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Ricky Rubio & Derrick Williams Make the Minnesota Timberwolves Worth Watching
It’s been a long time since the Minnesota Timberwolves last had a chance to make the postseason, but it doesn’t mean they can’t make the garbage time of the season a little bit more fun, and with Ricky Rubio back to the best of his ability, making Derrick Williams seem like someone Rick Adelman sorta missed out on this season, it does look like a team worthwhile watching despite the lack of playoff interest or chances.
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Kevin Love, A Season of Failure and Injuries
As if Kevin Love needed another nail in the coffin that is his 2012-2013 season, the news of him needing arthroscopic surgery to remove a buildup of scar tissue in his left knee came and completely crushed any chance of him playing a few games for the Minnesota Timberwolves in the garbage time of the season, making it a campaign that started badly and ended the same way for the team’s star.
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Boston Celtics – Tanking Their Way to the NBA Playoffs
There’s lottery tanking, and then there’s the playoffs kind, when you know you’re not going to finish in a better position than you’re already in so you rest players as much as possible. The Boston Celtics aren’t going to finish above the 7th spot in the Eastern Conference, so Doc Rivers prefers battling his battles without Paul Pierce and Kevin Garnett, not leaving himself much of a chance.
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J.J. Barea Tries to go Between the Legs of Hasheem Thabeet
One of the more interesting struggles in basketball and the NBA specifically is big vs small, and the contrasts of point guards and big men. A quite comical example of that was seen when J.J. Barea of the Minnesota Timberwolves found himself in a tight spot, so he tried to dribble his way through the legs of Hasheem Thabeet of the Oklahoma City Thunder.
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Minnesota Timberwolves – Ricky Rubio Loves Spoiling the Party
What’s left for the Minnesota Timberwolves this season? Spoil it for other teams, while trying to get as much cohesion and clarity regarding the guys who’ll still be with the team next season. The first name on that list is Ricky Rubio, who played his part as giant slayer, denting a huge and possibly final blow to the Oklahoma City Thunder, still trying to win the number one seed in the Western Conference.
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Houston Rockets – James Harden & Jeremy Lin Orchestrate a Comeback
Some nights things go easy for the Houston Rockets from the start, but other times it’s a struggle, and a huge uphill battle. With James Harden on his finest form, and Jeremy Lin bringing one of his best games of basketball this season, even a 20 point deficit wasn’t enough to keep them from carrying on with their hunt for a playoff spot.
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Minnesota Timberwolves – Ricky Rubio & Derrick Williams Have Fun
As the playoffs get further and further away from the Minnesota Timberwolves (been that way for a long time), all that’s left is to enjoy Ricky Rubio returning to himself as the most enjoyable to watch point guard in the NBA, while Derrick Williams proves he’s much more than just a high draft pick that warms up the bench.
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Ricky Rubio With the Double Behind the Back Dribble
How big of a game was it for Ricky Rubio and the Minnesota Timberwolves? They beat the San Antonio Spurs by 24 points, while Rubio grabbed his first career triple double. He also added his own dose of flair by pulling of a double behind the back dribble before scoring a layup.
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Ray Allen Gets Pissed Off by J.J. Barea
It’s quite possible that J.J. Barea is one of the best in the NBA when it comes to getting under one’s skin, and he certainly did with Ray Allen in the game between the Miami Heat and the Minnesota Timberwolves, causing Allen to lose his cool for the wrong reasons.
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Minnesota Timberwolves – Ricky Rubio Looking Like the Guy From Last Year
It’s safe to say that Ricky Rubio is back. The Minnesota Timberwolves, still hampered by too many injuries, aren’t winning that much; their playoffs project will have to get pushed back a season. And still, it’s great to see one of the more special players in the NBA finding his place in the league again.