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Game Preview #66 – Timberwolves at Clippers

Minnesota Timberwolves at Los Angeles ClippersDate: March 11th, 2026Time: 9:30 PM CDTLocation: Aspiration DomeTelevision Coverage: FanDuel Sports Network – NorthRadio Coverage: KFAN FM, Wolves App, iHeart Radio It’s a funny thing about ladders. They take forever to climb. You’re careful with every step. You grip the sides, feel your way upward, and slowly gain ground. […]

about 10 hours ago | 0 reads

Lakers 120, Timberwolves 106: No One Was Even Awake

Game Story You’re still awake? If you are, kudos to you. You’re a true diehard. If not, we don’t blame you. By the time the final buzzer sounded, the clock struck 12:38 a.m. Central. The Los Angeles Lakers came into the night winners in five of their last six games. One of the areas they’ve […]

about 22 hours ago | 0 reads

Lakers 120, Timberwolves 106: No One Was Even Awake

Game Story You’re still awake? If you are, kudos to you. You’re a true diehard. If not, we don’t blame you. By the time the final buzzer sounded, the clock struck 12:38 a.m. Central. The Los Angeles Lakers came into the night winners in five of their last six games. One of the areas they’ve […]

about 22 hours ago | 0 reads

Anthony Edwards and the Chase to Join the 30-Points Per Game Club

With just 18 games remaining on the schedule for the Minnesota Timberwolves, Anthony Edwards is closing in on one of the most prestigious statistical groups in NBA history: the 30 points per game club. Only 40 different players in NBA history have averaged 30 points per game in a single season, 16 of which have […]

1 day ago | 1 read

Game Preview #65 – Timberwolves at Lakers

Minnesota Timberwolves at Los Angeles LakersDate: March 10th, 2026Time: 10:00 PM CDTLocation: Crypto.com ArenaTelevision Coverage: NBC, PeacockRadio Coverage: Wolves App, iHeart Radio Every good run eventually meets reality. For the Minnesota Timberwolves, that reality arrived Saturday afternoon at Target Center when their five-game winning streak came to a screeching halt courtesy of the Orlando Magic. […]

2 days ago | 0 reads

Minnesota Lynx Offseason Update Vol. 13: Titles and Postseason Play

A new week means a new Lynx Offseason Update! As the WNBA and players’ union continues to trade CBA proposals in what will be a big week with the deadline of March 10 set by the WNBA to reach a new deal without impact of a delayed season, the offseason has continued — and already […]

3 days ago | 0 reads

Predicting Where the Wolves Finish

A few weeks ago the Minnesota Timberwolves were sitting in the six seed, hovering in that uncomfortable place where you’re good enough to believe something bigger might happen, but close enough to the Play-In line that every loss feels like slipping on black ice. After a strong stretch to finish February and begin March, the […]

4 days ago | 2 reads

Magic 119, Timberwolves 92: Matinee Misadventure

For many franchises, a Saturday afternoon game with a packed house against an Eastern Conference Play-in team would be a recipe for the best game of the season. For the Minnesota Timberwolves, it’s a setup for disaster, as was the case for today’s game against the Orlando Magic. Anthony Edwards started the game off scorching […]

4 days ago | 2 reads

Game Preview #64 – Timberwolves vs. Magic

Minnesota Timberwolves vs. Orlando MagicDate: March 7th, 2026Time: 2:00 PM CSTLocation: Target CenterTelevision Coverage: Prime Video, FanDuel Sports Network – NorthRadio Coverage: KFAN FM, Wolves App, iHeart Radio For those of you who have had the privilege of being parents, you probably know the exact feeling I’m about to describe. The quiet moments where you […]

5 days ago | 2 reads

Timberwolves 115, Raptors 107: Claws, Calls, and Contradictions

There are games that you want to remember and ones you want to forget. There are games where everything goes perfectly, and games where everything goes terribly. There are also games like tonight, where seemingly all of those things happen all at once. Most nights, that would be a nightmare to watch and even worse […]

6 days ago | 2 reads

Game Preview #63 – Timberwolves vs. Raptors

Minnesota Timberwolves vs. Toronto RaptorsDate: March 5th, 2026Time: 7:00 PM CSTLocation: Target CenterTelevision Coverage: FanDuel Sports Network – NorthRadio Coverage: KFAN FM, Wolves App, iHeart Radio If you’re a Timberwolves fan, you know how this goes. They win four straight, you convince yourself the three-seed is inevitable… and then the Wolves play a random midweek […]

