All Eyes North | Minnesota Timberwolves Basketball

[Chillcavern]

Wolves slow down Lillard,Blazers as they tie the season series with Portland at a win a piece!


Jeff Teague looked sheepish after glancing down at the Update Required message and realizing the nature of his existence

Starting Lineups

Position	Portland	Minnesota
PG	Damian Lillard	Jeff Teague
SG	C.J. McCollum	Andrew Wiggins
SF	Evan turner	Robert Covington
PF	Al-Farouq Aminu	Taj Gibson
C	Meyers Leonard	Karl-Anthony Towns

Scoring Summary:

Team	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	Total
Portland Trailblazers (5-9)	24	36	27	20	107
Minnesota Timberwolves (7-8)	28	34	27	31	120

Team Stats:

Stat	Portland	Minnesota
Field Goals	41/86 (48%)	47/97 (48%)
3 Pointers	14/38 (37%)	10/33 (30%)
Free Throws	11/13 (85%)	16/22 (73%)
Fast Break Points	8	16
Points in the Paint	34	64
Second Chance Points	2	15
Bench Points	20	39
Assists	28	20
Offensive Rebounds	5	17
Defensive Rebounds	39	42
Steals	4	6
Blocks	3	4
Turnovers	10	7
Team Fouls	14	12
Biggest Lead	9	13
Time of Possession	22:38	25:21

Trailblazers Stats:

Name	Points	Rebounds	Assists	Steals	Blocks	Turnovers	Minutes	FG	3PT	FT	Fouls	+/-
C.J. McCollum	37	3	3	0	0	1	32	13/28	6/15	5/6	3	-5
Al-Farouq Aminu	19	14	3	1	1	0	33	7/11	4/6	1/1	2	-6
Damian Lillard	14	1	5	1	0	2	30	6/15	2/8	0/0	1	-12
Evan Turner	10	2	2	0	0	2	32	5/9	0/3	0/0	1	-5
Maurice Harkless	9	8	1	2	1	1	23	3/4	1/1	2/2	2	-7
Seth Curry	8	3	4	0	0	2	18	3/8	0/0	2/2	0	-1
Meyers Leonard	7	11	6	0	1	2	34	3/4	1/1	0/0	2	-4
Jake Layman	2	0	3	0	0	0	22	1/6	0/3	0/0	2	-17
Nik Stauskas	1	0	1	0	0	0	16	0/1	0/1	1/2	1	-8

Timberwolves Stats:

Name	Points	Rebounds	Assists	Steals	Blocks	Turnovers	Minutes	FG	3PT	FT	Fouls	+/-
Karl-Anthony Towns	28	21	1	2	3	2	38	12/19	3/5	1/2	2	13
Andrew Wiggins	25	1	2	0	0	1	34	9/14	2/5	5/6	3	8
Jeff Teague	18	3	8	0	0	1	30	8/17	1/4	1/2	0	4
Derrick Rose	13	2	4	0	0	1	17	4/8	1/5	4/6	2	5
Dario Saric	9	8	0	0	0	0	19	4/7	1/2	0/0	1	13
Robert Covington	7	6	0	3	0	0	34	2/12	1/7	2/2	0	13
Tyus Jones	7	2	1	0	0	0	14	2/5	1/4	2/2	0	4
Gorgui Dieng	6	4	2	0	0	0	10	3/6	0/0	0/0	1	0
Josh Okogie	4	2	2	0	1	0	15	2/5	0/1	0/0	1	5
Taj Gibson	3	5	0	1	0	1	29	1/4	0/0	1/2	2	0

Player of the Game:
Karl-Anthony Towns, C, Minnesota Timberwolves

Up Next:

Memphis Grizzlies (5-9)

[Chillcavern]

Weekly Around the NBA Update, 11/17/18

Players of the Week:
East: D'Angelo Russell, Brooklyn Nets - 4 Games, 30.0 PPG, 4.5 RPG, 9.0 APG, 1.8 SPG, 0.0 BPG, 5.8 TOPG, .446 FG%
West: De'Aaron Fox, Sacramento Kings - 1 Games, 29.0 PPG, 4.0 RPG, 12.0 APG, 4.0 SPG, 0.0 BPG, 2.0 TOPG, .688 FG%


