MINNESOTA [31-23] ALL-STAR GAME!

[Kieran]

GAME 17:
MIN @ POR


MIN 89 - POR 98

[Boxscore]


POTG - Z. RANDOLPH - 23 pts, 3 ast, 15 reb, 3 stl, 0 blk

MIN
Points: E. Griffin - 26
Assists: M. Jaric - 6
Rebounds: K. Garnett - 14

POR
Points: Z. Randolph - 23
Assists: D. Miles - 5
Rebounds: Z. Randolph - 15

Recap:
(simmed game, Ndudi Ebi back from injury but still playing with soreness in ankle)

[Kieran]

GAME 18:
LAL @ MIN


LAL 110 - MIN 117

[Boxscore]


POTG - K. GARNETT - 28 pts, 1 ast, 9 reb, 1 stl, 1 blk
(9 POTG so far)

MIN
Points: K. Garnett -28
Assists: M. Banks - 6
Rebounds: E. Griffin - 17

LAL
Points: K. Bryant - 24
Assists: S. Parker - 6
Rebounds: C. Mihm - 15

Recap:
Tightly contested affair, Wolves case was helped when a collision with Eddie Griffin forced Lamar Odom out of the game after only 3 minutes of play.


Bracey Wright makes the most of his chances, playing as the second string PG in this match.


Garnett makes a crucial slam in the last minute of the game.


Never a dull moment.

[HonorGlow]

It looks like wright has some serious hang time! Yeh, I'm looking forward to your pstat file in 5 games. I got some cool stuff going that's up my sleeve so we'll see how things are by the time you're ready to submit!

[Kieran]

GAME 19:
MIN @ PHI


MIN 120 - PHI 121

[Boxscore]


POTG - A. IVERSON - 29 pts, 7 ast, 1 reb, 0 stl, 1 blk

MIN
Points: R. Davis - 30
Assists: M. Banks - 10
Rebounds: K. Garnett - 16

PHI
Points: A. Iverson - 29
Assists: A. Iverson - 7
Rebounds: S. Hunter - 11

Notes:
Eddie Griffin collected another scalp, this time Dalembert went down and landed awkwardly on his arm.


Marcus Banks has adjusted well to his starting 5 role.


Eddie Griffin slams home another alley


Nesterovic with another big block

The Ricky Reel!

[Kieran]

GAME 20
SAC @ MIN


SAC 94 - MIN 103

[Boxscore]


POTG - K. GARNETT - 41 pts, 5 ast, 14 reb, 3 stl, 2 blk
(10 POTG so far)

MIN
Points: K. Garnett - 41
Assists: M. Banks - 6
Rebounds: K. Garnett - 14

SAC
Points: B. Wells - 27
Assists: M. Bibby - 8
Rebounds: B. Miller - 12

Recap:
(simmed game)


GAME 21:
SAS @ MIN


SAS 104 - MIN 98

[Boxscore]


POTG - T. PARKER - 21 pts, 11 ast, 1 reb, 0 stl, 0 blk

MIN
Points: K. Garnett - 33
Assists: K. Garnett / M. Jaric - 6
Rebounds: E. Griffin / K. Garnett - 14

SAS
Points: T. Parker - 21
Assists: T. Parker - 11
Rebounds: T. Duncan - 15

Recap:
(simmed game, Trenton Hassell became injured and will be out for three weeks with a sprained ankle)

[Kieran]

GAME 22:
MIN @ DAL


MIN 107 - DAL 113

[Boxscore]


POTG - J. STACKHOUSE - 29 pts, 8 ast, 2 reb, 3 stl, 0 blk

MIN
Points: K. Garnett - 27
Assists: M. Jaric - 5
Rebounds: K. Garnett - 14

DAL
Points: J. Stackhouse - 29
Assists: J. Stackhouse - 8
Rebounds: D. Nowitzki - 19


Swat-happy Ndudi Ebi ends up with 6 blocks in this contest



The Ricky Reel!