7 days ago | 4 reads

Timberwolves Reacts Survey

Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the NBA. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Wolves fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys. Please take our survey

7 days ago | 2 reads

Canis Pulsus Vol. 47 – Quarterly Report 3 Results

The Minnesota Timberwolves still well in the hunt for home court advantage in the playoffs. How did they get there? Their seesaw effort certainly had to do with it. The front office tinkering with some marginal moves had an effect. We asked, and 50 of you responded with who you thought contributed the most. It’s […]

8 days ago | 5 reads

Timberwolves 117, Grizzlies 110: Matched Intensity – A Rarity

It may not have looked like much, but it was honest work. Coming in as 13.5-point favorites over a tanking Memphis Grizzlies team, Tuesday night shaped up to be one of those matchups for a Minnesota Timberwolves team and fanbase that have been tortured by a lack of effort and defensive intensity against teams trying […]

8 days ago | 4 reads

Game Preview #62 – Timberwolves vs. Grizzlies

Minnesota Timberwolves vs Memphis GrizzliesDate: March 3rd, 2026Time: 7:00 PM CSTLocation: Target CenterTelevision Coverage: FanDuel Sports Network – NorthRadio Coverage: Wolves App, iHeart Radio There’s a very specific kind of confidence that creeps in when you beat the Denver Nuggets on national television. It’s the “we’re back” confidence. And right now, the Minnesota Timberwolves are […]

9 days ago | 4 reads

Two Words, Wolves Pod: Timberwolves Beat Up on the Nuggets

On today’s episode, Ryan Eichten and Leo Sun go over Leo’s experience at the Intuit Dome and the Minnesota Timberwolves’ 117-108 win over the Denver Nuggets. — Anthony Edwards only scored 21 points on 9-19 shooting, but made the correct pass down the stretch of the game when the Nuggets guarded him with two players […]

9 days ago | 3 reads

Eyes on Iowa Wolves: Return to Zyon

February has come and gone. The Iowa Wolves continued to experience more ups and downs, but they’re still in the fight for a playoff spot. In this edition of Eyes on Iowa Wolves, we get you caught up on last month’s action, including a new two-way contract signee. A signing that probably should’ve happened months […]

10 days ago | 1 read

Minnesota Lynx Offseason Update Vol. 12: Seasons Winding Down

Hey, guess what … it’s time for a new Lynx Offseason Update! As we hopefully get closer to a CBA deal as we less than two weeks away from the deadline set by the WNBA to reach a new deal without impact of a delayed season, the offseason has continued — and already ended for a few — for […]

10 days ago | 0 reads

Timberwolves 117, Nuggets 108: Sprinting to the Finish Line

The Minnesota Timberwolves gutted out an ugly win at the Intuit Dome on Thursday night before having two days off to prepare for a familiar opponent. The last time these two teams met up in a nationally televised affair was fireworks on Christmas Night between Nikola Jokić and Anthony Edwards duking it out in an […]

10 days ago | 2 reads

Game Preview #61 – Timberwolves at Nuggets

Minnesota Timberwolves at Denver NuggetsDate: March 1st, 2026Time: 2:30 PM CSTLocation: Ball ArenaTelevision Coverage: ABCRadio Coverage: Wolves App, iHeart Radio After a relatively mundane month of February, the kind where the Timberwolves looked like they were physically present but spiritually on a beach somewhere, March is kicking the door down with a steel chair. This […]

11 days ago | 4 reads

Why They Won’t Say Ant’s Name

Anthony Edwards hit another one of those “are you kidding me?” threes Thursday night. The Wolves were trying to survive late, the Clippers were hanging around, and then Ant rises, launches, and basically ends the game with a shot that makes you do the involuntary living-room walk-around. For anyone who’s actually been watching Minnesota the […]

11 days ago | 3 reads

Kyle Anderson’s Top 5 Plays with the Timberwolves

On Thursday, it was reported that Kyle Anderson will be reuniting with the Minnesota Timberwolves following a buyout with the Memphis Grizzlies. Anderson signed a two-year contract with the Timberwolves during the 2022 offseason and ended up being one of the best free agent signings in the franchise’s history. He played an outsized role throughout […]

12 days ago | 3 reads

Canis Pulsus Vol. 47 – Quarterly Report 3

We’re officially in the final quarter of the season. It seems like it was just yesterday where Minnesota was unable to beat any team over .500, while they were incapable of losing to a sub .500 team. We were still hoping for Terrence Shannon Jr. and Rob Dillingham to alleviate our depth issues. Anthony Edwards […]

13 days ago | 2 reads