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Above: Bennett bullies his way to the basket.

Hawks Go Down Quietly In 97-66 Loss To Timberwolves

Recap | Box Score | Highlights

MVP: Anthony Bennett. Bennet had a bounce back game after a terrible outing against the Memphis Grizzlies on Friday night. Bennett scored a game high 26 points and grabbed a game high 14 rebounds in the dominating win over the Atlanta Hawks.

LVP: Paul Millsap and Jeff Teague. Millsap and Teague are co-LVP's because both players failed to show up in a game they needed to win to keep pace in the eastern conference playoff race. Millsap finished with just 7 points while Teague scored 10 while shooting 4-of-10 from the field.

X-Factor: Anderson Varejao. Andy V had his best game of the year coming off the bench to score 13 points on 6-of-7 shooting and pulling down 9 rebounds in 19 minutes of action. A contender could definitely use his services later in the season.

Rookie Watch: Dennis Schroder. The rookie point guard only saw 12 minutes of action and finished with 6 points and 2 assist on 3-of-8 shooting.


Box Score:
MIN | 24 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 97
ATL | 17 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 66


Player of the Game: Anthony Bennett

|26 PTS | 14 REBS | 2 AST | 1 STL| 1 BLK | 10-21 FG | 3-7 3PT | 3-9 FT



Anthony Bennett: 26 PTS, 14 REB, 2 AST, 10-21 FG, 3-7 3PT, 3-9 FT
Gorgui Dieng: 17 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST, 8-11 FG, 1-1 FT
Dion Waiters: 15 PTS, 3 AST, 5-6 FG, 4-4 3PT, 1-2 FT
Anderson Varejao: 13 PTS, 9 REB, 6-7 FG, 1-2 FT
Corey Brewer: 10 PTS, 3 REB, 4-5 FG, 2-3 3PT
Shabazz Muhammad: 8 PTS, 5 REB, 2 STL, 3-5 FG, 2-3 3PT



Elton Brand: 12 PTS, 6 REB, 2 STL, 6-8 FG
Jeff Teague: 10 PTS, 2 REB, 6 AST, 4-10 FG, 2-3 3PT
Louis Williams: 9 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST, 4-13 FG, 1-1 FT
Kyle Korver: 8 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST, 3-9 FG, 2-4 3PT
Paul Millsap: 7 PTS, 4 REB, 3 STL, 3-12 FG, 1-2 FT
Dennis Schroder: 6 PTS, 2 AST, 2 STL, 3-8 FG

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Feb 4th-Feb 9th Results (20-32)

- 115 @ 100 -

Player Of The Games
Kobe Bryant: 36 Points, 5 Rebounds, 7 Assist, 12-17 FG, 2-3 3PT, 10-11 FT

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- 87 @ 83 -

Player Of The Game
Gorgui Dieng: 20 Points, 6 Rebounds, 3 Blocks, 10-18 FG

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- 91 @ 114 -

Player Of The Game
Jrue Holiday: 13 Points, 8 Rebounds, 10 Assist, 6-10 FG, 1-2 FT


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- 141 @ 133 -

Player Of The Game
LaMarcus Aldridge: 44 Points, 7 Rebounds, 3 Blocks, 12-24 FG, 20-22 FT


Next Game:
vs

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2014 NBA All-Star Game Rosters
Team Hill		Team Webber
Head Coach: Chris Webber		Head Coach: Grant Hill
Pos	Starters	Pos	Starters
G	Damian Lillard (Blazers)	G	Michael Carter-Williams (76ers)
G	Dion Waiters (Timberwolves)	G	Patrick Beverly (Rockets)
F	Anthony Bennett (Timberwolves)	F	Shabazz Muhammad (Timberwolves)
C	Vitor Faverani (Celtics)	C	Gorgui Dieng (Timberwolves)
C	Anthony Davis (Pelicans)	C	Andre Drummond (Pistons)
Pos	Reserves	Pos	Reserves
C	Cody Zeller (Bobcats)	G	Diante Garrett (Jazz)
G	Trey Burke (Jazz)	G	Darius Johnson-Odom (76ers)
G	Victor Oladipo (Magic)	F	Michael Kidd-Gilchrist (Bobcats)
F	Terrence Ross (Raptors)	F	Terrence Jones (Rockets)
F	Kelly Olynyk (Celtics)	C	Jeremy Tyler (Knicks)

Contestents
Pos	Player	3pt Percentage
SG	Klay Thompson (Warriors)	40%
SG	Dion Waiters (Timberwolves)	45%
SF	Arron Afflalo (Pacers)	41%
SG	James Harden (Rockets)	39%
PG	Stephen Curry (Warriors)	47%
SG	Kyle Korver (Hawks)	48%

Contestents
Pos	Player	Made Dunks
SG	Terrence Ross (Raptors)	50
SG	Blake Griffin (Clippers)	85
SF	Ben McLemore (Kings)	40
SG	Kenneth Faried (Nuggets)	78

