 17 Blocks 2 4
Minnesota Timberwolves STARTERS MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS K. Garnett 34 11/17 0/0 4/6 23 6 0 2 2 26 S. Cassell 34 8/15 2/2 2/2 4 7 4 0 3 20 L. Sprewell 30 10/19 0/3 5/6 3 3 0 0 3 25 T. Hassell 23 4/7 0/1 1/3 2 3 0 0 2 9 E. Johnson 18 2/4 0/0 1/2 4 3 2 0 1 5 BENCH MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS W. Szczerbiak 25 5/10 2/4 2/2 3 1 1 0 2 14 M. Olowokandi 21 4/6 0/0 1/2 5 2 2 0 0 9 F. Hoiberg 19 5/11 3/6 0/0 2 2 0 0 2 13 M. Madsen 15 1/3 0/0 0/0 8 2 1 0 1 2 T. Hudson 14 1/2 0/0 0/0 0 2 0 0 2 2 G. Trent 7 0/1 0/0 0/0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Los Angeles Lakers STARTERS MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS D. Russell 35 9/19 1/3 2/2 3 8 4 0 3 21 R. Hibbert 31 3/8 0/0 3/4 12 0 1 0 1 9 J. Randle 30 3/5 0/0 0/1 11 5 3 3 0 6 K. Bryant 30 7/20 3/9 4/9 2 0 4 0 1 21 J. Clarkson 24 3/9 0/2 2/2 3 4 1 0 3 8 BENCH MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS L. Williams 25 7/17 4/6 4/4 2 8 2 0 2 22 N. Young 20 5/10 3/4 0/0 2 0 0 1 4 13 B. Bass 18 4/5 0/0 0/0 5 0 0 0 0 8 R. Sacre 16 1/3 0/0 0/0 3 2 2 0 1 2 R. Kelly 11 1/2 0/1 0/0 1 1 0 0 0 2

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Garnett, Cassell Pace Timberwolves in 118-100 Win over Nuggets



The first quarter belonged to the Timberwolves Friday night as they outscored the Nuggets 31-20. Denver shot just 6/20 from the floor and had 4 turnovers in the period. Kevin Garnett wasted no time stuffing the stat sheet as he scored nine points, grabbed five rebounds, and dished out three assists in the quarter. Denver managed to go on a couple of mini-runs to cut their deficit to as little as 5, but the Wolves answered each time. A 7-0 flurry by the Wolves to close the first half gave them a 54-42 lead heading to the locker room. Garnett had 16 points and 12 rebounds in the first half and sidekick Sam Cassell chipped in with 13 points and 6 assists in the first half.

Minnesota carried that momentum into the third quarter as Cassell connected with Garnett twice to start the third quarter as the Wolves extended their lead to 16. After Minnesota pushed their lead out to 18 with five minutes to go in the third quarter, Denver went on an 11-0 run to make it just a seven point game. But as they did to end the second quarter, the T-Wolves closed the third quarter strong as a three point flurry from Wally Szczerbiak and Fred Hoiberg pushed their lead back out to 14 heading into the fourth quarter. Szczerbiak hit his third three-pointer of the game to start the fourth to give Minnesota 90-73 lead. After Troy Hudson missed a pair of free throws that would have given Minnesota a 21 point lead, the Nuggets rallied with a 10-0 run to make it 95-86 game with 6:30 left to play. Minnesota head coach Flip Saunders admitted to keeping his starters on the bench a little too long.

[QUOTE = Flip Saunders]“I should have gotten KG, Sam, and Spree back in their sooner. Our bench did a good job extending the lead for a bit and maintaining it, but they started to run out of gas and it allowed Denver to build confidence and gain momentum.”[/quote]



After a timeout, and his Big 3 back in the game, Minnesota quickly established a 15 point lead and cruised to a 118-100 lead. Once again it was Garnett and Cassell leading the way for the Timberwolves who are off to a 2-0 start. Garnett finished with 30 points, 21 rebounds, 5 assists, and 3 blocks and Cassell finished with 20 points, 15 assists, 2 rebounds, and 2 steals. Latrell Sprewell chipped in with an extremely efficient 25 points on 10-13 shooting. Minnesota got big contributions from their bench by way of Wally Szczerbiak and Fred Hoiberg who combined for 31 points and five made three-pointers.

