The Wolves rank first in 3-point makes, attempts, and percentage since Julius Randle returned. They are also 11-0 in the last 11 games he's played in. On Randle's development this season and how he is actualizing the version the Wolves have always needed him to be: zonecoverage.com/2025/timberw...

Wolves 138, Jazz 113: Full Team Symphony Leads to 5th-Straight Win 3 injured starters forced Chris Finch to rely on his bench, getting 53 points from Rob Dillingham, Naz Reid, Jaylen Clark, and Luka Garza in a blowout win. @charliewaltonmn.bsky.social recaps ⤵️ www.canishoopus.com/timberwolves...

Who needs spacing anyway?

Real analysis: The Wolves are 0-3 in their last game played this season before a federal holiday. — Nov 10 (before Veterans Day): L vs Heat — Nov 27 (before Thanksgiving): L vs Kings — Dec 23 (before Christmas): L vs Hawks — Dec 31 (before New Year's Day): ? vs Thunder Will it end tonight?

NEW — Donte DiVincenzo has preached for patience. His slow start wasn't anything new. Donte knew he would eventually come around, and so did his teammates. On DiVincenzo mastering patience, which has him mastering everything else, for ZoneCoverageMN: zonecoverage.com/2024/timberw...

NEW — The Wolves needed to give fans a reason to believe last night that they are a better team without Karl-Anthony Towns on the roster. Instead, they made fans miss him more than ever. On Towns' emotional return to Target Center, for Zone Coverage: zonecoverage.com/2024/timberw...

NEW — The Timberwolves needed a big trade at the deadline two seasons ago to form a playoff-caliber team. It can be easy to compare then to now, but another seismic trade would not propel the team. Instead, it would create more problems. For Zone Coverage: zonecoverage.com/2024/timberw...

Shams reports LeBron James is "unlikely" to play against the Timberwolves tomorrow. If James doesn't play, it will be the seventh career game he missed against the Wolves. All of them have come with the Lakers. Minnesota is 6-0 when James is out. ESPN's story: www.espn.com/nba/story/_/...

New York rising with Karl-Anthony Towns is a thing of beauty, as hard as it may be to watch from a Wolves lense.

NEW -- In front of Sam Darnold, Jordan Addison, and Josh Metellus, the Wolves proved they could win big. However, they will need to thrive in ugly games to finish with a top seed in their conference, just like the Vikings have done. For Zone Coverage: zonecoverage.com/2024/timberw...

It hasn't been as polarizing or consistent as last year. Still, I'm noticing the Conley-Gobert PnR returning to the crutch of Minnesota's offense recently, even with Conley having his highest TOV% (12.9) since 2012-13. It puts defenses in binds + promotes healthy ball movement.

Rob Dillingham, You Are Cleared for Takeoff The Wolves have brought along the #8 pick at his own pace, but his work ethic & natural ability have quickly become a necessary part of the rotation. Our @timgarrison.bsky.social & @charliewaltonmn.bsky.social share ⤵️ www.canishoopus.com/2024/11/29/2...

A new deep for @canishoopus.bsky.social! @timgarrison.bsky.social and I extensively broke down Rob Dillingham's impressive three-week stretch on both sides of the ball and why we believe he is ready for a larger role behind Mike Conley. Check it out! ⤵️ www.canishoopus.com/2024/11/29/2...

Get ‘em Finchy. (Sound on)

NEW -- It's hard for the Wolves to claim moral victories as a .500 team that has dropped 5 of its last 7 games. However, yesterday in Boston, they found a way to fill the void Mike Conley's absence leaves behind. For Zone Coverage: zonecoverage.com/2024/timberw...

Only seven teenagers in Timberwolves history have scored at TD Garden. Rob Dillingham's 14 points give him the third most points in a game by a Wolves teenager in Boston. 1st -- Anthony Edwards, 24p (4/9/21) 2nd -- Kevin Garnett, 17p (12/22/95) 3rd -- Dillingham, 14p (today)

Donte DiVincenzo started 61 of the Knicks' final 62 games last season. He averaged 17.7p in that span on 44.6% FG & 39.7% 3P. Before that, he came off the bench in 20 of 22 games, averaging 9.1p on 42.5% FG & 42.7% 3P. We'll see what the flip to the starters does for him today.

