Weekend Playoffs Game Thread
Pacers try again to close out the Knicks while the WCF gets under way Sunday in San Antonio
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
2013 Draft Preview: Small Forwards
Otto Porter, Reggie Bullock and the other small forwards by the numbers.
Dot...Dot...Dawg (5/18)
Dot...Dot...Dawg (The Dots are Loading Slow Edition)
2013 Draft Preview: Shooting Guards
Shooting Guards: One of the first things that I noticed when I started playing around predicting NBA performance from collegiate performance was that not all skills translate equally. The...
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 | Won 1 |
| Lewis & Clark | 4 | 5 | .444 | 19.5 | Lost 1 |
| Puget Sound | 0 | 9 | .000 | 23.5 | Lost 3 |
(updated 5.18.2013 at 11:23 PM EDT)
Thursday Cup of Canis
A busy day in the NBA is highlighted by an important ownership announcement and two close-out games in the second round of the playoffs.
2013 Draft Preview: Point Guards
Trey Burke, C.J. McCollum and the rest of the 2013 point guards by the numbers.
Tuesday Cup of Canis
Not the Daily Cup, since I can offer no guarantees on the daily part, but a few links and newsy items for your consumption.
Monday Night Playoffs Open Thread
Bulls-Heat and Thunder-Grizzlies, plus a few notes from around the league.
NBA Draft Projection Model
As many of you know, I have been working on models for projecting future NBA performance of college players. I had a relatively finished product last month, but thanks to Zebano’s procurement...
Luke vs. J.J.: Who should the Wolves Keep?
Let's have an old-fashioned smackdown between two diminutive Wolves to decide who gets to stay on Taylor Island.
More Hoopus Stuff
OK, OK, enough already. I'm no Stop-n-Pop, but I'll do my best to keep this place as smart and inviting as I can. With your help.
Sunday Notes and Playoffs Open Thread
New GM hirings, the Kings situation getting serious, and game four of Spurs-Warriors.
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 |
