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1 week ago | 
zonecoverage.com | Jonah Maves
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1 week ago | 
zonecoverage.com | Andrew Dukowitz |Phil Ford |Charlie Walton |Jonah Maves |Alex Dukowitz
Julius Randle was trying to keep a straight face while discussing the Minnesota Timberwolves’ season-defining 141-125 road win over the Memphis Grizzlies. “We held them to three points for a long time,” Randle said, talking about the Wolves defense as Anthony Edwards shouted in the background. “Yeah, I’m the best in the world,” Edwards yelled off-camera. “Go tell all the girls.”Randle tried to continue his thought but could no longer maintain his stoic demeanor.
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1 week ago | 
zonecoverage.com | Phil Ford |Charlie Walton |Jonah Maves |Andrew Dukowitz
Minnesota Timberwolves fans will be happy to see the 2024-25 regular season end as soon as possible. There’s been some good, too much bad, and the ugliest loss of the season, blowing a 24-point fourth-quarter lead against the Milwaukee Bucks on Tuesday. The postseason will be here, whether you like it or not, after the Wolves finish their regular-season schedule on Sunday against the Utah Jazz. As of writing, the Timberwolves are still mathematically in play for seeds 3-8.
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2 weeks ago | 
zonecoverage.com | Jonah Maves
The Minnesota Timberwolves have a talented but flawed rotation. As the season comes to a close and uncertainty surrounding their seeding arises, one thing remains consistent. If the rotation and minutes are not aligned come playoff time, the Wolves will not get very far. Minnesota’s starting lineup features a mix of veterans Mike Conley, Rudy Gobert, and Julius Randle, as well as young players Anthony Edwards and Jaden McDaniels. It has been unpredictable all season long.
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3 weeks ago | 
zonecoverage.com | Charlie Walton |Andrew Dukowitz |Rich Frances |Jonah Maves
Ten hours before the Minnesota Timberwolves’ regular season finale against the Denver Nuggets on Tuesday, word came down from the league that the Wolves would be without Donte DiVincenzo and Naz Reid. They received one-game suspensions for their roles in the brawl that ensued against the Detroit Pistons on Sunday. It was not the first time the Timberwolves marched into Ball Arena undermanned for a big game.
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3 weeks ago | 
zonecoverage.com | Andrew Dukowitz |Rich Frances |Jonah Maves |Alex Dukowitz
Nickeil Alexander-Walker walked to the free-throw line with 0.1 seconds remaining and the Minnesota Timberwolves down 139-138. Moments earlier, he had run at a dead sprint to contest a Russell Westbrook layup, get the rebound, and sprinted back to the offensive side of the court to set himself up for the shot attempt. Westbrook closed out hard and clipped Alexander-Walker in the leg, creating a dream situation. WESTBROOK GETS CALLED FOR THE FOUL ON THE TWOLVES GAME-WINNING SHOT ATTEMPT.
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3 weeks ago | 
zonecoverage.com | Rich Frances |Jonah Maves |Andrew Dukowitz |Tom Schreier
Tuesday’s double-overtime game between the Minnesota Timberwolves and Denver Nuggets was an instant classic. Both teams were missing key pieces, but the game had a playoff feel, with the Wolves edging out the Nuggets 140-139 as time expired in OT. Flip the page to Wednesday, and First Take wasted no time talking about the contest from the night before. Stephen A. Smith was more than giddy talking about Timberwolves superstar Anthony Edwards.
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3 weeks ago | 
zonecoverage.com | Jonah Maves |Andrew Dukowitz |Tom Schreier |Charlie Walton
The Minnesota Timberwolves emerged from Ball Arena again with a statement win over the Denver Nuggets Tuesday night in a double-overtime thriller. Minnesota won its sixth straight game against Denver, dating back to last year’s second-round playoff series. They edged out the Nuggets 140 – 139 in a game that featured 21 lead changes and 13 ties. It was a massive win for the Timberwolves, who are trying to claw their way out of the play-in and secure a playoff spot.
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3 weeks ago | 
zonecoverage.com | Charlie Walton |Andrew Dukowitz |Phil Ford |Jonah Maves
Roughly an hour and a half before the Minnesota Timberwolves took on the Cleveland Cavaliers on Feb. 10, news broke that arbitrators ruled in favor of Marc Lore and Alex Rodriguez in their arbitration over Glen Taylor. The ruling allowed Lore and Rodriguez to continue their process of purchasing the Wolves and Lynx.
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3 weeks ago | 
zonecoverage.com | Andrew Dukowitz |Phil Ford |Jonah Maves |Alex Dukowitz
After practice on Tuesday, Chris Finch said the Minnesota Timberwolves need to re-discover their strengths as they close out the season. “We know the recipe that works, and we’ve got to stick to that,” he said. “I told the guys, ‘If we don’t know who we are at this point in time, we’ll never figure it out.’”“But we have figured it out,” Finch continued. “We know it works. We got to go back to that.
