Timberwolves
Minnesota
Western Conference
Northwest
20
43
63
1300
1630
18
10
56
76
52
68
22
18
82
26
4
30
8
36
8
12
26
132
4
47
34
72
2318
1711
74
17
05
29
88
00
88
52
147
13
34
3731
6060
34
12
35
2015
1311
65
212
211
100
55
22
77
10
87
31
23
2935
6060
4
3
75
23
17
74
1
0
0
8
0
8
5
14
1
3
37
60
7
4
57
18
11
61
7
5
71
8
0
8
2
7
3
4
31
60
3
1
33
20
13
65
2
2
100
5
2
7
1
8
3
2
29
60
4
2
50
15
11
73
12
11
92
5
2
7
0
7
1
3
35
60
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Karl-Anthony
Towns
Karl-Anthony Towns
True
38
14
18
78
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
4
6
7
2
3
4
4
28
13
none
Zach
LaVine
Zach LaVine
True
36
9
12
75
3
5
60
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
2
0
1
1
21
15
none
Andrew
Wiggins
Andrew Wiggins
True
33
10
14
71
2
2
100
4
4
100
0
4
4
6
1
0
1
3
26
21
none
Ricky
Rubio
Ricky Rubio
True
32
5
8
62
2
4
50
4
5
80
0
7
7
10
2
0
1
4
16
20
double
Gorgui
Dieng
Gorgui Dieng
True
24
2
4
50
0
1
0
0
2
0
0
3
3
2
0
3
2
3
4
17
none
Shabazz
Muhammad
Shabazz Muhammad
False
19
4
8
50
0
0
0
7
8
88
1
1
2
2
1
0
0
2
15
-3
none
Greg
Smith
Greg Smith
False
17
3
3
100
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
3
4
1
0
1
0
2
6
-6
none
Tyus
Jones
Tyus Jones
False
15
3
5
60
2
3
67
1
1
100
0
1
1
2
0
0
1
3
9
-6
none
Tayshaun
Prince
Tayshaun Prince
False
13
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
2
0
-2
none
Adreian
Payne
Adreian Payne
False
8
2
3
67
1
2
50
2
2
100
0
3
3
1
0
0
2
2
7
1
none
Damjan
Rudež
Damjan Rudež
False
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Nemanja
Bjelica
Nemanja Bjelica
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
7
March
2016
Monday
Time Warner Cable Arena
Charlotte
Hornets
Charlotte
False
Nets
Brooklyn
Eastern Conference
Atlantic
18
45
63
1958
2122
26
9
35
92
45
49
26
19
73
20
17
37
4
19
7
15
21
118
4
55
30
55
2322
109
5
105
73
70
67
44
111
12
35
13
37
3021
6060
79
42
53
2126
1115
52
29
27
93
43
36
79
10
74
12
41
2839
6060
5
3
60
23
10
43
10
7
70
6
4
10
1
3
1
3
30
60
5
0
0
22
9
41
5
3
60
7
4
11
2
5
3
7
21
60
7
4
57
21
11
52
2
2
100
4
3
7
1
7
1
4
28
60
9
2
22
26
15
58
9
7
78
3
6
9
0
4
2
1
39
60
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Thomas
Robinson
Thomas Robinson
True
40
7
14
50
0
0
0
4
10
40
7
10
17
5
4
0
6
4
18
-11
double
Willie
Reed
Willie Reed
True
31
5
11
45
0
0
0
4
5
80
5
3
8
3
0
4
0
2
14
-16
none
Bojan
Bogdanović
Bojan Bogdanović
True
24
4
11
36
0
3
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
0
0
2
1
8
-24
none
Wayne
Ellington
Wayne Ellington
True
19
4
8
50
1
2
50
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
9
-16
none
Donald
Sloan
Donald Sloan
True
14
3
5
60
1
2
50
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
4
3
7
-16
none
Shane
Larkin
Shane Larkin
False
33
7
12
58
1
4
25
3
3
100
1
1
2
5
1
0
3
4
18
2
none
Markel
Brown
Markel Brown
False
28
8
16
50
3
9
33
4
4
100
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
4
23
2
none
Sean
Kilpatrick
Sean Kilpatrick
False
26
6
13
46
3
5
60
4
4
100
1
2
3
0
1
0
0
0
19
4
none
Chris
McCullough
Chris McCullough
False
15
1
2
50
0
1
0
0
0
0
2
3
5
1
0
0
0
2
2
3
none
Sergey
Karasev
Sergey Karasev
False
5
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
2
none
Brook
Lopez
Brook Lopez
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Thaddeus
Young
Thaddeus Young
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
8
March
2016
Tuesday
Air Canada Centre
Toronto
Raptors
Toronto
False
The Minnesota Timberwolves ( 20 - 43 ) defeated the Brooklyn Nets ( 18 - 45 ) 132 - 118 on Saturday , setting a franchise record in team field goal percentage with 68 percent from the field . Young and full of potential , Minnesota is looking poised to bring home a second straight Rookie of the Year award thanks to first overall pick Karl-Anthony Towns . Towns dominated on Saturday , leading the game with 28 points on 14 - for - 18 shooting . The first - year center also contributed six rebounds and seven assists , putting on a passing clinic against Brooklyn . Of course , this was nothing too abnormal for the reigning All-Star Skills Challenge champion . Last year 's first overall pick Andrew Wiggins also had a major scoring performance , contributing 26 points on 10 - for - 14 from the field . The entire team shined in terms of efficiency , hitting shots at a higher clip than any other game in the franchise 's history . The Nets gave stars Brook Lopez and Thaddeus Young a chance to rest on Saturday night , leading to absolute evisceration at the hands of Minnesota . Young players had the chance to shine , however , as forward Thomas Robinson notched a career - high 17 rebounds in the contest . Bench guard Markel Brown also played a big role , leading the team with 23 points . Defense simply did n't happen for the Nets , however , as Minnesota hit seemingly every shot it took . Brooklyn will visit Toronto on Tuesday . Minnesota , meanwhile , will visit Charlotte on Monday .
