Canines, Magicians, and the NBA Lottery
The nature of the NBA lottery works against the teams that play the right way
Last Game
| Final - 4.17.2013 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Timberwolves | 30 | 26 | 24 | 28 | 108 |
| San Antonio Spurs | 24 | 37 | 15 | 19 | 95 |
Stories
Around the League: Suns, Pelicans, Kings.
Now that we have a draft order it's time to go around the league with each team as we head into the season of the draft, trades, and free agency. We'll start with the bottom of the Western Conference: the Suns, Pelicans, and Kings.
Heat-Pacers Game One Thread
The lottery was thrilling, but there is actual basketball being played.
Saunders: Wolves will 'exhaust every opportunity'
The new President says all cards are on the table
Northwest Conference Standings
| W | L | PCT | GB | STRK | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Oklahoma City
|
60 | 22 | .731 | 0 | Lost 4 |
|
Denver
|
57 | 25 | .695 | 3 | Lost 1 |
|
Utah
|
43 | 39 | .524 | 17 | Lost 1 |
|
Portland
|
33 | 49 | .402 | 27 | Lost 13 |
|
Minnesota
|
31 | 51 | .378 | 29 | Won 1 |
| Linfield | 11 | 1 | .916 | 14 | Lost 0 |
| Willamette | 8 | 2 | .800 | 16 | Won 3 |
| Pacific Lutheran | 7 | 3 | .700 | 17 | Lost 1 |
| Whitworth | 7 | 3 | .700 | 17 | Lost 2 |
| Lewis & Clark | 4 | 5 | .444 | 19.5 | Lost 1 |
| Puget Sound | 0 | 9 | .000 | 23.5 | Lost 2 |
(updated 5.24.2013 at 2:17 AM EDT)
2013 Draft Preview: The Big Board
The series concludes by bringing everyone together and a quick look at the foreign draft eligibles.
Lottery Tonight! Kevin Love! 1.7% Chance! Oh My.
The biggest non-event on the NBA calendar takes place tonight at 7:30 central time. Don't miss it!
2013 Draft Preview: Centers
Nerlens Noel, Kelly Olynyk and the other centers by the numbers.
Canis Hoopus featured on Wolves.com
Timberwolves.com has starting its summer blog feature and we're up first
2013 Draft Preview: Power Forwards
Cody Zeller, Anthony Bennett and the rest of the power forwards by the numbers.
Weekend Playoffs Game Thread
Pacers try again to close out the Knicks while the WCF gets under way Sunday in San Antonio
2013 Draft Preview: Small Forwards
Otto Porter, Reggie Bullock and the other small forwards by the numbers.
Schedule
2012 Schedule
| November | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Sacramento | Friday, November 02 2012 | win 92 - 80 | coverage |
| @ Toronto | Sunday, November 04 2012 | loss 86 - 105 | coverage |
| @ Brooklyn | Monday, November 05 2012 | win 107 - 96 | coverage |
| Orlando | Wednesday, November 07 2012 | win 90 - 75 | coverage |
| Indiana | Friday, November 09 2012 | win 96 - 94 | coverage |
| @ Chicago | Saturday, November 10 2012 | loss 80 - 87 | coverage |
| @ Dallas | Monday, November 12 2012 | win 90 - 82 | coverage |
| Charlotte | Wednesday, November 14 2012 | loss 87 - 89 | coverage |
| Golden State | Friday, November 16 2012 | loss 98 - 106 | coverage |
| Denver | Wednesday, November 21 2012 | loss 94 - 101 | coverage |
| @ Portland | Friday, November 23 2012 | loss 95 - 103 | coverage |
| @ Golden State | Saturday, November 24 2012 | loss 85 - 96 | coverage |
| @ Sacramento | Tuesday, November 27 2012 | win 97 - 89 | coverage |
| @ Los Angeles Clippers | Wednesday, November 28 2012 | loss 95 - 101 | coverage |
| Milwaukee | Friday, November 30 2012 | win 95 - 85 | coverage |
| December | |||
| @ Philadelphia | Tuesday, December 04 2012 | win 105 - 88 | coverage |
| @ Boston | Wednesday, December 05 2012 | loss 94 - 104 | coverage |
| Cleveland | Friday, December 07 2012 | win 91 - 73 | coverage |
| Denver | Wednesday, December 12 2012 | win 108 - 105 | coverage |
| @ New Orleans | Friday, December 14 2012 | win 113 - 102 | coverage |
