Minnesota Timberwolves
Minnesota Timberwolves
Smith's 21 points lifts Nuggets over Timberwolves
Smith's 21 points lifts Nuggets over Timberwolves
PAT GRAHAM,
Oct 11, 2008
The Denver Nuggets' preseason opener was a breeze. Next, they'll face a gust. The Nuggets dispatched the Minnesota Timberwolves 118-95 on Friday night, as reserve J.R. Smith finished with 21 points and Chris Andersen grabbed 11 boards. Now, they're off to Indian Wells, Calif., to play the Phoenix Suns on Saturday in the NBA's first outdoor basketball game in more than 35 years. ...More |
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Timberwolves Team Report
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Timberwolves Team Report Oct 10, 2008
Timberwolves coach Randy Wittman flinched the day after the season ended last spring, when Kevin McHale said his team could win 20 more games this season. Six months later, even with Mike Miller and Kevin Love on board, Wittman still is not ready to embrace such a prediction for an outfit that won 22 games a year ago.
"That's Kevin, that's not me," Wittman said. "I can't sit here and give you (the number of) wins. I never have. We've got to be better.
"The way we played at the end of last year, once (point guard) Randy (Foye) got back for the last 40 games or whatever it was, we've got to start right from that spot and spring forward. We can't start lower than that and work our way back. ...More |
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| Team Stats |
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Pts | Reb | Ast |
| Minnesota | 95.6 | 41.4 | 19.9 |
| Opponents | 102.4 | 41.7 | 23.2 |
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| Scores & Schedule |
| Last Five Games |
| Tue, Apr 15 | at Detroit | L 103-115 | | Wed, Apr 16 | Milwaukee | W 110-101 | | Mon, Oct 6 | at Milwaukee | W 117-79 | | Wed, Oct 8 | Oklahoma City | W 88-82 | | Fri, Oct 10 | at Denver | L 95-118 |
| Next Five Games |
| Tue, Oct 14 | at Chicago | 8:30 pm | | Thu, Oct 16 | at Toronto | 7:00 pm | | Sun, Oct 19 | Denver | 6:30 pm | | Wed, Oct 22 | Chicago | 8:00 pm | | Thu, Oct 23 | Milwaukee | 8:00 pm |
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