The Minnesota Timberwolves (20 - 43) defeated the Brooklyn Nets (18 - 45) 132 - 118 on Saturday, setting a franchise record in team field goal percentage with 68 percent from the field. Young and full of potential, Minnesota is looking poised to bring home a second straight Rookie of the Year award thanks to first overall pick Karl-Anthony Towns. Towns dominated on Saturday, leading the game with 28 points on 14 - for - 18 shooting. The first - year center also contributed six rebounds and seven assists, putting on a passing clinic against Brooklyn. Of course, this was nothing too abnormal for the reigning All-Star Skills Challenge champion. Last year's first overall pick Andrew Wiggins also had a major scoring performance, contributing 26 points on 10 - for - 14 from the field. The entire team shined in terms of efficiency, hitting shots at a higher clip than any other game in the franchise's history. The Nets gave stars Brook Lopez and Thaddeus Young a chance to rest on Saturday night, leading to absolute evisceration at the hands of Minnesota. Young players had the chance to shine, however, as forward Thomas Robinson notched a career - high 17 rebounds in the contest. Bench guard Markel Brown also played a big role, leading the team with 23 points. Defense simply didn't happen for the Nets, however, as Minnesota hit seemingly every shot it took. Brooklyn will visit Toronto on Tuesday. Minnesota, meanwhile, will visit Charlotte on Monday.
The Minnesota Timberwolves (20 - 43) defeated the Brooklyn Nets (18 - 45) 132 - 118 on Saturday, setting a franchise record in team field goal percentage with 68 percent from the field. Young and full of potential, Minnesota is looking poised to bring home a second straight Rookie of the Year award thanks to first overall pick Karl-Anthony Towns. Towns dominated on Saturday, leading the game with 28 points on 14 - for - 18 shooting. The first - year center also contributed six rebounds and seven assists, putting on a passing clinic against Brooklyn. Of course, this was nothing too abnormal for the reigning All-Star Skills Challenge champion. Last year's first overall pick Andrew Wiggins also had a major scoring performance, contributing 26 points on 10 - for - 14 from the field. The entire team shined in terms of efficiency, hitting shots at a higher clip than any other game in the franchise's history. The Nets gave stars Brook Lopez and Thaddeus Young a chance to rest on Saturday night, leading to absolute evisceration at the hands of Minnesota. Young players had the chance to shine, however, as forward Thomas Robinson notched a career - high 17 rebounds in the contest. Bench guard Markel Brown also played a big role, leading the team with 23 points. Defense simply didn't happen for the Nets, however, as Minnesota hit seemingly every shot it took. Brooklyn will visit Toronto on Tuesday. Minnesota, meanwhile, will visit Charlotte on Monday.
