Timberwolves' Rubio finding his groove

MINNEAPOLIS Last Friday, Wes Johnson pulled an inhaler off the top shelf of his locker. It had been given to him to combat the breathing problems that accompanied the illness which he described as pneumonia he'd come down with earlier that week.He shrugged and set it back on the shelf, knowing he'd need it later. Because within the hour, the not-quite-recovered Johnson...

MINNEAPOLIS The last time the Timberwolves were .500 or better this late in the season was in 2006-07, when Minnesota was 22-22. To put it into perspective, Kevin Garnett was still a Timberwolf, not a Celtic. Kevin Love, currently the longest-tenured Wolves player on the Wolves' roster, was a senior at Lake Oswego High School in Oregon. Indeed, it's been a long five years...

Click here to view video In this brilliant behind the scenes look at NBA players, Ricky Rubio and Kobe Bryant are caught playfully talking about who is going to win the Gold medal at the 2012 Olympics. Rubio looks to be very unassuming, but he is quite the opposite when he seemingly bumps into the legendary Bryant. After a brief conversation with his Spaniard teammate in their native...

Previously on That NBA Lottery Pick, we featured a story about Lakers star Kobe Bryant and his use of cryotherapy treatments.Well, Kobe isn't the only NBA players who decided to try this revolutionary technology as the Minnesota Timberwolves Kevin Love and a host of other Timberwolves (Derrick Williams, Anthony Tolliver, and Wayne Ellington) decided to take on the deep freeze...

Things got a bit chippy Saturday night in Minnesota between the Timberwolves Rockets. Midway through the third quarter, Louis Scola was hammered by Kevin Love and fell to the floor. While running back down the court, Love looked to have intentionally stepped on Scola’s face. Following the game, Love had this to say: ”I fell down. He was kind of right there,” Â...

During Saturday's NBA game in Minnesota, Timberwolves forward Kevin Love stepped on Houston Rockets forward Luis Scola while he was down on the ground, and some people are wondering whether it was really an accident. The Timberwoves and Rockets last faced each other Monday night in Houston. During the first quarter of that game, Scola saved an offensive possession for...

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) -- Luke Ridnour made the tiebreaking 3-pointer with 1:23 left, Nikola Pekovic scored a career-high 27 points, and the Minnesota Timberwolves beat the New Jersey Nets 108-105 on Friday night. The Timberwolves overcame a career-high 42 points from Anthony Morrow, whose eight 3-pointers in 11 attempts were the most in the NBA this season. Kevin Love added 20 points...

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- Kevin Love scored 25 points and grabbed 18 rebounds and Luke Ridnour added 22 points to lead the Minnesota Timberwolves over the Houston Rockets 100-91 on Saturday night. Minnesota won for the fifth time in seven games to reach .500 (12-12). Kyle Lowry had 24 points and 11 assists for Houston and Luis Scola also had 24 points, but Kevin Martin scored a season...

Kevin Love scored 25 points and grabbed 18 rebounds and Luke Ridnour added 22 points to lead the Minnesota Timberwolves over the Houston Rockets 100-91 on Saturday night. Minnesota won for the fifth time in seven games to reach .500 (12-12). Kyle Lowry had 24 points and 11 assists for Houston and Luis Scola also had 24 points, but Kevin Martin scored a season-low two points on 1-for-10 shooting.

Ricky Rubio is known for his brilliant passing skills, but it was his defense that beat the Nets last night. Rubio came up with a pair of steals off of Deron Williams turnovers in the last two minutes — including one in the dying seconds of the game — to help the...

Morrow scored 42 points and hit a career-best eight 3-pointers in Nets' loss

Kevin Love had 25 points and 18 rebounds Saturday and the Minnesota Timberwolves reached .500 for the first time this season with a 100-91 win over the Houston Rockets.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) Kevin Love scored 25 points and grabbed 18 rebounds and Luke Ridnour added 22 points to lead the Minnesota Timberwolves over the Houston Rockets 100-91 on Saturday night.

After every Minnesota Timberwolves game, Anthony Tolliver can be found sitting in front of his locker with ice packs on his knees and wrist and a heavy wrap on his…Click to Continue »

Luke Ridnour made the tiebreaking 3-pointer with 1:23 left, Nikola Pekovic scored a career-high 27 points, and the Minnesota Timberwolves beat the New Jersey Nets 108-105 on Friday night.