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Focus: Defense, defense, defense It doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure out what the Nets' focus should be this deadline. On one end, they're on pace to have the highest offensive rating in NBA history. On the other end of the court, they have the 25th-rated defense in the league. If Brooklyn can play competent defense this postseason, they could win the title. If they don't improve, players like Giannis Antetokounmpo and Joel Embiid will eat them alive in the playoffs. Look for them to try to land a rim protector on the cheap like Andre Drummond (Cavs) as well as another defense-focuse...

Occam's razor, when applied in its most basic form, suggests that the simplest explanation or solution is the best one. If we apply that to Ricky Rubio's comments following yet another lopsided Timberwolves loss Sunday in this 7-28 season — as it was no doubt originally intended — we see that the simplest explanation is, indeed, probably the best one. Rubio wearily noted that the Wolves "need ...

MILWAUKEE — Chris Finch had a total of one practice and a shootaround to get as familiar with his new players as he could. So entering his first game as head coach of the Wolves — and as an NBA head coach — Finch stated he wanted to make things simpler for the Wolves, to give them structure but freedom to operate in that structure. "Every day is going to be a huge learning curve for us, and ...

The second half of the Timberwolves' 103-99 loss to the Knicks on Sunday encapsulated the overarching theme of their season in 24 minutes of basketball. When Karl-Anthony Towns had to sit because of foul trouble early in the third quarter, the Wolves fell apart and trailed by 21 points. When he re-entered early in the fourth it changed the trajectory of the game and how the opponent had to ...

Copy shortlink: Timberwolves President Gersson Rosas made the move late Sunday that he either could not or would not pull off nearly two years ago when he took over control of the team: he let go of Ryan Saunders as head coach and hired Chris Finch. Rosas as hired in the spring of 2019. When deciding whether to remove the "interim" tag from Saunders' head coach title or make an outside hire, Rosas and the Wolves brought in Finch as part of the interview process. Whether Rosas would have preferred at the time to hire Finch — a coach with whom he has a history dating t...