Tremendous see-what-your're-made-of game for Rob Dillingham -- assuming he plays with Mike Conley (toe sprain) out -- today in Boston. Tangoing with Holiday, White, and Pritchard in one of the NBA's most historic venues. I absolutely cannot wait.

Raptors since Saturday (2 games): • 3-point OT loss to Celtics • 11-point win over Pacers • 4th league-wide in ORTG (125.2) • Jakob Poeltl: 32.5p, 13.5r, 78.4% FG • RJ Barrett: 32p, 10a, 9.5r, 45.5% FG A 3-12 team playing with a pep in their step. Wolves-Raptors, tonight.

For those who missed it, Terrence Shannon Jr. had 34 points, 6 assists, and 6 boards this morning in his G-League debut. Looked exactly like his 2024-25 Illinois self. My film dive into TSJ from right after the draft: zonecoverage.com/2024/timberw...

Proud of this one. Fans have rightfully jumped onto the Julius Randle Experience, chanting "JU-LI-US" after his walk-off winner on Sunday. But they must be willing to live with his drop-offs to see his game-dominating assents. My latest for ZoneCoverage: zonecoverage.com/2024/timberw...

NEW -- The Julius Randle Experience took its biggest climb yesterday at Target Center. Fans have rightfully jumped onto the Randle rollercoaster, but they must be willing to live through the drop-offs to see the dominant performances. More for Zone Coverage: zonecoverage.com/2024/timberw...

He is a BAAAD man...

No DeMar DeRozan or Malik Monk tonight. Can't help but think back to the Wolves taking care of injured teams early last season and how that has not been the case so far this year. We will see what happens tonight.

NEW -- Chris Finch needs to mix things up and expand the rotation. Rob Dillingham gave a strong case for it to be him receiving a semi-consistent role moving forward. On our first look last night at Dillingham in meaningful minutes, for ZoneCoverageMN: zonecoverage.com/2024/timberw...

Got a good feeling about this one. Let's do it!

Wolves say Nickeil Alexander-Walker will start in place of Conley tonight. Feels like the right move. Expecting NAW to set a defensive tone right away, which is exactly what the Wolves need, and should trigger a fast start.

No Mike Conley tonight (rest), so the Wolves' streak of 11-straight games with the same starting lineup ends -- they were one of three teams (Knicks and Clippers) to have used only one lineup over the first four weeks of the season. Dilly prove-yourself minutes on the horizon?

Trade deadline is a long way out, but a low-risk, high-reward, defensive-focused big who can gobble boards is certainly a point of interest. I've pushed this for years and won't stop today: JaVale McGee, who's still a FA.

Naz Reid learning to defend as a C instead of a F is certainly impacting the Wolves' team-wide defense. 54% of Reid's minutes this season have been at C, where only 20% of his minutes came last year. MIN's defense has been great with Naz at the 4 but toward league-bottom with him at the 5.

Timberwolves lose by tonight 14 in Portland. A lack of intensity right from the jump. It’s at this point in the schedule that teams start to claim their identity. I’m not sure what the Wolves’ identity is, but they are still a ways off from consistently finding it.

Naz Reid is doing everything in his power to keep the Wolves within striking distance right now against the Blazers. - 26 points - 10/16 FG, 4/8 3P Blazers 103, Wolves 92 with 5:56 left in Q4. Again, he is stepping up on a night when nobody else is. Nothing new, folks.

The Timberwolves swept the Blazers 4-0 last season. They did their job against a lesser opponent, but the NBA uses the divisional record as a tie-breaker if teams finish with the same record at the end of the reg. season. Inter-division games are important. NBA Cup Game 1 tonight. Should be fun.

Wolves continue their march through a weak spot in the regular season with a B2B tonight and tomorrow in Portland. Per Positive Residential, the Wolves have the easiest strength of schedule (.384) in the NBA from Nov 4 to 21. They've opened that stretch 3-1.

Nobody would have blamed Naz Reid if he signed elsewhere two summers ago, but he cared about Minnesota's fanbase and remained patient. Now, Reid is putting his stake into the ground as a pillar of consistency for the team that took a chance on him out of LSU in 2020: zonecoverage.com/2024/timberw...

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NEW -- Naz Reid has been the constant in a season of inconsistency for the Wolves. There is something poetic about that because, just three years ago, he wasn't regularly in the rotation. Now, he's the Wolves' third-leading scorer. My latest for ZoneCoverage: zonecoverage.com/2024/timberw...