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Timberwolves make a game of it vs. Mavericks after being crushed early Wolves get close after trailing by 21 after one quarter.  February 9, 2021 — 12:09am Text size Copy shortlink: Groundhog Day was earlier this month, but the Timberwolves were stuck in their own version of the Bill Murray classic Monday. They woke up Saturday and allowed 43 points to the Thunder in the first quarter. They woke up 48 hours later and allowed 43 poi...

After tying a franchise record by giving up 83 first-half points, they lost by a basket.

The center shot 12-for-21 from the field, but his tying attempt in the closing seconds missed the mark.

The point guard has played in only five games with Karl-Anthony Towns since his arrival.

The Minnesota Timberwolves’ one-year anniversary of the D’Angelo Russell trade shaped up to be a fittingly bizarre game in Oklahoma City. On today’s pod, we work backward from Naz Reid getting the...

The Timberwolves rookie has done well in isolation sets.

By: Nate Kotisso OKLAHOMA CITY - As a fan, a rebuilding year is supposed to desensitize the ability to feel emotions. Mainly, the disappointed and frustrated emotions. There are no immediate plans for the Oklahoma City Thunder as a playoff team in 2021, but even I, a non-Thunder fan, was disappointed by the team’s performance against the Minnesota Timberwolves. The Thunder, after recovering nicely Wednesday in a blowout win over the surging Houston Rockets, faced a team that entered Friday ...

12 ties and 19 lead changes set the stage for a game that went down to the final seconds on Friday. With eight active players, the Thunder hung tough to withstand the ebbs and flows of the game and put itself in a position to win down the stretch.

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — D’Angelo Russell made a 3-pointer with 3.7 seconds remaining to lift the Minnesota Timberwolves over the Oklahoma City Thunder 106-103 on Friday night. Russell dribbled near midcourt to let the clock run, took a couple of steps toward the basket and pulled up a few feet behind the 3-point arc for the winning shot. “Late in the game, D-Lo’s been a big shot-maker in his career,” Minnesota coach Ryan Saunders said. “I’ve got a lot of confidence and faith in D-Lo...

Naz Reid Is Blossoming Right Before Our Eyes The second-year undrafted free agent is becoming everything the Timberwolves could’ve hoped for, and more. Photo by Hannah Foslien/Getty Images Share this story After signing with the Minnesota Timberwolves following the conclusion of the 2019 NBA Draft, Naz Reid didn’t mince words with his feelings about his standing in the league, even before playing a single minute in the NBA. “I say this in the humblest way: I don’t feel like there’s ...