Minnesota Timberwolves (2-0) at Denver Nuggets (0-1)
Oct 30, 2015 1 2 3 4 Final Minnesota 31 23 33 31 118 Denver 20 22 31 27 100 Top Performers Minnesota Timberwolves K. Garnett - 30 pts, 21 reb, 5 ast, 3 blk S. Cassell - 20 pts, 15 ast, 2 reb, 2 stl Denver Nuggets K. Faried - 17 pts, 14 reb, 2 ast, 2 stl J.J. Hickson - 12 pts, 8 reb, 3 stl, 1 blk	Team Stats Comparison MIN DEN FG Made-Att 37/92 47/87 3PT Made-Att 9/27 10/25 FT Made-Att 17/20 14/21 Rebounds 44 40 Assists 21 37 Turnovers 15 17 Steals 13 5 Blocks 2 4
Minnesota Timberwolves STARTERS MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS K. Garnett 37 13/22 1/1 3/3 21 5 1 3 3 30 S. Cassell 36 8/15 2/5 2/4 2 15 2 0 4 20 L. Sprewell 36 10/15 2/5 3/3 1 3 0 0 2 25 T. Hassell 22 2/5 0/2 0/0 0 0 0 1 2 4 E. Johnson 18 0/0 0/0 1/2 3 2 0 0 0 1 BENCH MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS W. Szczerbiak 26 7/16 3/7 0/1 1 1 0 0 0 17 M. Olowokandi 20 0/0 0/0 0/0 6 1 1 0 3 0 F. Hoiberg 17 5/9 2/5 2/2 0 2 0 0 0 14 M. Madsen 15 2/5 0/0 0/2 4 1 0 0 1 4 T. Hudson 12 0/0 0/0 3/4 1 5 1 0 2 3
Denver Nuggets STARTERS MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS K. Faried 30 8/13 0/0 1/1 14 2 2 0 2 17 W. Barton 28 5/17 2/11 0/0 1 2 1 0 1 12 D. Gallinari 27 4/17 1/1 0/0 4 3 1 0 3 9 E. Mudiay 25 5/14 3/9 3/4 0 5 3 0 2 16 J. Nurkic 22 1/4 0/0 22 3 1 1 1 4 4 BENCH MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS J.J. Hickson 20 2/3 0/0 8/10 8 0 3 1 1 12 W. Chandler 18 3/5 1/2 3/3 5 0 0 0 2 10 J. Nurkic 17 1/4 0/0 2/2 3 1 1 1 4 4 J. Nelson 16 4/6 2/3 0/0 2 2 0 0 0 10 D. Arthur 15 3/8 0/0 0/0 4 1 1 0 0 6 R. Foye 14 2/5 0/1 0/0 1 3 0 0 0 4 G. Harris 8 0/0 0/0 0/0 2 2 1 0 0 0

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Whoa this looks cool. I'll be following.

Shoutout to one of my favorite NBA players ever too.......Wally Szczerbiak!!

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Quote: Originally Posted by megarover

Whoa this looks cool. I'll be following. Shoutout to one of my favorite NBA players ever too.......Wally Szczerbiak!!

Thanks! I kept holding out slim hope that by some small miracle the 2004 Timberwolves would be included as a classic team. Before the Sonics moved from Seattle to OKC, KG and the Timberwolves were my favorite player and team. Back in the PS3 days when you could also download individual players form 2K Share, I could pretty much put together the entire '04 Wolves roster and I'd just create the two or three players I couldn't find. I played with them a few times doing that on PS3 iterations of 2K.

So when 2K announced the '04 Wolves would be included in he game, I knew immediately what my first MyLeague would be.

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Wolves Ride Sprewell's Hot Hand to 112-95 Win in Home Opener



“Shoot it and go get it,” seemed to be Portland’s first quarter game plan. The Blazers tallied an impressive nine offensive rebounds in the first six minutes of the game. However, they could only muster nine second chance points off those nine offensive rebounds. Minnesota managed to stake a 30-24 lead after the first quarter thanks to shooting a perfect 7-for-7 from the FT line, compared to 3-for-8 for Portland, and 10-for-19 from the floor overall compared to just 9-for-26 for the Blazers.

