This was supposed to be the season the Minnesota Timberwolves became a playoff team and a threat in the Western Conference. Injuries have prevented that, however, and the Timberwolves are unsure if Kevin Love will return this year—most Timberwolves fans are pretty sure it doesn't matter if he does.
The Wolves sit at just 24-43, and they could fall to under .500 at home with a loss to the 37-31 Chicago Bulls Sunday night. The Bulls escaped Bankers Life Fieldhouse with a victory on March 23, and they'll likely be without center Joakim Noah again Sunday. The given, of course, is that they'll also be without MVP Derrick Rose.
The Bulls are trying to gear up for the playoffs and aren't even fully healthy to do it. The Wolves are nowhere near the playoff picture.
By all accounts, this will be a game between two teams that should have been far better this season. The Bulls anticipated mediocrity with Rose out for the majority of the season, but the injuries crept up on Minnesota and began early in the year when Love broke his hand doing knuckle pushups.
Regardless of how well either team plays or which squad gets the "W," the real potential of these two teams likely won't be seen until next season.
The game will air at 7 p.m. ET on WGN in the Chicago area and on FxNO in the Twin Cities area. Fans around the league can tune in on NBA League Pass.
Without Joakim Noah, this was pretty inevitable. The Bulls won the battle of the boards against Indy last night, but the Pacers had firm control of the boards for the first 2.5 quarters of play.
Kirk Hinrich's second triple came from the left wing, and he's scored eight of the Bulls' 10 points. The Bulls are 4-of-16 from the floor. Without Joakim Noah on the floor, the ball movement hasn't looked as good and the Bulls are taking some tough shots.
The Bulls aren't getting back fast enough in transition. Ricky Rubio knows how and when to push the ball. Every T-Wolves starter is in the books.
Kirk Hinrich answered on the other end with a three. Hinrich bruised his thumb badly in last night's victory over Indiana, but it wasn't discernible with that jumper.
Over 2.5 minutes into this game, and there still hasn't been a made field goal. Ricky Rubio's two from the stripe are the game's only points.
This was supposed to be the season the Minnesota Timberwolves became a playoff team and a threat in the Western Conference. Injuries have prevented that. The Timberwolves are unsure of Kevin Love will return this year, and most Timberwolves fans are pretty sure it doesn't matter if he does.
The Wolves sit at just 24-43 and they could fall to under .500 at home with a loss to the 37-31 Chicago Bulls tonight. The Bulls escaped Bankers Life Fieldhouse with a victory on March 23, and they'll likely be without center Joakim Noah again tonight. The given, of course, is that they'll also be without MVP Derrick Rose.
The Bulls are trying to gear up for the playoffs and aren't even fully healthy to do it. The Wolves are nowhere near the playoff picture.
By all accounts, this will be a game between two teams that should have been far better this season. The Bulls anticipated mediocrity with Rose out for the majority of the season, but the injuries crept up on Minnesota and began early in the year when Kevin Love broke his hand doing knuckle pushups.
Regardless of how well either team plays, or which squad gets the "W," the real potential of these two teams likely won't be seen until next season.
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