| Dallas | Saturday, December 15 2012 | win 114 - 106 | coverage |
| @ Orlando | Monday, December 17 2012 | loss 93 - 102 | coverage |
| @ Miami | Tuesday, December 18 2012 | loss 92 - 103 | coverage |
| Oklahoma City | Thursday, December 20 2012 | win 99 - 93 | coverage |
| @ New York | Sunday, December 23 2012 | loss 91 - 94 | coverage |
| Houston | Wednesday, December 26 2012 | loss 84 - 87 | coverage |
| Phoenix | Saturday, December 29 2012 | win 111 - 107 | coverage |
| January | |||
| @ Utah | Wednesday, January 02 2013 | loss 84 - 106 | coverage |
| @ Denver | Thursday, January 03 2013 | win 101 - 97 | coverage |
| Portland | Saturday, January 05 2013 | loss 97 - 102 | coverage |
| Atlanta | Tuesday, January 08 2013 | win 108 - 103 | coverage |
| @ Oklahoma City | Wednesday, January 09 2013 | loss 84 - 106 | coverage |
| @ New Orleans | Friday, January 11 2013 | loss 92 - 104 | coverage |
| @ San Antonio | Sunday, January 13 2013 | loss 88 - 106 | coverage |
| @ Dallas | Monday, January 14 2013 | loss 98 - 113 | coverage |
| Los Angeles Clippers | Thursday, January 17 2013 | loss 77 - 90 | coverage |
| Houston | Saturday, January 19 2013 | win 92 - 79 | coverage |
| @ Atlanta | Monday, January 21 2013 | loss 96 - 104 | coverage |
| Brooklyn | Wednesday, January 23 2013 | loss 83 - 91 | coverage |
| @ Washington | Friday, January 25 2013 | loss 101 - 114 | coverage |
| @ Charlotte | Saturday, January 26 2013 | loss 101 - 102 | coverage |
| Los Angeles Clippers | Wednesday, January 30 2013 | loss 90 - 96 | coverage |
| February | |||
| Los Angeles Lakers | Friday, February 01 2013 | loss 100 - 111 | coverage |
| New Orleans | Saturday, February 02 2013 | win 115 - 86 | coverage |
| Portland | Monday, February 04 2013 | loss 98 - 100 | coverage |
| San Antonio | Wednesday, February 06 2013 | loss 94 - 104 | coverage |
| New York | Friday, February 08 2013 | loss 94 - 100 | coverage |
| @ Memphis | Sunday, February 10 2013 | loss 88 - 105 | coverage |
| @ Cleveland | Monday, February 11 2013 | win 100 - 92 | coverage |
| Utah | Wednesday, February 13 2013 | loss 93 - 97 | coverage |
| Philadelphia | Wednesday, February 20 2013 | win 94 - 87 | coverage |
| @ Oklahoma City | Friday, February 22 2013 | loss 111 - 127 | coverage |
| Golden State | Sunday, February 24 2013 | loss 99 - 100 | coverage |
| @ Phoenix | Tuesday, February 26 2013 | loss 83 - 84 | coverage |
| @ Los Angeles Lakers | Thursday, February 28 2013 | loss 94 - 116 | coverage |
| March | |||
| @ Portland | Saturday, March 02 2013 | loss 94 - 109 | coverage |
| Miami | Monday, March 04 2013 | loss 81 - 97 | coverage |
| Washington | Wednesday, March 06 2013 | win 87 - 82 | coverage |
| @ Denver | Saturday, March 09 2013 | loss 88 - 111 | coverage |
| Dallas | Sunday, March 10 2013 | loss 77 - 100 | coverage |
| San Antonio | Tuesday, March 12 2013 | win 107 - 83 | coverage |
| @ Indiana | Wednesday, March 13 2013 | loss 91 - 107 | coverage |
| @ Houston | Friday, March 15 2013 | loss 100 - 108 | coverage |
| New Orleans | Sunday, March 17 2013 | win 97 - 95 | coverage |
| @ Memphis | Monday, March 18 2013 | loss 77 - 92 | coverage |
| @ Sacramento | Thursday, March 21 2013 | loss 98 - 101 | coverage |
| @ Phoenix | Friday, March 22 2013 | win 117 - 86 | coverage |
| Chicago | Sunday, March 24 2013 | loss 97 - 104 | coverage |
| @ Detroit | Tuesday, March 26 2013 | win 105 - 82 | coverage |
| Los Angeles Lakers | Wednesday, March 27 2013 | loss 117 - 120 | coverage |
| Oklahoma City | Friday, March 29 2013 | win 101 - 93 | coverage |
| Memphis | Saturday, March 30 2013 | loss 86 - 99 | coverage |
| April | |||
| Boston | Monday, April 01 2013 | win 110 - 100 | coverage |
| @ Milwaukee | Wednesday, April 03 2013 | win 107 - 98 | coverage |