Notable Injuries:

• Dillon Brooks, SG, Memphis: Torn Right ACL, Season
• Robin Lopez, C, Chicago: Dislocated Left Patella, 6-8 months
• Thabo Sefolosha, SF, Utah: Broken Left Leg, 6-8 weeks
• Jusuf Nurkic, C, Portland: Torn Right MCL, 4-6 weeks
• Ersan Ilyasova, PF, Milwaukee: Broken Right Elbow, 4-6 weeks
• Jaylen Brown, SG, Boston: Hyperextended Left Shoulder, 4-6 weeks
• Kris Dunn, PG, Chicago: Right Knee Tendinitis, 2-4 weeks
• Jonathan Isaac, SF, Orlando: Severe Right Ankle Sprain, 2-4 weeks
• John Wall, PG, Washington: Pulled Lower Back Muscle, 1-2 weeks
• De'Aaron Fox, PG, Sacramento: Bruised Right Shoulder, 1-2 weeks
• Kevin Love, PF, Cleveland: Left High Ankle Sprain, 1-2 weeks
• Zach Collins, C, Portland: Severe Right Ankle Sprain, 1-2 weeks
• Kristaps Porzingis, PF, New York: Pulled Lower Back Muscle, 1-2 weeks
• Rajon Rondo, PG, Los Angeles Lakers: Left Hand Fracture, Day-to-Day

League Leaders:


Points:

Player	Team	PPG
Damian Lillard	Portland Trailblazers	29.9
Russell Westbrook	Oklahoma City Thunder	28.0
Giannis Antetokounmpo	Milwaukee Bucks	27.9
James Harden	Houston Rockets	27.5
Karl-Anthony Towns	Minnesota Timberwolves	26.4

Rebounds:

Player	Team	RPG
Enes Kanter	New York Knicks	15.4
Karl-Anthony Towns	Minnesota Timberwolves	15.2
Giannis Antetokounmpo	Milwaukee Bucks	14.8
Hassan Whiteside	Miami Heat	14.7
Andre Drummond	Detroit Pistons	14.3

Assists:

Player	Team	APG
Chris Paul	Houston Rockets	11.7
Kyle Lowry	Toronto Raptors	9.9
De'Aaron Fox	Sacramento Kings	8.4
LeBron James	Los Angeles Lakers	8.0
Jeff Teague	Minnesota Timberwolves	7.9

Steals:

Player	Team	SPG
Chris Paul	Houston Rockets	2.3
Marc Gasol	Memphis Grizzlies	2.3
Kawhi Leonard	Toronto Raptors	2.2
Jimmy Butler	Philadelphia 76ers	2.2
Kyle Anderson	Memphis Grizzlies	2.1

Blocks:

Player	Team	BPG
Deandre Ayton	Phoenix Suns	2.7
Al Horford	Boston Celtics	2.7
Kristaps Porzingis	New York Knicks	2.5
Marvin Bagley III	Sacremento Kings	2.4
DeAndre Jordan	Dallas Mavericks	2.2

Conference Standings:

Western	Wins	Losses	GB
Golden State Warriors	13	4	--
Los Angeles Lakers	12	3	--
Houston Rockets	11	4	1.0
San Antonio Spurs	10	4	1.5
New Orleans Pelicans	9	7	3.5
Oklahoma City Thunder	8	7	4.0
Minnesota Timberwolves	8	8	4.5
Los Angeles Clippers	7	8	5.0
Dallas Mavericks	7	8	5.0
Sacramento Kings	7	9	5.5
Denver Nuggets	6	10	6.5
Memphis Grizzlies	5	9	6.5
Portland Trail Blazers	5	10	7.0
Phoenix Suns	4	11	8.0
Utah Jazz	3	13	9.5

Eastern	Wins	Losses	GB
Boston Celtics	14	2	--
Philadelphia 76ers	12	6	3.0
Miami Heat	10	5	3.5
Toronto Raptors	9	8	5.5
Charlotte Hornets	8	7	5.5
Orlando Magic	8	8	6.0
Washington Wizards	7	8	6.5
Atlanta Hawks	7	9	7.0
New York Knicks	7	9	7.0
Indiana Pacers	7	9	7.0
Brooklyn Nets	7	10	7.5
Milwaukee Bucks	6	9	7.5
Detroit Pistons	5	8	7.5
Cleveland Cavaliers	5	9	8.0
Chicago Bulls	6	11	8.5

