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Anthony, Pekovic earn NBA's weekly award

New York Knicks forward Carmelo Anthony and Minnesota Timberwolves center Nikola Pekovic were named the NBA Players of the Week in the Eastern and Western Conference, respectively, for the games played through April 7.Anthony produced a league-best 41.8 points per game during the week and his efforts have New York riding a 12-game winning streak. He became just the second Knick since Bernard King to score 40-or-more points in three consecutive games.Pekovic led Minnesota to a 3-1 mark, tallying 25.0 points and 8.5 rebounds per contest. Pekovic was the team's leading scorer in all four contests.Other nominees for the Eastern and Western Conference Players of the Week were Brooklyn's Deron Williams, Chicago's Carlos Boozer, Denver's Corey Brewer, Indiana's Roy Hibbert, Memphis' Mike Conley, and Oklahoma City's Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook....

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    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 ...

  2. Pekovic hammers Celtics in Minnesota's 110-100 win

    Ever since Minnesota traded him to Boston six years ago, Kevin Garnett has always come in and bullied his old team to devastating effect.Garnett wasn't in the buildi...

  3. Pekovic powers Timberwolves over Thunder 101-93

    If the Oklahoma City Thunder aren't able to catch the San Antonio Spurs in the race for the No. 1 seed in the Western Conference, Kevin Durant and Co. may look back ...

  4. Wolves' Pekovic undergoes surgery

    Minnesota Timberwolves center Nikola Pekovic underwent surgery Tuesday to have bone spurs removed from his right ankle.Pekovic missed eight games this season because...

  5. Pekovic helps Minnesota down Sacramento

    Nikola Pekovic had a double-double with 23 84, at Target Center on Tuesday."Every time out there he brings out new moves," said Minnesota's Derrick Williams about Pe...

  6. Pekovic , Timberwolves hold off Jimmer's furious rally in 86-84 win over Kings

    Nikola Pekovic had 23 points and 10 rebounds, and Michael Beasley added 17 points and 14 boards to lead the Minnesota Timberwolves to an 86-84 victory over the Sacra...

  7. Love scores 33, Pekovic adds career-high 30 as Timberwolves beat Rockets 111-98

    Kevin Love scored 33 points, including eight straight during a key fourth-quarter stretch, and Nikola Pekovic added a career-high 30 to give the Minnesota Timberwolv...

  8. Pekovic , Timberwolves hold off Jimmer's furious rally in 86-84 win over Kings

    Nikola Pekovic had 23 points and 10 rebounds, and Michael Beasley added 17 points and 14 boards to lead the Minnesota Timberwolves to an 86-84 victory over the Sacra...

  9. Pekovic leads Timberwolves over Nuggets 108-105

    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...

  10. Wolves edge Hornets

    Andrei Kirilenko and Nikola Pekovic returned and made two key plays down the stretch.Pekovic sunk two go-ahead free throws with 14 seconds remaining and Kirilenko ma...

  11. Timberwolves end losing streak against Celtics

    Nikola Pekovic netted a game-high 29 points and was a perfect 11-of-11 from the charity stripe as Minnesota ended a 11- game losing skid versus Boston by downing the...

  12. Kobe scores 33 in Lakers' latest win over Wolves

    Starting with Kobe Bryant's soaring dunk over Nikola Pekovic on their second possession, the Los Angeles Lakers jumped to a big lead against a woeful opponent and ne...

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    The Minnesota Timberwolves shoot for their fifth straight win when they take on the Orlando Magic Monday night at Amway Center.Minnesota made it four wins in a row w...

  2. Pekovic leads T-Wolves past Sixers

    Nikola Pekovic scored 27 points and pulled down 18 rebounds to lead the Minnesota Timberwolves to a 94-87 win over the Philadelphia 76ers on Wednesday.Derrick Willia...

  3. Pekovic powers T'Wolves past Bucks

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  5. Pekovic pushes Minnesota past New Orleans

    Nikola Pekovic scored a season-high 31 points and the Minnesota Timberwolves kept the Hornets reeling with a 113-102 victory at New Orleans Arena.Pekovic converted o...

  6. Pekovic powers Wolves over slumping Hawks, 108-103

    Nikola Pekovic is bulldozing the paint and Ricky Rubio is ready to start ramping up his minutes, giving the Minnesota Timberwolves hope that they can withstand anoth...

  7. Pekovic pushes Minnesota past Phoenix

    Nikola Pekovic led six Minnesota players in double figures with 28 points as the Timberwolves edged the Phoenix Suns, 111- 107, on Saturday.Kevin Love had 23 points ...

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