| Toronto | Friday, April 05 2013 | loss 93 - 95 | coverage |
| Detroit | Saturday, April 06 2013 | win 107 - 101 | coverage |
| @ Golden State | Tuesday, April 09 2013 | loss 89 - 105 | coverage |
| @ Los Angeles Clippers | Wednesday, April 10 2013 | loss 95 - 111 | coverage |
| @ Utah | Friday, April 12 2013 | loss 100 - 107 | coverage |
| Phoenix | Saturday, April 13 2013 | win 105 - 93 | coverage |
| Utah | Monday, April 15 2013 | loss 80 - 96 | coverage |
| @ San Antonio | Wednesday, April 17 2013 | win 108 - 95 | coverage |
Roster
Minnesota Timberwolves Roster
| # | Pos. | DOB | W | H | College |
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Stats
Minnesota Timberwolves Stats
| FG | 3PT | FT | Rebounds | Misc | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | M | M | A | Pct | M | A | Pct | M | A | Pct | Off | Def | Tot | Ast | TO | Stl | Blk | PF | PPG | |
| Kevin Love | 18 | 34.3 | 5.8 | 16.6 | 35.2 | 1.1 | 5.1 | 21.7 | 5.6 | 7.9 | 70.4 | 3.6 | 10.4 | 14.0 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 1.9 | 18.3 |
| Nikola Pekovic | 62 | 31.6 | 6.2 | 12.0 | 52.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.9 | 5.2 | 74.4 | 3.7 | 5.1 | 8.8 | 0.9 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 2.3 | 16.3 |
| Andrei Kirilenko | 64 | 31.8 | 4.4 | 8.8 | 50.7 | 0.5 | 1.9 | 29.2 | 2.9 | 3.9 | 75.2 | 1.6 | 4.1 | 5.7 | 2.8 | 1.9 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 12.4 |
| Derrick Williams | 78 | 24.6 | 4.3 | 10.1 | 43.0 | 0.8 | 2.5 | 33.2 | 2.5 | 3.5 | 70.6 | 1.2 | 4.3 | 5.5 | 0.6 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 1.6 | 12.0 |
| Luke Ridnour | 82 | 30.2 | 4.5 | 9.9 | 45.3 | 0.8 | 2.6 | 31.1 | 1.7 | 2.0 | 84.8 | 0.5 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 3.8 | 1.6 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 2.3 | 11.5 |
| J.J. Barea | 74 | 23.1 | 4.3 | 10.2 | 41.7 | 1.3 | 3.8 | 34.6 | 1.4 | 1.8 | 78.4 | 0.5 | 2.3 | 2.8 | 4.0 | 2.0 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 1.8 | 11.3 |
| Ricky Rubio | 57 | 29.6 | 3.2 | 9.0 | 36.0 | 0.5 | 1.6 | 29.3 | 3.7 | 4.6 | 79.9 | 0.8 | 3.2 | 4.0 | 7.3 | 3.0 | 2.4 | 0.1 | 2.5 | 10.7 |
| Chase Budinger | 23 | 22.0 | 3.4 | 8.3 | 41.4 | 1.1 | 3.5 | 32.1 | 1.4 | 1.8 | 76.2 | 0.7 | 2.4 | 3.1 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 1.3 | 9.4 |
| Dante Cunningham | 80 | 25.1 | 3.9 | 8.4 | 46.8 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 65.0 | 1.8 | 3.3 | 5.1 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 1.9 | 8.7 |
| Alexey Shved | 77 | 23.9 | 3.1 | 8.2 | 37.2 | 1.1 | 3.7 | 29.5 | 1.4 | 1.9 | 72.0 | 0.5 | 1.7 | 2.3 | 3.7 | 1.9 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 1.5 | 8.6 |
| Brandon Roy | 5 | 24.2 | 2.2 | 7.0 | 31.4 | 0.0 | 1.8 | 0.0 | 1.4 | 2.0 | 70.0 | 0.6 | 2.2 | 2.8 | 4.6 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 5.8 |
| Mickael Gelabale | 36 | 17.9 | 2.0 | 3.9 | 51.8 | 0.4 | 1.4 | 30.8 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 87.5 | 0.9 | 1.9 | 2.8 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 1.3 | 5.0 |
| Malcolm Lee | 16 | 18.0 | 1.8 | 4.8 | 38.2 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 33.3 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 60.0 | 0.9 | 1.5 | 2.4 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 1.9 | 4.9 |
| Greg Stiemsma | 76 | 15.9 | 1.7 | 3.7 | 45.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 76.8 | 0.8 | 2.6 | 3.4 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 2.4 | 4.0 |
| Chris Johnson | 30 | 9.5 | 1.6 | 2.5 | 64.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 61.8 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 2.0 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.9 | 1.6 | 3.9 |