<GAME> <DATE> 5 March 2016 <DAY> Saturday <STADIUM> Target Center <CITY> Minneapolis <HOME> <TEAM> Timberwolves <CITY> Minnesota <TEAM-RESULT> lost <TEAM-PTS> 132 <WINS-LOSSES> 20 43 <QTRS> 37 31 29 35 <TEAM-AST> 36 <3PT> 10 <TEAM-FG> 52 <TEAM-FT> 18 <TEAM-REB> 30 <TEAM-TO> 12 <NEXT-HOME> <NEXT-DATE> 7 March 2016 <NEXT-DAY> Monday <NEXT-STADIUM> Time Warner Cable Arena <NEXT-CITY> Charlotte <NEXT-OPPONENT-PLACE> Charlotte <NEXT-OPPONENT-NAME> Hornets <NEXT-IS-HOME> no <VIS> <TEAM> Nets <CITY> Brooklyn <TEAM-RESULT> won <TEAM-PTS> 118 <WINS-LOSSES> 18 45 <QTRS> 30 21 28 39 <TEAM-AST> 19 <3PT> 9 <TEAM-FG> 45 <TEAM-FT> 19 <TEAM-REB> 37 <TEAM-TO> 15 <VIS-NEXT> <NEXT-DATE> 8 March 2016 <NEXT-DAY> Tuesday <NEXT-STADIUM> Air Canada Centre <NEXT-CITY> Toronto <NEXT-OPPONENT-PLACE> Toronto <NEXT-OPPONENT-NAME> Raptors <NEXT-IS-HOME> no <PLAYER> Karl-Anthony Towns <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-0 <MIN> 38 <PTS> 28 <FG> 14 18 78 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 6 <AST> 7 <STL> 2 <BLK> 3 <DREB> 4 <OREB> 2 <TO> 4 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Andrew Wiggins <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-1 <MIN> 33 <PTS> 26 <FG> 10 14 71 <FG3> 2 2 100 <FT> 4 4 100 <REB> 4 <AST> 6 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 4 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Zach LaVine <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-2 <MIN> 36 <PTS> 21 <FG> 9 12 75 <FG3> 3 5 60 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 4 <STL> 2 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Ricky Rubio <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-3 <MIN> 32 <PTS> 16 <FG> 5 8 62 <FG3> 2 4 50 <FT> 4 5 80 <REB> 7 <AST> 10 <STL> 2 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 7 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> double <PLAYER> Shabazz Muhammad <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-4 <MIN> 19 <PTS> 15 <FG> 4 8 50 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 7 8 88 <REB> 2 <AST> 2 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 1 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Tyus Jones <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-5 <MIN> 15 <PTS> 9 <FG> 3 5 60 <FG3> 2 3 67 <FT> 1 1 100 <REB> 1 <AST> 2 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Adreian Payne <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-6 <MIN> 8 <PTS> 7 <FG> 2 3 67 <FG3> 1 2 50 <FT> 2 2 100 <REB> 3 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 0 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Greg Smith <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-7 <MIN> 17 <PTS> 6 <FG> 3 3 100 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 4 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 1 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Gorgui Dieng <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-8 <MIN> 24 <PTS> 4 <FG> 2 4 50 <FG3> 0 1 0 <FT> 0 2 0 <REB> 3 <AST> 2 <STL> 0 <BLK> 3 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 0 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Nemanja Bjelica <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Damjan Rudež <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-10 <MIN> 1 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Tayshaun Prince <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-11 <MIN> 13 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 1 0 <FG3> 0 1 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Markel Brown <TEAM> Brooklyn Nets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-0 <MIN> 28 <PTS> 23 <FG> 8 16 50 <FG3> 3 9 33 <FT> 4 4 100 <REB> 1 <AST> 1 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 1 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Sean Kilpatrick <TEAM> Brooklyn Nets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-1 <MIN> 26 <PTS> 19 <FG> 6 13 46 <FG3> 3 5 60 <FT> 4 4 100 <REB> 3 <AST> 0 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 1 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Shane Larkin <TEAM> Brooklyn Nets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-2 <MIN> 33 <PTS> 18 <FG> 7 12 58 <FG3> 1 4 25 <FT> 3 3 100 <REB> 2 <AST> 5 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 1 <TO> 3 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Thomas Robinson <TEAM> Brooklyn Nets <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-3 <MIN> 40 <PTS> 18 <FG> 7 14 50 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 4 10 40 <REB> 17 <AST> 5 <STL> 4 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 10 <OREB> 7 <TO> 6 <DOUBLE> double <PLAYER> Willie Reed <TEAM> Brooklyn Nets <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-4 <MIN> 31 <PTS> 14 <FG> 5 11 45 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 4 5 80 <REB> 8 <AST> 3 <STL> 0 <BLK> 4 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 5 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Wayne Ellington <TEAM> Brooklyn Nets <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-5 <MIN> 19 <PTS> 9 <FG> 4 8 50 <FG3> 1 2 50 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Bojan Bogdanović <TEAM> Brooklyn Nets <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-6 <MIN> 24 <PTS> 8 <FG> 4 11 36 <FG3> 0 3 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 1 <AST> 2 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 0 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Donald Sloan <TEAM> Brooklyn Nets <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-7 <MIN> 14 <PTS> 7 <FG> 3 5 60 <FG3> 1 2 50 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 2 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 4 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Chris McCullough <TEAM> Brooklyn Nets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-8 <MIN> 15 <PTS> 2 <FG> 1 2 50 <FG3> 0 1 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 5 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 2 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Thaddeus Young <TEAM> Brooklyn Nets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Brook Lopez <TEAM> Brooklyn Nets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Sergey Karasev <TEAM> Brooklyn Nets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-11 <MIN> 5 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none