2014 NBA All-Star Game Rosters
Eastern Conference		Western Conference
Head Coach: Erik Spolestra		Head Coach: Scott Brooks
Pos	Starters	Pos	Starters
G	John Wall (Wizards)	G	James Harden (Rockets)
G	Rajon Rondo (Celtics)	G	Kobe Bryant (Lakers)
F	LeBron James (Heat)	F	Kevin Durant (Thunder)
F	Carmelo Anthony (Knicks)	F	LaMarcus Aldridge (Blazers)
F	Paul George (Pacers)	F	Blake Griffin (Clippers)
Pos	Reserves	Pos	Reserves
G	Michael Carter-Williams (76ers)	G	Eric Bledsoe (Suns)
G	Lance Stephenson (Pacers)	G	Klay Thompson (Warriors)
F	Josh Smith (Pistons)	F	Chandler Parsons (Rockets)
F	Kevin Love (Cavaliers)	F	Serge Ibaka (Thunder)
C	Joakim Noah (Bulls)	C	Anthony Davis (Pelicans)
G	Kemba Walkers (Bobcats)	G	Isaiah Thomas (Kings)
G	Deron Williams (Nets)	G	Russell Westbrook (Thunder)

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Minnesota Acquire Trio From Chicago

Minnesota -- General Manager Tennell Williams announced that the team has acquired a trio of players from the Chicago Bulls in a 4 player deal today. Forwards Erik Murphy and Shengelia and point guard Jimmer Fredette will be coming to Minnesota. The T-Wolves will send guard J.J. Barea and a 2014 2nd round pick to Chicago.

"These are three young players who could continue to help our rebuild process, said Williams. They didn't get much playing team in Chicago because of all the talent that was ahead of them. But they will get the chance to show us what they got."

The Bulls will also send the Wolves a conditional 2nd round pick.

Minnesota Timberwolves Depth Chart - 2014
	STARTER	2ND	3RD	4TH
PG	Ricky Rubio	Lorenzo Brown	Jimmer Fredette	Ramon Sessions
SG	Dion Waiters	Shabazz Muhammad	Alexey Shved
SF	Corey Brewer	Luc Mbah A Mout	Robbie Hummel
PF	Anthony Bennett	Erik Murphy	Tornike Shengelia
C	Gorgui Dieng	Anderson Varejao

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Matchup Preview | February 10, 2014
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Houston Rockets (36-15, 17-6 Away)		Minnesota Timberwolves (20-32, 9-16 Home)
Projected Starters Patrick Beverly Point Guard Ricky Rubio James Harden Shooting Guard Dion Waiters Chandler Parsons Small Forward Corey Brewer Terrence Jones Power Forward Antony Bennett Dwight Howard Center Gorgui Dieng Injury Report None None

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Above: Dion splashing it over Harden.

Waiter's 30 Help Timberwolves Hold Off Rockets

Recap | Box Score | Highlights

MVP: Dion Waiters. Waiters finished with a game high 30 points to go along with 4 rebounds, 3 assist, and 2 steals. Even though he didn't shoot well (9-of-21) he made them when he needed to ending a few Rocket comeback attempts in the 4th quarter.

LVP: Patrick Beverly. Not really known for his offense, Beverly was trigger happy against the T-Wolves taking a team high 23 shots to score 11 points in the loss. You know this has to tick Howard off getting just 9 shot attempts while Beverly was just chucking away all game long.

X-Factor: Jimmer Fredette. The newly acquired guard was a big time spark plug off the bench for the Wolves. Fredette came in early in the 2nd quarter and proceded to knock down three straight treys on his way to scoring 15 points in his debut for the T-Wolves.

Rookie Watch: Anthony Bennett. The number one pick had a 0 point first half but turned things around in the 2nd half finishing with 24 points and 8 rebounds.


Box Score:
HOU | 24 | 16 | 23 | 25 | 88
MIN | 20 | 24 | 24 | 27 | 95


Player of the Game: Dion Waiters

30 PTS | 4 REBS | 3 AST | 2 STL | 9-21 FG | 4-9 3PT | 8-8 FT



James Harden: 25 PTS, 7 AST, 10-19 FG, 4-10 3PT, 1-1 FT
Chandler Parsons: 15 Pts, 3 REB, 6 AST, 7-14 FG, 1-4 3PT
Terrence Jones: 12 PTS, 12 REB, 2 AST, 6-6 FG
Patrick Beverly: 11 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST, 4-23 FG, 2-13 3PT, 1-2 FT
Jeremy Lin: 8 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST, 2-4 FG, 1-3 3PT, 3-4 FT
Dwight Howard: 4 PTS, 11 REB, 3 BLK, 2-9 FG



Anthony Bennett: 24 PTS, 8 REB, 9-23 FG, 3-7 3PT, 3-6 FT
Jimmer Fredette: 15 PTS, 5-12 FG, 5-11 3PT
Corey Brewer: 8 PTS, 6 REB, 2 BLK, 3-8 FG, 2-4 3PT
Gorgui Dieng: 6 PTS, 5 REB, 4 BLK, 3-5 FG
Ricky Rubio: 6 PTS, 7 REB, 13 AST, 2 STL, 3-3 FG
Shabazz Muhammad: 3 PTS, 1-5 FG, 1-3 3PT

