Timberwolves
Minnesota
Western Conference
Northwest
13
47
60
1097
1099
18
3
17
82
32
39
25
18
72
31
12
43
5
18
7
12
16
85
4
35
01
3
2419
124
5
68
37
54
113
54
167
21
63
12
15
2716
6060
46
02
4
2217
106
5
29
26
90
89
12
101
02
45
31
33
2220
6060
3
0
0
24
12
50
6
3
50
11
5
16
2
6
1
1
27
60
5
1
20
19
4
21
8
7
88
3
4
7
1
3
2
5
16
60
4
0
0
22
10
45
2
2
100
8
1
9
0
4
3
3
22
60
6
2
33
17
6
35
9
6
67
9
2
11
2
5
1
3
20
60
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Ricky
Rubio
Ricky Rubio
True
40
4
13
31
0
3
0
2
2
100
2
1
3
10
1
0
4
0
10
-4
double
Andrew
Wiggins
Andrew Wiggins
True
38
8
16
50
0
2
0
4
8
50
2
3
5
1
0
1
0
3
20
-7
none
Kevin
Martin
Kevin Martin
True
30
3
15
20
1
6
17
2
3
67
1
2
3
2
0
0
1
1
9
-6
none
Kevin
Garnett
Kevin Garnett
True
21
5
6
83
0
0
0
1
2
50
0
6
6
2
0
1
0
3
11
5
none
Nikola
Peković
Nikola Peković
True
15
2
6
33
0
0
0
2
2
100
0
5
5
0
2
0
0
1
6
-9
none
Gorgui
Dieng
Gorgui Dieng
False
33
2
5
40
0
0
0
4
4
100
4
6
10
0
1
2
3
4
8
-15
none
Gary
Neal
Gary Neal
False
28
6
13
46
1
4
25
0
0
0
0
3
3
2
1
0
0
2
13
-19
none
Adreian
Payne
Adreian Payne
False
22
1
4
25
0
0
0
3
4
75
2
4
6
0
2
1
2
0
5
-12
none
Zach
LaVine
Zach LaVine
False
9
1
4
25
1
3
33
0
0
0
1
1
2
1
0
0
2
2
3
-8
none
Lorenzo
Brown
Lorenzo Brown
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Chase
Budinger
Chase Budinger
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Glenn
Robinson
Glenn Robinson
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
7
March
2015
Saturday
Target Center
Minneapolis
Trail Blazers
Portland
True
Nuggets
Denver
Western Conference
Northwest
22
39
61
728
972
20
8
40
92
42
46
10
8
80
37
14
51
3
27
8
13
21
100
4
65
24
37
2528
1214
48
12
02
17
811
39
850
02
79
13
22
2634
6060
36
11
31
1920
79
4
34
24
71
99
02
101
10
65
22
72
1723
6060
6
2
33
25
12
48
1
0
0
8
3
11
0
7
1
2
26
60
5
4
80
28
14
50
2
2
100
11
9
20
2
9
3
2
34
60
3
1
33
19
7
37
3
2
67
9
0
9
1
6
2
7
17
60
6
1
17
20
9
45
4
4
100
9
2
11
0
5
2
2
23
60
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Kenneth
Faried
Kenneth Faried
True
32
8
14
57
0
0
0
2
3
67
4
10
14
2
2
2
3
3
18
10
double
Danilo
Gallinari
Danilo Gallinari
True
32
5
10
50
3
6
50
3
3
100
1
4
5
3
1
0
0
2
16
-6
none
Wilson
Chandler
Wilson Chandler
True
26
4
10
40
1
3
33
0
0
0
3
4
7
1
0
0
2
1
9
10
none
Ty
Lawson
Ty Lawson
True
24
0
9
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
3
4
7
9
1
0
1
3
0
-4
none
Randy
Foye
Randy Foye
True
17
4
7
57
2
2
100
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
0
0
2
0
10
0
none
Will
Barton
Will Barton
False
30
6
11
55
2
4
50
3
4
75
1
5
6
2
2
0
0
3
17
15
none
Jameer
Nelson
Jameer Nelson
False
25
6
10
60
0
3
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
9
1
0
3
1
12
19
none
Darrell
Arthur
Darrell Arthur
False
14
3
4
75
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
6
11
none
J.J.