[C-Dub]

Teague realized he's in the matrix

[Agent]

Teague broke the fourth wall

[Chillcavern]

Teague realized he's in the matrix

Teague broke the fourth wall

It's what happens when 2K updates their game in the middle of you playing a game

[Chillcavern]

Memphis' comeback bid falls short as Timberwolves hold on for the win


Minnesota native Tyus Jones got the crowd pumped up with this slam

Starting Lineups

Position	Memphis	Minnesota
PG	Mike Conley	Jeff Teague
SG	Garrett Temple	Andrew Wiggins
SF	Kyle Anderson	Robert Covington
PF	Jaren Jackson Jr.	Taj Gibson
C	Marc Gasol	Karl-Anthony Towns

Scoring Summary:

Team	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	Total
Memphis Grizzlies (5-9)	26	25	34	30	115
Minnesota Timberwolves (8-8)	26	33	35	28	122

Team Stats:

Stat	Memphis	Minnesota
Field Goals	48/99 (48%)	46/97 (47%)
3 Pointers	10/26 (38%)	10/33 (30%)
Free Throws	9/13 (69%)	20/22 (91%)
Fast Break Points	25	33
Points in the Paint	62	50
Second Chance Points	8	2
Bench Points	26	49
Assists	32	29
Offensive Rebounds	13	7
Defensive Rebounds	46	42
Steals	5	11
Blocks	3	8
Turnovers	15	8
Team Fouls	15	10
Biggest Lead	4	15
Time of Possession	24:56	23:03

Grizzlies Stats:

Name	Points	Rebounds	Assists	Steals	Blocks	Turnovers	Minutes	FG	3PT	FT	Fouls	+/-
Mike Conley	27	2	7	0	0	1	41	10/23	3/9	4/5	1	-8
Jaren Jackson Jr.	17	11	2	1	2	2	28	7/12	1/2	2/2	5	0
Garrett Temple	16	4	4	2	0	4	35	8/13	0/2	0/0	1	-2
Marc Gasol	16	14	2	1	1	2	32	6/12	2/5	2/4	2	-13
Kyle Anderson	13	6	4	1	0	1	29	6/12	1/2	0/0	1	6
Omar Casspi	10	4	3	0	0	0	16	4/7	2/3	0/1	0	-1
Shelvin Mack	9	2	5	0	0	2	21	4/9	1/1	0/0	1	-4
JaMychal Green	7	11	4	0	0	1	28	3/9	0/0	1/1	3	-7
Chandler Parsons	0	0	1	0	0	0	10	0/2	0/2	0/0	1	-6

Timberwolves Stats:

Name	Points	Rebounds	Assists	Steals	Blocks	Turnovers	Minutes	FG	3PT	FT	Fouls	+/-
Derrick Rose	24	0	0	2	0	1	20	9/16	3/5	3/3	2	0
Karl-Anthony Towns	23	16	6	1	5	1	38	8/16	0/3	7/7	2	4
Andrew Wiggins	22	7	3	1	0	0	32	10/19	1/7	1/2	0	13
Josh Okogie	13	2	3	0	0	0	14	5/7	3/4	0/0	0	8
Robert Covington	12	5	3	3	1	1	34	4/9	2/6	2/2	2	-1
Taj Gibson	12	5	2	1	0	2	28	4/10	0/0	4/4	0	3
Tyus Jones	9	0	2	1	0	0	14	4/4	1/1	0/0	0	4
Jeff Teague	4	3	7	2	0	2	29	2/11	0/7	0/0	1	-3
Dario Saric	2	0	2	0	2	0	20	0/3	0/0	2/2	1	-1
Gorgui Dieng	1	7	1	0	0	0	11	0/2	0/0	1/2	2	8

Player of the Game:
Karl-Anthony Towns, C, Minnesota Timberwolves

Up Next:

Denver Nuggets (7-10)

[C-Dub]

T Jones showing off the hops!