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Feb 11th-Feb 13th Results (22-32)

- 79 @ 97 -

Player Of The Games
Dion Waiters: 24 Points, 5 Rebounds, 2 Assist, 9-15 FG, 4-7 3PT, 2-2 FT


Next Game:
All Star Break

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Team Hill Defeats Team Webber 112-95




Top Performers:
Patrick Beverly: 23 Points, 6 Rebounds, 11 Assist, 10-17 FG, 3-4 3PT
Terrence Jones: 22 Points, 9 Rebounds, 9/16 FG, 2/4 3PT, 2/4 FT
Michael Carter-Williams: 18 Points, 12 Rebounds, 13 Assist, 9/15 FG
Michael Kidd Gilchrist: 11 Points, 8 Rebounds, 4/8 FG, 1-1 3PT, 2/4 FT
Shabazz Muhammad: 10 Points, 4 Rebounds, 3-5 FG, 2-2 3PT, 2-2 FT



Top Performers:
Anthony Davis: 21 Points, 4 Rebounds, 3 Blocks, 9-17 FG, 3-3 FT
Damian Lillard: 19 Points, 2 Rebounds, 9 Assist, 6-17 FG, 1-6 3PT, 6-7 FT
Terrence Ross: 15 Points, 8 Rebounds, 2 Blocks, 6-11 FG, 3-7 FT
Dion Waiters: 9 Points, 3 Rebounds, 4-10 FG, 1-1 FT
Victor Oladipo: 9 Points, 4 Rebounds, 5 Assist, 4-7 FG, 1-2 3PT

Game MVP:
Michael Carter-Williams | Team Hill

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NBA All Star Saturday Night

*Blake Griffin had to miss the dunk contest due to a wrist injury. He was replaced by Indiana Pacers SF Paul George.*

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Kobe Nails Game Winner As The West Defeats The East 143-141




Top Performers:
Carmelo Anthony: 39 Points, 6 Rebounds, 4 Assist, 16-28 FG, 5-11 3PT, 2-2 FT
Joakim Noah: 22 Points, 14 Rebounds, 5 Assist, 10-14 FG, 2-2 3PT
Rajon Rondo: 14 Points, 6 Rebounds, 12 Assist, 5-9 FG, 3-4 3PT, 1-2 FT
Paul George: 13 Points, 2 Rebounds, 7 Assist, 4-8 FG, 1-4 3PT, 4-4 FT
Kevin Love: 12 Points, 7 Rebounds, 2 Assist, 4-10 FG, 1-5 3PT, 3-4 FT



Top Performers:
Kobe Bryant: 33 Points, 4 Rebounds, 3 Assist, 15-28 FG, 2-8 3PT, 1-1 FT
Kevin Durant: 24 Points, 5 Rebounds, 10 Assist, 10-19 FG, 4-9 3PT,
Russell Westbrook: 18 Points, 3 Rebounds, 7 Assist, 7-12 FG, 3-7 FT, 1-1 FT
LaMarcus Aldridge: 15 Points, 10 Rebounds, 7-11 FG, 1-1 FT
James Harden: 15 Points, 2 Assist, 6-9 FG, 3-3 3PT

Game MVP:
Kobe Bryant | West

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Clippers, Timberwolves, Jazz Complete 3 Team Deal

With just 24 hours before the trade deadline, the Los Angeles Clippers, the Minnesota Timberwolves, and the Utah Jazz have completed a 3 team 5 player deal.

The Clippers will receive SF Corey Brewer PG Ramon Sessions, and SG Alexey Shved from the Timberwolves. The T-Wolves will be getting SG Reggie Bullock, SF Richard Jefferson, Utah's 2014 2nd rounder, and the Clippers 2014 2nd rounder. The Utah Jazz will receive SF Danny Granger and cash in the deal.

Why the Clippers did the deal:

The Clippers get rid of an unhappy Granger who complained behind closed doors about wanting to be a starter on the team. The 8 year pro out of New Mexico was getting a career low 11.5 mpg coming of the Clippers bench. Brewer and Sessions will be an excellent fit to the bench unit. Bullock was also causing problems in the locker room with his complaints about not seeing the court. The rookie out of North Carolina has only appeared in 5 games this season.

Why the Timberwolves did the deal:

One reason. More assets. Since trading Kevin Love, the Wolves have been wheeling and dealing all season long moving talented players like Nikola Pekovic and J.J. Barea for cap relief and draft picks, building up their trade assets in the process. In this deal they get a talented young prospect in Bullock and two 2nd round picks in a deep draft this summer. Their also off the hook for the remaining 2 years of Brewer's deal.

Why the Jazz did the deal:

The Jazz, who are 1/2 back of the 8th spot, wants to make a run at the playoffs and Granger is an instant upgrade at the three spot over Richard Jefferson.

Trade Breakdown


-Corey Brewer
-Ramon Sessions
-Alexey Shved



-Reggie Bullock
-14' 2nd Round Pick (LAC)
-14' 2nd Round Pick (UTA)



-Danny Granger
-Cash Considerations