6 Great Buzzer-Beaters In Minnesota Basketball
There have been several buzzer-beaters in Minnesota games this year, including a few that made national headlines. Here are six of the best among high school, college and yes, even the Timberwolves.
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There have been several buzzer-beaters in Minnesota games this year, including a few that made national headlines. Here are six of the best among high school, college and yes, even the Timberwolves.
Zach LaVine has won the NBA's Slam Dunk Contest two straight years, and he showed off a dunk Monday night in a game against the Charlotte Hornets that's usually only reserved for the dunk contest stage.
Kemba Walker scored 21 of his 34 points in the third quarter and the Charlotte Hornets held off the Minnesota Timberwolves 108-103 on Monday night for their fourth straight win.
Minnesota Timberwolves GM Milt Newton and his wife, Shalaun, hosted six children from the U.S. Virgin Islands this past week as part of the next phase of their Emerald Gems Foundation dedicated to giving back to children from Milt Newton's homeland.
Karl-Anthony Towns had 28 points, seven assists and six rebounds and the Minnesota Timberwolves shot a franchise-record 68.4 percent to beat the Brooklyn Nets 132-118 on Saturday night.
Giannis Antetokounmpo had 27 points, 12 assists and nine rebounds, and Khris Middleton scored 32 points in the Milwaukee Bucks' 116-101 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Friday night.
Minnesota Timberwolves mascot Crunch is celebrating his birthday Saturday! Crunch has invited a group of mascots to partake in his birthday celebrations including: Utah Jazz's Jazz Bear, Phoenix Suns' Go the Gorilla, Oklahoma City's Rumble, Portland's Blaze the Trail Cat, Orlando's Stuff the Magic Dragon and Atlanta's Harry the Hawk.
Memphis Grizzlies minority owner Steve Kaplan's pursuit of a new role in the ownership group of the Minnesota Timberwolves has hit a wall, two people with knowledge of the discussions told The Associated Press on Thursday.
The Minnesota Timberwolves center picked up his fourth straight Western Conference rookie of the month award on Thursday, further separating himself from the pack in what has been a very strong rookie class.
Bradley Beal scored 26 points and Alan Anderson added 18 to lead the Washington Wizards to their fourth straight victory, 104-98 over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Wednesday night.
The Minnesota Timberwolves added depth to their front-court after buying out the contracts of guards Andre Miller and Kevin Martin. The Timberwolves announced Wednesday they've signed forward/center Greg Smith to a 10-day contract.
With the clock ticking down to the final minutes, the Minnesota Timberwolves and Kevin Martin agreed to a buyout of the veteran shooting guard's contract late Tuesday night.
A person with knowledge of the deal says the Minnesota Timberwolves are planning to call up forward Greg Smith from the D-League for a 10-day contract.
Chandler Parsons scored 29 points and the Dallas Mavericks started fast in their first game since getting booed by the home crowd during a bad opening half, beating the Minnesota Timberwolves 128-101 Sunday night.
Karl-Anthony Towns had 30 points and 15 rebounds, Andrew Wiggins hit two free throws with 3.6 seconds left and the Minnesota Timberwolves rallied to beat the short-handed New Orleans Pelicans 112-110 on Saturday night.