With the second unit in for the Timberwolves to start the second quarter, Portland brought back their starters who took control. Three Minnesota turnovers and two Damian Lillard three-pointers aided a 12-2 start to the second quarter for the Blazers who roared back to take a 36-32 lead. Unfortunately, it was all downhill from there for Portland as they were outscored 28-12 the last seven minutes of the second quarter. Kevin Garnett, who got off to a rough 1-for-5 start from the floor, led the 28-12 charge by scoring 12 points and had a 20-10 double-double at the half.

“He’s a special, special player,” said Minnesota head coach Flip Saunders on his way to the halftime locker room. He’s the type of player you just never worry about. He’s as intense of a competitor as I’ve ever seen and once they went on that run to take the lead, Kevin started squirming on the bench. I knew it was time to get him back in the game.”

The third quarter was a back-and-forth affair, as Minnesota’s lead never grew bigger than 14 and never fell below nine. However, a Wally Szczerbiak three-pointer to beat the third quarter buzzer gave the Timberwolves a comfortable 88-74 lead heading to the fourth. A Troy Hudson three-pointer to start the fourth quarter ballooned Minnesota’s lead to 17, but Portland responded by scoring the game’s next eight points to cut the lead to seven. Enter Latrell Sprewell who reentered the game after a timeout and proceeded to rattle off nine quick points to push Minnesota’s lead back to 14. Sprewell scored 14 of his 28 points in the fourth quarter as Minnesota cruised to a 112-95 win to end Portland’s 3-game win streak to start the season.

Portland Trailblazers (3-1) at Minnesota Timberwolves (3-0)
Nov 2, 2015 1 2 3 4 Final Portland 24 24 26 21 95 Minnesota 30 30 28 24 112 Top Performers Portland Trailblazers D. Lillard - 17 pts, 10 ast, 3 reb, 1 stl C.J. McCollum - 18 pts, 4 ast, 3 reb, 3 stl Minnesota Timberwolves K. Garnett - 30 pts, 17 reb, 3 ast, 3 stl, 3 blk L. Sprewell - 28 pts, 4 ast, 4 reb, 1 stl	Team Stats Comparison POR MIN FG Made-Att 39/93 41/79 3PT Made-Att 6/17 10/24 FT Made-Att 11/21 20/21 Rebounds 50 45 Assists 24 32 Turnovers 16 17 Steals 12 9 Blocks 3 5
Portland Trailblazers STARTERS MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS D. Lillard 35 6/18 2/5 3/3 3 10 1 0 2 17 A. Aminu 32 2/8 0/2 0/2 5 1 2 0 1 4 C. McCollum 30 8/19 2/5 0/0 3 4 3 0 3 18 C. Kaman 27 5/8 0/0 1/2 6 0 1 0 0 11 M. Leonard 22 3/4 0/0 5/5 14 2 0 0 0 11 BENCH MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS E. Davis 17 2/6 0/0 2/5 5 2 1 0 1 6 G. Henderson 17 5/9 2/3 0/0 2 3 2 1 2 12 M. Plumlee 16 5/10 0/0 0/4 7 0 0 0 1 10 T. Frazier 15 1/7 0/1 0/0 1 1 1 0 2 2 M. Harkless 13 0/2 0/1 0/0 0 0 0 0 2 0 N. Vonleh 12 2/2 0/0 0/0 4 1 1 2 2 4
Minnesota Timberwolves STARTERS MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS K. Garnett 37 13/20 0/0 4/4 17 3 3 3 3 30 L. Sprewell 35 9/18 5/10 5/6 4 4 1 0 3 28 S. Cassell 32 2/5 1/1 5/5 3 6 1 0 4 10 M. Olowokandi 26 5/5 0/0 0/0 7 1 0 2 0 10 T. Hassell 24 2/7 1/3 0/0 2 5 0 0 1 5 BENCH MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS W. Szczerbiak 22 3/9 2/6 3/3 2 4 2 0 0 11 M. Madsen 18 1/2 0/1 0/0 3 2 0 0 2 2 T. Hudson 18 2/2 1/1 2/2 1 4 0 0 0 7 F. Hoiberg 15 3/9 0/2 1/1 2 2 0 0 3 7 E. Johnson 12 1/2 0/0 0/0 4 1 2 0 1 2