[Soapy]

Need to build quite a lead, standings wise, to make the playoffs because some of those teams on the lower end -- Portland and Utah -- going to make a comeback.

[Chillcavern]

Ouch! Wolves get embarrassed by Nuggets in their own building


Andrew Wiggins had an athletic block of Will "Draymond 'Natural Shooting Motion' Green" Barton

Starting Lineups

Position	Denver	Minnesota
PG	Isaiah Thomas	Jeff Teague
SG	Gary Harris	Andrew Wiggins
SF	Will Barton	Robert Covington
PF	Paul Millsap	Taj Gibson
C	Nikola Jokic	Karl-Anthony Towns

Scoring Summary:

Team	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	Total
Denver Nuggets (7-10)	30	31	31	36	128
Minnesota Timberwolves (9-8)	32	15	33	28	108

Team Stats:

Stat	Denver	Minnesota
Field Goals	48/99 (48%)	40/92 (43%)
3 Pointers	15/34 (44%)	15/43 (35%)
Free Throws	17/22 (77%)	13/16 (81%)
Fast Break Points	30	16
Points in the Paint	50	44
Second Chance Points	7	12
Bench Points	57	34
Assists	40	22
Offensive Rebounds	18	10
Defensive Rebounds	45	38
Steals	6	7
Blocks	2	3
Turnovers	9	9
Team Fouls	9	18
Biggest Lead	25	2
Time of Possession	24:08	23:51

Nuggets Stats:

Name	Points	Rebounds	Assists	Steals	Blocks	Turnovers	Minutes	FG	3PT	FT	Fouls	+/-
Gary Harris	21	0	5	0	0	1	31	7/17	4/11	3/4	0	10
Michael Porter Jr.	17	4	2	0	1	0	18	7/14	1/2	2/2	1	12
Nikola Jokic	16	22	4	0	1	0	32	6/10	1/1	3/4	4	10
Jamal Murray	15	0	4	0	0	4	25	6/12	3/8	0/0	0	20
Isaiah Thomas	14	2	7	0	0	0	28	5/15	2/5	2/2	2	-6
Trey Lyles	14	10	4	2	0	0	19	5/7	0/1	4/5	1	15
Will Barton	10	6	6	1	0	1	30	4/9	2/3	0/0	0	8
Paul Millsap	10	8	2	2	0	0	30	4/10	0/1	2/2	1	5
Monte Morris	8	0	5	0	0	1	12	3/3	2/2	0/0	0	16
Miles Plumlee	3	6	1	1	0	1	15	1/2	0/0	1/3	0	10

Timberwolves Stats:

Name	Points	Rebounds	Assists	Steals	Blocks	Turnovers	Minutes	FG	3PT	FT	Fouls	+/-
Karl-Anthony Towns	25	22	6	1	1	0	38	9/16	2/3	5/6	5	-4
Andrew Wiggins	21	0	2	1	1	1	34	8/19	5/11	0/0	1	-9
Derrick Rose	18	2	1	0	0	1	21	8/16	2/8	0/0	1	2
Jeff Teague	13	3	6	1	0	1	29	5/11	1/5	2/2	4	-14
Robert Covington	13	4	0	1	1	0	29	4/9	3/6	2/4	0	-17
Josh Okogie	9	4	1	2	0	2	17	4/9	1/5	0/0	1	-13
Dario Saric	4	0	3	0	0	1	19	1/6	0/1	2/2	1	-10
Tyus Jones	3	2	0	0	0	1	15	1/3	1/3	0/0	1	-8
Taj Gibson	2	6	3	0	0	1	28	0/1	0/1	2/2	3	-14
Gorgui Dieng	0	2	0	1	0	0	10	0/2	0/0	0/0	0	-13

Player of the Game:
Nikola Jokic, C, Denver Nuggets

Up Next:

@ Brooklyn Nets (8-11)

[Chillcavern]

T Jones showing off the hops!

There's a reason he's on the banner

Need to build quite a lead, standings wise, to make the playoffs because some of those teams on the lower end -- Portland and Utah -- going to make a comeback.

That's a tall order for these Pups. But you're right, I do need to play better to make the playoffs