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The regular season finale against the Minnesota Timberwolves was meaningless to San Antonio. Still, Spurs coach Gregg Popovich called two timeouts within 30 seconds early in the first quarter to stress assignments."Just like any coach, you want to improve everything that you're doing," Popovich said. "There isn't a lot of time between now and Sunday, so we want to be healthier and we'll continue to work on executing at both ends of the court. It's a game of mistakes. Nobody is perfect in what they do. You just go to work and keep preparing."The Spurs, who previously clinched the Western Conference's second seed, have a lot of work to do after losing their third straight and fourth in five games to close the season.Derrick Williams had 21 points to help the Timberwolves beat the Spurs 108-95 Wednesday night, ending a 16-game losing streak at San Antonio.Chase Budinger added 15 points and Greg Stiemsma and Ricky Rubio had 12 points apiece for Minnesota, which won on the Spurs' home court...
Either the Houston Rockets or the Minnesota Timberwolves will snap a long losing streak Saturday night when the two teams collide at the Target Center.The Rockets ra...
The injury-riddled Minnesota Timberwolves have yet another player added to their list of ailing players, with the team announcing Friday that starting center Nikola ...
The Los Angeles Clippers didn't have much left in the tank at the end of a three-game road trip that was played entirely without star point guard Chris Paul.Against ...
Minnesota Timberwolves guard Malcolm Lee underwent a pair of surgeries earlier this week and is expected to miss the remainder of the season.Lee had a successful rig...
Despite getting ejected for heatedly arguing a foul and seeing Manu Ginobili strain a hamstring, San Antonio coach Gregg Popovich couldn't suppress a few smiles afte...
The Minnesota Timberwolves have been saying all season the playoffs are the goal this year. Now they're banking on it.The Wolves are promising anyone who renews thei...
The Minnesota Timberwolves signed Lazar Hayward on Monday to try and provide some depth to an injury hampered backcourt.The Wolves acquired Hayward from Washington o...
The defending champion Miami Heat will try to build off of Saturday's victory Tuesday night when they host the Minnesota Timberwolves.The Heat avenged an early-seaso...
Nine months after major knee surgery, Ricky Rubio could possibly return to the Minnesota Timberwolves' lineup on Saturday night when they host the Dallas Mavericks."...
The Minnesota Timberwolves announced on Friday that second-year guard Malcolm Lee will be out indefinitely with a knee issue.Lee suffered what was later termed a chr...
Kevin Love heard a couple of snide remarks from the normally adoring Minnesota crowd, and it had nothing to do with his 3-for-17 shooting night against Denver.Some d...
The Minnesota Timberwolves are coming off a 3-point barrage in Philadelphia and will try to stay hot Wednesday night against Rajon Rondo and the Boston Celtics in th...
UCLA guard Malcolm Lee will put his name in the NBA draft, although he won't an hire agent, leaving open the possibility of returning for his final year of eligibili...
UCLA guard Malcolm Lee is leaving school to enter the NBA draft and he plans to hire an agent, ensuring he won't be eligible to return for his senior season.Lee said...
The Indiana Pacers will try to get back into the win column on Wednesday night when they welcome the Minnesota Timberwolves to Bankers Life Fieldhouse.The Pacers wer...
The San Antonio Spurs won a critical Western Conference showdown on Monday night against the Oklahoma City Thunder and hope to keep the momentum going Tuesday when t...
The Philadelphia 76ers and Minnesota Timberwolves both had playoff expectations before the season, but injuries have robbed both of realistic chances.The two will me...
The Brooklyn Nets are 9-1 in the month of January and hope to keep the strong play going on Wednesday night when they begin a road trip in Minnesota against the Timb...
The Atlanta Hawks are 3-8 in the month of January, but they will try to finish the month out strong, starting with a Monday matinee against the injury-ravaged Minnes...