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I can promise you the popcorn will be fresh. This also marks the last game of a five-game homestand for the Wolves that starts with the Nets, Pelicans, Blazers and Grizzlies. Everyone wants to watch the defending champions. That's something the Warriors have been able to call themselves three of the last four seasons.

This is the last chance to watch James at the Target Center with his new-look Lakers team – unless the two teams meet in the playoffs which is completely plausible. Plus, this should be a meaningful game late in the season on a Friday night. Early season games aren’t as exciting as games at the end of the season. That’s how it is since we have no idea what’s significant in November when there are still 65 games left. But as we saw last year, literally every game was significant. I’d expect the same to hold true in the blood bath that is the Western Conference.
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My rule in any sport is that you should always make an effort to see the best in player in possible. Growing up, my dad always brought be to the Metrodome when the Yankees were playing the Twins. Seeing Derek Jeter in person was always the coolest thing for 11-year-old Kyle who had every baseball stat memorized. In eight career games against his former club, Wiggins has averaged 27.9 points while shooting 54.6 percent from the field and 48.9 percent from the 3-point line. The Wolves finished just a game behind, but that game was the difference between the fourth and eighth seed. And it’s not like a movie matinee where the popcorn is stale from the night before.
This will be the second time in 11 days the Warriors will be at Target Center. Karl-Anthony Towns gets fired up to play against former Kentucky centers, so there’s some extra motivation here. However things ended in Minnesota, Love put up some crazy numbers here and his game is perfect for today’s NBA. We’ve seen over and over from players that it’s not the easiest thing to play with James. We’ll see if Love remembers what it's like to be the No. 1 option.
Reid scores 28 as Timberwolves top Thunder, snap 3-game skid
Streaming on the FOX Sports app is also available on connected devices, including on AppleTV, Android TV, FireTV, Roku and Xbox One. Minnesota opens its preseason schedule at Golden State on Saturday, Sept. 29 and then travels to Los Angeles to play the Clippers on Wednesday, Oct. 3. The Wolves wrap up their exhibition games with a contest at Milwaukee in the Bucks’ new Fiserv Forum on Friday, Oct. 12. On January 6, 2019, the Timberwolves fired head coach Tom Thibodeau and named Ryan Saunders as interim head coach.

Before the start of training camp, disgruntled All-Star Jimmy Butler requested a trade, indicating that he would not re-sign with the Timberwolves during the 2019 off-season. After multiple disputes and games where he played for Minnesota, Butler's wish was finally granted, sending him to the Philadelphia 76ers on November 12, 2018. On March 30, 2019, on his return against his former team Butler was booed during the players' introductions. The two take this matchup personally and you can tell on the court. And it’s OK if players don’t look like they like each other on the court. The Minnesota Timberwolves finished the regular season with a point differential of +183.
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With a loss against the Hornets on March 21, the Timberwolves were eliminated from playoff contention. When I first had season tickets to the Wolves in college, it was tough to go to every single game considering I went to school in Mankato. But in those four years, I never missed LeBron in person. I remember people telling me stories about seeing Michael Jordan in person. I don’t care how you feel about the Jordan vs. James argument. Those same stories will be told about seeing James in person 20 years from now.
In five playoff games against Houston, Rose averaged 21.5 points per 36 minutes. You could argue that he was the best Wolves player in the series and I’d probably agree with you. I’m interested to see what kind of team Houston will be this season. Chris Paul is a year older, and the team lost Trevor Ariza and Luc Mbah a Moute in free agency. Not super sexy names, but two guys who were crucial to Houston’s success.
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The full television broadcast schedule is below. Note that several games will be televised on more than one network. The regional sports network debuts a special season preview edition of “Wolves Weekly” on Monday, Oct 1. We have tools and resources that can help you use sports data.
Based on their point differential and their pythagorean expectation, the Timberwolves could have been expected to have about 46.8 wins, or a record in the regular season. Minnesota was 3-1 against Oklahoma City next season. Three of the four games came down to the wire, including an Oct. 22 game when Anthony hit a 3-pointer that he thought gave the Thunder the win, except it didn’t. One player to watch in this game is Derrick Rose.