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Minnesota Timberwolves Need More of This Ricky Rubio
If the Minnesota Timberwolves are to break their postseason drought and make the playoffs, they’re going to need a lot more games such as the one Ricky Rubio brought in the 112-97 win over the Utah Jazz. There are better scorers than him on the team like Kevin Love and Kevin Martin, but he’s the one who makes it all work when he’s having a good day.
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Thunder vs Timberwolves – The Opposite of Clutch
While Kevin Durant showed the entire range of scoring and leadership, especially in the final moments, Kevin Love provided what can be described as nothing else but a choke job, costing the Minnesota Timberwolves a victory over the vulnerable Oklahoma City Thunder by missing from the line.
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Minnesota Timberwolves – This is How Ricky Rubio Should Play
The player that determines whether the Minnesota Timberwolves are going to be good or not is Ricky Rubio. In the 124-112 win over the New Orleans Pelicans, the Spainsh point guard had his best game of the season, and as a result everyone around him benefited.
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Dallas Mavericks – Lucky the Referees Like Them
Officials making mistakes, sadly, until someone does something about it, are part of the game. It’s great to have them when they go in your favor, as Shawn Marion clearly fouled Kevin Love on the final play of the game but wasn’t called for it, saving the Dallas Mavericks and ensuring a 100-98 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves.
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Minnesota Timberwolves – Kevin Love Great but Ricky Rubio Makes the Difference
Few players in the NBA have the ability to pull off impressive stat lines quite like Kevin Love. The problem here is no matter who huge of a night he’s going to have, the Minnesota Timberwolves depend a lot more on Ricky Rubio having a good game than the player who just might be the best power forward in the NBA.
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Timberwolves vs Clippers – Kevin Love Wins the Wrong Battle
Being a statistical beast isn’t helping Kevin Love getting any closer to his first playoff appearance. He might have proved he is the best power forward in the league by outscoring and outplaying Blake Griffin, but in the rough Western Conference the Minnesota Timberwolves just keep distancing themselves away from a postseason spot, losing 120-116 to the Los Angeles Clippers.
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Timberwolves vs Lakers – Things Look Better Without Kobe Bryant
It might not make too much sense, but the Los Angeles Lakers are a better team when Kobe Bryant isn’t playing, which showed in their 104-91 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves, getting big nights from Pau Gasol, Xavier Henry and Nick Young, while on the other end Kevin Love couldn’t make up for his teammates not being up for the challenge.
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Minnesota Timberwolves – Suddenly Stunning the Best Team in the West
Well, the Portland Trail Blazers are no longer the best in the Western conference, as the tiresome route of playing four road games in five days became a bit too much in the end of their game against the Minnesota Timberwolves, succumbing to a near triple double from Kevin Love, leading his team back to .500 with the 120-109 win.
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San Antonio Spurs – Better to Have a Team Than Just Kevin Love
A monstrous game from Kevin Love wasn’t enough, as the Minnesota Timberwolves fell once again below .500, losing to the San Antonio Spurs 117-110, with the NBA finalists bringing their usual blend of offense that doesn’t only rely on just one guy, even though it was mostly Tony Parker who pulled them away for the win.
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Timberwolves vs Pacers – Too Good For Everybody Right Now
Everyone knew the Indiana Pacers were going to be dominant this season, looking slightly stronger than last year. The reality of it? Maybe the best team in the NBA right now, picking up a fourth straight win and improving to 13-1 this season after beating the Minnesota Timberwolves 98-84, led by 26 points from Paul George and George Hill.