Hickson
J.J. Hickson
False
13
3
6
50
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
0
1
1
1
3
6
2
none
Joffrey
Lauvergne
Joffrey Lauvergne
False
10
3
8
38
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
4
0
0
0
0
2
6
15
none
Gary
Harris
Gary Harris
False
8
0
3
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
0
0
0
0
2
0
3
none
Erick
Green
Erick Green
False
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Jusuf
Nurkić
Jusuf Nurkić
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
6
March
2015
Friday
AT&T Center
San Antonio
Spurs
San Antonio
False
The Denver Nuggets ( 22 - 39 ) won their second - straight game Wednesday with a 100 - 85 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves ( 13 - 47 ) 100 - 85 at the Target Center . It appeared as though Denver had hit rock bottom earlier in the week with its sixth straight loss since the All-Star break , which resulted in coach Brian Shaw being relieved of his duties . The Nuggets have responded with two wins in two nights after holding the Bucks and Timberwolves under 100 and 90 points respectively . Kenneth Faried was big for Denver , putting up 18 points and 14 rebounds . The Nuggets won the season - series against the Timberwolves 3 - 1 . Denver managed to record a 15 - point victory despite an unusual performance from one of its best players . Ty Lawson , who averages 16 points - per - game , went scoreless on 0 - of - 9 shooting , but still nearly managed a double - double after adding nine assists and seven rebounds . Denver will travel to San Antonio to take on the Spurs on Friday . Minnesota has been playing better than its record would suggest of late , but still could n't finish with a victory Wednesday . Nikola Pekovic and Kevin Martin returned to action Wednesday , but made little impact . Pekovic had six points in 15 minutes and Kevin Martin was 3 - for - 15 from the floor on the way to scoring nine points . The Timberwolves will return to action Saturday against Portland .
The Denver Nuggets (22 - 39) won their second - straight game Wednesday with a 100 - 85 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves (13 - 47) 100 - 85 at the Target Center. It appeared as though Denver had hit rock bottom earlier in the week with its sixth straight loss since the All-Star break, which resulted in coach Brian Shaw being relieved of his duties. The Nuggets have responded with two wins in two nights after holding the Bucks and Timberwolves under 100 and 90 points respectively. Kenneth Faried was big for Denver, putting up 18 points and 14 rebounds. The Nuggets won the season - series against the Timberwolves 3 - 1. Denver managed to record a 15 - point victory despite an unusual performance from one of its best players. Ty Lawson, who averages 16 points - per - game, went scoreless on 0 - of - 9 shooting, but still nearly managed a double - double after adding nine assists and seven rebounds. Denver will travel to San Antonio to take on the Spurs on Friday. Minnesota has been playing better than its record would suggest of late, but still couldn't finish with a victory Wednesday. Nikola Pekovic and Kevin Martin returned to action Wednesday, but made little impact. Pekovic had six points in 15 minutes and Kevin Martin was 3 - for - 15 from the floor on the way to scoring nine points. The Timberwolves will return to action Saturday against Portland.
The Denver Nuggets (22 - 39) won their second - straight game Wednesday with a 100 - 85 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves (13 - 47) 100 - 85 at the Target Center. It appeared as though Denver had hit rock bottom earlier in the week with its sixth straight loss since the All-Star break, which resulted in coach Brian Shaw being relieved of his duties. The Nuggets have responded with two wins in two nights after holding the Bucks and Timberwolves under 100 and 90 points respectively. Kenneth Faried was big for Denver, putting up 18 points and 14 rebounds. The Nuggets won the season - series against the Timberwolves 3 - 1. Denver managed to record a 15 - point victory despite an unusual performance from one of its best players. Ty Lawson, who averages 16 points - per - game, went scoreless on 0 - of - 9 shooting, but still nearly managed a double - double after adding nine assists and seven rebounds. Denver will travel to San Antonio to take on the Spurs on Friday. Minnesota has been playing better than its record would suggest of late, but still couldn't finish with a victory Wednesday. Nikola Pekovic and Kevin Martin returned to action Wednesday, but made little impact. Pekovic had six points in 15 minutes and Kevin Martin was 3 - for - 15 from the floor on the way to scoring nine points. The Timberwolves will return to action Saturday against Portland.
