The Timberwolves outrebounded the Spurs 46-34 and they outscored them 23-15 in the 4th quarter to surge to victory last night! Kevin Love (18 points, 16 rebounds and 1 steal) and Ricky Rubio (18 points, 4 rebounds and 10 assists) led the way for the Timberwolves in this game. Nikola Pekovic got a rare start last night as Darko Milicic had the flu, and he made the most of it. Pekovic finished up with 14 points, 10 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 steal in 33 minutes on the floor. Derrick Williams pitched in with 12 points and 3 rebounds in only 19 minutes on the floor. The Timberwolves are now 9-10 on the year.

30-year old PG/SG Luke Ridnour is off to a good start for the T-Wolves so far this year. One had to think that Ridnour’s P.T. was going to be cut due to Ricky Rubio and J.J. Barea being added to the roster, but that hasn’t been the case so far this year. Ridnour has played in 17 games (all starts) for the T-Wolves so far this year and he is averaging 32.4 minutes, 12.6 points, 2.0 rebounds, 3.8 assists and 1.1 steals per game. The Timberwolves will continue to give Ridnour big time minutes as long as he keeps producing.

The Timberwolves whacked the Mavericks 53-36 in the second half last night to pull away for a very impressive road win in Dallas last night. Kevin Love led the way for the Timberwolves in this game with 31 points, 10 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals and 2 blocked shots. Ricky Rubio (17 points, 7 rebounds, 12 assists and 4 steals) and Wayne Ellington (16 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal and 2 blocked shots) also pitched in with good games for the T-Wolves last night. Nikola Pekovic (13 points, 7 rebounds, 1 steal and 1 blocked shot in 20 minutes) and Derrick Williams (10 points, 6 rebounds and 2 assists) also pitched in for the T-Wolves last night. The Timberwolves are now 8-10 on the year.

The Timberwolves were outscored 31-21 in the 4th quarter on Monday and it did them in. Kevin Love led the way for the Timberwolves with 39 points, 12 rebounds, 1 assist and 1 steal. Luke Ridnour (17 points, 3 rebounds, 8 assists and 2 steals) and Derrick Williams (11 points and 7 rebounds) also had solid games for the T-Wolves. The Timberwolves are now 7-10 on the year.

The Timberwolves were outrebounded 46-35 and they didn’t play much D last Saturday Night, which explains this loss. Ricky Rubio led the way for the Timberwolves with 17 points, 3 rebounds, 11 assists and 4 steals in this game. Kevin Love only shot 5 of 21 in this game but he still finished up with 15 points and 8 rebounds in this game. Derrick Williams (15 points, 8 rebounds, 1 assist and 2 steals) and Wesley Johnson (13 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 steal) also pitched in with solid games for the Timberwolves. Darko Milicic, Luke Ridnour and Wayne Ellington each had 10 points apiece in this game. The Timberwolves are now 7-9 on the year.