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Game Preview #13: Wolves vs Magic Share this story Wolves (3-9) vs Magic (6-8) 7:00 pm CST FS North / WCCO Radio Two immovable forces will collide tonight at Target Center when the injury-ravaged Orlando Magic, riding a six-game losing streak, meet a KAT-less Minnesota Timberwolves team that has, rather impressively and convincingly, strung together nine losses in its last 10 games. Orlando will tonight be without starting point guard Markelle Fultz and starting wing Jonathan Isaac to torn ACL...

The Wolves held Orlando to just 10 points in the second quarter, but the Magic clawed back from a 20-point deficit and won on Cole Anthony's three-pointer at the horn.

However, beating the buzzer was not his only way of contributing to the win. Anthony was one of four Magic players to score double digits, with 13 points. He also chipped in seven rebounds along with three assists. Despite a solid performance, beating the buzzer is not an easy task. But the rookie from North Carolina saw and opportunity and took it. ”I’m like, ‘Alright, I probably won’t be able to get to the rim, but I can shoot this three,”’ Anthony said. ”It felt good. I didn’...

Dane Moore NBA Podcast: Is This The End For Ryan Saunders? Share this story Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images On today’s pod, we discuss if this is the end of the road for Ryan Saunders with the Minnesota Timberwolves. We discuss where Saunders could have called timeouts down the stretch to potentially shift the balance of Wednesday night’s game against the Orlando Magic. The similarities between this breakdown and the breakdown in the Jersey Tuck Game in Oklahoma City last season. Why tha...

As losses pile up, DAngelo Russell stays positive "Youre not realizing how close we are," he says of young Wolves team.  January 20, 2021 — 6:16pm Text size Copy shortlink: Throughout the Timberwolves struggles early this season, DAngelo Russell has been a measure of calm when discussing where the team stands. Russell was a counterbalance when fellow guard Ricky Rubio spent his media sessions laying bare all that was wrong with the...

Minnesota and Orlando both are aiming to pull out of their funks Wednesday night in their matchup at the Target Center in Minneapolis.

The Canis Crew gather for a gloomy discussion.

Dane Moore NBA Podcast: KAT Tests Positive + What’s Next? Share this story Photo by Jordan Johnson/NBAE via Getty Images On today’s pod, we, unfortunately, need to discuss how COVID has struck the Minnesota Timberwolves. Included in the episode is audio from Gersson Rosas’ Friday evening press conference, in which he describes the 36 hours leading up to Friday evening’s game being postponed and how this is all the more troubling given Karl-Anthony Towns’ involvement. After that, we ge...

A double-digit lead evaporated Wednesday against Memphis. The Wolves will get another chance on Friday.

Grizzlies 118, Wolves 107: Snatching Defeat From the Jaws of Victory Share this story Jesse Johnson-USA TODAY Sports There have been some brutal, brutal losses to cover and write about throughout the years. It feels like we’ve made every excuse in the book, trying with all our might to spin things in a positive light, mostly thinking about the potential long-term gains over the short-term losses. Tonight is one of the most inexcusable losses I can remember. The Memphis Grizzlies are down both...