<GAME> <DATE> 4 March 2015 <DAY> Wednesday <STADIUM> Target Center <CITY> Minneapolis <HOME> <TEAM> Timberwolves <CITY> Minnesota <TEAM-RESULT> lost <TEAM-PTS> 85 <WINS-LOSSES> 13 47 <QTRS> 27 16 22 20 <TEAM-AST> 18 <3PT> 3 <TEAM-FG> 32 <TEAM-FT> 18 <TEAM-REB> 43 <TEAM-TO> 12 <NEXT-HOME> <NEXT-DATE> 7 March 2015 <NEXT-DAY> Saturday <NEXT-STADIUM> Target Center <NEXT-CITY> Minneapolis <NEXT-OPPONENT-PLACE> Portland <NEXT-OPPONENT-NAME> Trail Blazers <NEXT-IS-HOME> yes <VIS> <TEAM> Nuggets <CITY> Denver <TEAM-RESULT> won <TEAM-PTS> 100 <WINS-LOSSES> 22 39 <QTRS> 26 34 17 23 <TEAM-AST> 27 <3PT> 8 <TEAM-FG> 42 <TEAM-FT> 8 <TEAM-REB> 51 <TEAM-TO> 13 <VIS-NEXT> <NEXT-DATE> 6 March 2015 <NEXT-DAY> Friday <NEXT-STADIUM> AT&T Center <NEXT-CITY> San Antonio <NEXT-OPPONENT-PLACE> San Antonio <NEXT-OPPONENT-NAME> Spurs <NEXT-IS-HOME> no <PLAYER> Andrew Wiggins <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-0 <MIN> 38 <PTS> 20 <FG> 8 16 50 <FG3> 0 2 0 <FT> 4 8 50 <REB> 5 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 2 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Gary Neal <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-1 <MIN> 28 <PTS> 13 <FG> 6 13 46 <FG3> 1 4 25 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 3 <AST> 2 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Kevin Garnett <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-2 <MIN> 21 <PTS> 11 <FG> 5 6 83 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 1 2 50 <REB> 6 <AST> 2 <STL> 0 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 6 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Ricky Rubio <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-3 <MIN> 40 <PTS> 10 <FG> 4 13 31 <FG3> 0 3 0 <FT> 2 2 100 <REB> 3 <AST> 10 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 2 <TO> 4 <DOUBLE> double <PLAYER> Kevin Martin <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-4 <MIN> 30 <PTS> 9 <FG> 3 15 20 <FG3> 1 6 17 <FT> 2 3 67 <REB> 3 <AST> 2 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 1 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Gorgui Dieng <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-5 <MIN> 33 <PTS> 8 <FG> 2 5 40 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 4 4 100 <REB> 10 <AST> 0 <STL> 1 <BLK> 2 <DREB> 6 <OREB> 4 <TO> 3 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Nikola Peković <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-6 <MIN> 15 <PTS> 6 <FG> 2 6 33 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 2 2 100 <REB> 5 <AST> 0 <STL> 2 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 5 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Adreian Payne <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-7 <MIN> 22 <PTS> 5 <FG> 1 4 25 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 3 4 75 <REB> 6 <AST> 0 <STL> 2 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 4 <OREB> 2 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Zach LaVine <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-8 <MIN> 9 <PTS> 3 <FG> 1 4 25 <FG3> 1 3 33 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 2 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 1 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Glenn Robinson <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> Chase Budinger <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> Lorenzo Brown <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> Kenneth Faried <TEAM> Denver Nuggets <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-0 <MIN> 32 <PTS> 18 <FG> 8 14 57 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 2 3 67 <REB> 14 <AST> 2 <STL> 2 <BLK> 2 <DREB> 10 <OREB> 4 <TO> 3 <DOUBLE> double <PLAYER> Will Barton <TEAM> Denver Nuggets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-1 <MIN> 30 <PTS> 17 <FG> 6 11 55 <FG3> 2 4 50 <FT> 3 4 75 <REB> 6 <AST> 2 <STL> 2 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 5 <OREB> 1 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Danilo Gallinari <TEAM> Denver Nuggets <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-2 <MIN> 32 <PTS> 16 <FG> 5 10 50 <FG3> 3 6 50 <FT> 3 3 100 <REB> 5 <AST> 3 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 4 <OREB> 1 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Jameer Nelson <TEAM> Denver Nuggets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-3 <MIN> 25 <PTS> 12 <FG> 6 10 60 <FG3> 0 3 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 2 <AST> 9 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 0 <TO> 3 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Randy Foye <TEAM> Denver Nuggets <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-4 <MIN> 17 <PTS> 10 <FG> 4 7 57 <FG3> 2 2 100 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 2 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 0 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Wilson Chandler <TEAM> Denver Nuggets <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-5 <MIN> 26 <PTS> 9 <FG> 4 10 40 <FG3> 1 3 33 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 7 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 4 <OREB> 3 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Joffrey Lauvergne <TEAM> Denver Nuggets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-6 <MIN> 10 <PTS> 6 <FG> 3 8 38 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 4 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 2 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> J. J. Hickson <TEAM> Denver Nuggets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-7 <MIN> 13 <PTS> 6 <FG> 3 6 50 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 2 <AST> 0 <STL> 1 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Darrell Arthur <TEAM> Denver Nuggets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-8 <MIN> 14 <PTS> 6 <FG> 3 4 75 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Jusuf Nurkić <TEAM> Denver Nuggets <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> Erick Green <TEAM> Denver Nuggets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-10 <MIN> 2 <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> Gary Harris <TEAM> Denver Nuggets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-11 <MIN> 8 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 3 0 <FG3> 0 1 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 2 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Ty Lawson <TEAM> Denver Nuggets <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-12 <MIN> 24 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 9 0 <FG3> 0 1 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 7 <AST> 9 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 4 <OREB> 3 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none