[Kieran]

GAME 23:
NOK @ MIN


NOK 101 - MIN 87

[Boxscore]


POTG - C. PAUL - 22 pts, 6 ast, 7 reb, 1 stl, 1 blk

MIN
Points: K. Garnett - 24
Assists: K. Garnett - 5
Rebounds: N. Ebi - 12

NOK
Points: D. Mason / C. Paul - 22
Assists: C. Paul - 6
Rebounds: C. Anderson - 16

Recap:
(simmed game)


GAME 24:
POR @ MIN


POR 98 - MIN 77

[Boxscore]


POTG - J. DIXON - 29 pts, 6 ast, 1 reb, 2 stl, 0 blk

MIN
Points: E. Griffin - 19
Assists: M. Banks - 4
Rebounds: E. Griffin / K. Garnett - 13

POR
Points: J. Dixon - 29
Assists: J. Dixon - 6
Rebounds: J. Przybilla / T. Ratliff - 10

Recap:
(simmed game)

[HonorGlow]

Kieran, do you have that new Garnett screenshot for me so I can do your shout-out? Thanks for the Garnett headshot btw!

[Kieran]

GAME 25:
PHO @ MIN


PHO 118 - MIN 106

[Boxscore]


POTG - S. NASH - 33 pts, 6 ast, 2 reb, 2 stl, 0 blk

MIN
Points: R. Davis - 25
Assists: E. Griffin / R. Davis / M. Banks - 3
Rebounds: E. Griffin - 14

LAL
Points: S. Nash - 33
Assists: S. Nash - 6
Rebounds: S. Marion - 18

[KIG1]

sick garnett pics, better up your record though

[Kieran]

GAME 26:
SEA @ MIN


SEA 103 - MIN 101

[Boxscore]


POTG - L. RIDNOUR - 31 pts, 5 ast, 4 reb, 0 stl, 0 blk

MIN
Points: K. Garnett - 27
Assists: K. Garnett / M. Jaric / T. Hudson - 4
Rebounds: E. Griffin / R. Nesterovic - 11

SEA
Points: L. Ridnour - 31
Assists: R. Allen - 8
Rebounds: R. Lewis - 11

Recap:
(simmed game)



GAME 27:
MIN @ ORL


MIN 86 - ORL 91

[Boxscore]


POTG - D. HOWARD - 28 pts, 3 ast, 15 reb, 1 stl, 1 blk

MIN
Points: K. Garnett - 30
Assists: T. Hudson - 8
Rebounds: K. Garnett / N. Ebi - 12

ORL
Points: D. Howard - 28
Assists: K. Dooling - 5
Rebounds: D. Howard - 15

Recap:
(simmed game, Steve Francis missing with injury)

[Kieran]

GAME 28:
MIN @ MIA


MIN 118 - MIA 110

[Boxscore]


POTG - R. DAVIS - 36 pts, 6 ast, 6 reb, 5 stl, 0 blk
(3 POTG so far)

MIN
Points: R. Davis - 36
Assists: R. Davis - 6
Rebounds: K. Garnett - 15

MIA
Points: D. Wade - 25
Assists: D. Wade - 8
Rebounds: S. O'Neal - 10

Recap:
The Wolves finally snapped their 7-game losing streak in this one against the Heat. It was alway going to be a good game, and the lead never deviated either side further than about 6 points until the end. Although Ricky Davis had a HUGE 4th quarter to ensure the victory for the Wolves, Garnett was unlucky not to come away with POTG honours as he held the team together through the first 3.
Ndudi Ebi sat some minutes out with a leg injury but returned later in the game with no long-term effects of the injury.


Ndudi Ebi pulls one down on Shaq

Dwyane Wade was tough to deal with all game long

The Ricky Reel!:

Ricky sporting some new shoes...


...but still up to old tricks

[Buckley]

wow griffin got schooled but you beat miami.....good luck next game

[Mark.]

