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Copy shortlink: SALT LAKE CITY – Karl-Anthony Towns clutched his left wrist and headed to the locker room after a hard fall. A momentary panic swelled through a Timberwolves fan base that remembered Towns missing the final month of last season because of a left wrist fracture. In the immediate aftermath of Towns exit Saturday night, the Wolves were nursing an eight-point lead with 5:13 to play. They couldnt know at the time Towns would calm their nerves by checking bac...

Fourth-quarter adjustment flustered the Pistons, but Wolves acknowledge their man-to-man defense needs work.

By: Dave Campbell MINNEAPOLIS - Malik Beasley scored 23 points and Karl-Anthony Towns had 22 points, 11 reboun...

Detroit Pistons start strong, fall short in season opener against Minnesota Timberwolves Updated Dec 24, 2020; Posted Dec 23, 2020 Minnesota Timberwolves forward Karl-Anthony Towns (32) drives on Detroit Pistons forward Blake Griffin during the second quarter of an NBA basketball game, Wednesday, Dec. 23, 2020, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Andy Clayton-King)AP Facebook Share MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Malik Beasley scored 23 points and Karl-Anthony Towns had 22 points, 11 rebounds and seven assists, l...

Beasley, Towns lead T-wolves rally past Pistons Malik Beasley scored 23 points and Karl-Anthony Towns had 22 points, 11 rebounds and seven assists, leading the Minnesota Timberwolves rally to beat the Detroit Pistons 111-101 on Wednesday night in the season opener. The Canadian Press Malik Beasley Blake Griffin , The Canadian Press MINNEAPOLIS — Minnesotas season-opening victory over Detroit was winding down, and Karl-Anthony Towns was urged by team...

There isnt going to be any of that James Harden-style ignoring of COVID-19 protocols with the Timberwolves, not if basketball boss Gersson Rosas and coach Ryan Saunders can prevent it. Wednesday nights season opener concluded as an 111-101 win over Detroit at Target Center. It had started with a dramatic example of the seriousness with which the Wolves decision-makers are taking on the worlds vile opponent. The Wolves starting lineup did include Malik Beasley, two days after he pleaded guilty t...

It took 44 minutes of action for the Minnesota Timberwolves to earn their first lead against the Detroit Pistons, but a commanding final frame netted the Wolves a victory in the team’s season opener. Minnesota held Detroit scoreless in the game’s final 2:24 to earn a 10-point win, outscoring the Pistons 31-16 in the fourth quarter and ending the game on an 11-0 run. “Holding a team to 16 points in the fourth quarter is no easy feat,” said Head Coach Ryan Saunders. “I was proud of our ...

Copy shortlink: Ricky Rubio was nothing if not candid in the wake of the Timberwolves 111-101 season-opening victory over the Pistons. When asked to evaluate the Wolves play, he said, "I hate to be that guy but we didnt play good." Then later when discussing how the Wolves came together to pull out the win in the fourth quarter, Rubio had a quote that sounds as if it could sum up the entire existence of the Timberwolves. "We can be a really good team. But at the same tim...

Copy shortlink: If Anthony Edwards didnt have to be at shootaround at 10 a.m. Wednesday, he might have still been asleep. "Ive never been a guy that likes to wake up early on game day," the Timberwolves rookie guard said the morning of his first regular-season NBA game. Edwards said with his usual sly smile that he would have to get used to this time shift of waking up much earlier on game days than he would prefer. "Its kind of hard because normally I would sleep in unt...

The NBA season is officially here.  In their first regular season contest of the 2020-21 season, the Minnesota Timberwolves will face the Detroit Pistons at Target Center. Minnesota finished the preseason 1-2 while Detroit split even with a 2-2 record. Last time these teams met, the Wolves emerged victorious in a 120-114 triumph on November 11, 2019.  Over a year has passed, and in that timeframe, both teams have gone through significant roster overhauls. During Detroit’s offseason, the tea...