Wizards Send Timberwolves To 7th Straight Loss, 128-112
Russell Westbrook added 14 rebounds and 12 assists for the Wizards, who have won seven of eight to move back into playoff contention following a 6-17 start.
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Russell Westbrook added 14 rebounds and 12 assists for the Wizards, who have won seven of eight to move back into playoff contention following a 6-17 start.
Earlier this month, Beasley was sentenced to serve 120 days in the workhouse after pleading guilty to a felony count of threats of violence.
The Timberwolves fired Ryan Saunders on Sunday night and struck a deal to hire Toronto assistant Chris Finch almost immediately.
The Wolves had a chance to tie it, but Beasley's 3-pointer was short, and Davis hit two free throws for Toronto.
The man who would be the Minnesota Timberwolves' second star is set to miss at least another month due to injury, the team announced Tuesday.
Charlotte improved to 13-14, opening a five-game homestand with its third victory in four games. Minnesota has lost four straight to fall to 6-20.
Despite disputing reports of his return earlier in the day, Karl-Anthony Towns will start for the Minnesota Timberwolves against the Los Angeles Clippers Wednesday night.
The Thunder looked poised to run away with the contest, opening the game on a 10-0 run before Minnesota guard Ricky Rubio hit a 14-footer two minutes into the first quarter.
The Thunder led 55-51 at halftime after making eight of their final nine shots before the break. Horford scored 16 points in the first half.
Collin Sexton scored 26 points and Jarrett Allen had a season-high 23 points and 18 rebounds, leading the Cleveland Cavaliers to a 100-98 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves and a split of their home-and-home series on Monday night.
Joel Embiid racked up 37 points and 11 rebounds in 27 minutes, leading the Philadelphia 76ers to a 118-94 victory over the depleted Minnesota Timberwolves on Friday night.
James Wiseman hardly felt he had to prove something to the team that didn't draft him.
Minnesota center Karl-Anthony Towns missed his fourth straight game after testing positive for the coronavirus on Jan. 15. The Timberwolves are 2-9 without Towns in the lineup this season.
Brooklyn Nets star Kyrie Irving bought a house for the family of George Floyd, former NBA player Stephen Jackson said in a recent interview.
"I pray every day that this nightmare of a virus will subside and I beg everyone to take it seriously by taking all of the necessary precautions," Towns wrote on social media.
DeMar DeRozan scored 38 points, helping the San Antonio Spurs beat Minnesota 125-122 in overtime on Saturday night in Karl-Anthony Towns' return to the Timberwolves.
Star big men Anthony Davis and Karl-Anthony Towns sat out. Davis has a bruised calf that isn't expected to be a long-term problem, while Minnesota's Towns has a more serious dislocated left wrist.
Karl-Anthony Towns added 16 points and 12 rebounds for the Timberwolves. Minnesota had five players score in double figures.
D'Angelo Russell pitched in 18 points, and Anthony Edwards — the first overall pick in the NBA draft last month — added 15 points in his debut as the Timberwolves overcame a deficit that often reached double digits.
The Timberwolves drafted shooting guard Anthony Edwards out of Georgia with the top overall pick in the 2020 NBA Draft.
Teams in three pro-sports leagues have postponed Wednesday night's games in protest of the recent Jacob Blake shooting, CBS Sports reports.
WCCO's Norman Seawright III spoke with the Timberwolves' Dr. Robby Sikka. He's vice president of basketball performance and technology, and leads COVID-19 research studies.
Minnesota Timberwolves owner Glen Taylor is possibly looking to sell the NBA franchise he's owned for over 25 years.
The NBA has told the National Basketball Players Association that it will present a 22-team plan for restarting the season to the league's board of governors on Thursday, a person with knowledge of the situation told the Associated Press.