Good to see Ricky having another good game, I like that your using Ebi too

[Maango]

[Jing]

wow that ricky davis dunk

[Kieran]

GAME 29:
DAL @ MIN


DAL 118 - MIN 126

[Boxscore]


POTG - R. DAVIS - 42 pts, 5 ast, 3 reb, 7 stl, 0 blk
(4 POTG so far)

MIN
Points: R. Davis - 42
Assists: R. Davis - 5
Rebounds: K. Garnett - 18

DAL
Points: J. Terry - 32
Assists: J. Howard - 8
Rebounds: J. Powell - 9


Marcus Banks with a wide open layup after a half court steal


Another example of EA's "comeback code". Hopefully they fix this cheat of a bug in the next issue.

The Ricky Reel!

[Kieran]

Thanks for all the comments guys, good to know that people are watching and that I'm not wasting my time with all these screenshots.
Ebi is coming along nicely, I've been training him up so hopefully we'll start to see some more drastic ratings improvements soon.

[K.Hinrich]

close win good luck

[Kieran]

GAME 30:
MIN @ SAS


MIN 144 - SAS 141 in OT

[Boxscore]


POTG - K. GARNETT - 39 pts, 1 ast, 10 reb, 2 stl, 1 blk
(11 POTG so far)

MIN
Points: K. Garnett - 39
Assists: M. Banks - 10
Rebounds: E. Griffin / N. Ebi - 12

SAS
Points: T. Parker - 27
Assists: T. Parker - 9
Rebounds: T. Duncan - 12

Recap:
Wow, what a game! This match was definitely the biggest spectacle thus far in the Timberwolves' season. The score was kept very close all the way along with a Marcus Banks 3-pointer in the dying seconds levelling the game and sending it into overtime. This was a good game for many Wolves, Garnett and Davis with 39 and 37 points, as well as 16 points and 12 boards for Ndudi Ebi and a near triple-double for starting point guard Marcus Banks. Rashad McCants and Justin Reed also contributed well off the bench.


Ndudi Ebi celebrates after hitting his second 3



The Ricky Reel!
This game's Ricky Reel includes one of if not THE best dunk I have seen from him this season:

A beautiful 360 tomahawk that begun when he scooped the ball up off the floor!


His atheltic ability on show again as he catches an alley from an awkward angle and hits the reverse for the throwdown.

[Kieran]

GAME 31:
MIN @ DAL


MIN 96 - DAL 74

[Boxscore]


POTG - K. GARNETT - 27 pts, 6 ast, 13 reb, 0 stl, 1 blk
(12 POTG so far)

MIN
Points: K. Garnett - 27
Assists: M. Banks - 7
Rebounds: K. Garnett - 13

DAL
Points: J. Hoawrd - 17
Assists: J. Terry - 5
Rebounds: E. Dampier - 14

Recap:
(simmed game)



GAME 32:
MIN @ MIL


MIN 132 - MIL 99

[Boxscore]


POTG - K. GARNETT - 44 pts, 7 ast, 17 reb, 2 stl, 2 blk
(13 POTG so far)

MIN
Points: K. Garnett - 44
Assists: T. Hudson - 12
Rebounds: K. Garnett - 17

MIL
Points: J. Magloire - 26
Assists: M. Williams - 5
Rebounds: J. Magloire - 10

Recap:
(simmed game)

[Kieran]

GAME 33:
CHI @ MIN


CHI 144 - MIN 137 in OT

[Boxscore]


POTG - K. HINRICH - 30 pts, 12 ast, 1 reb, 2 stl, 0 blk

MIN
Points: M. Banks - 29
Assists: M. Banks - 9
Rebounds: K. Garnett - 13

CHI
Points: A. Nocioni - 35
Assists: K. Hinrich - 12
Rebounds: M. Sweetney - 12

Recap:
Another one that was close all the way. The score was level with less than 20 seconds left, and Ebi made a steal and open dunk with only 8 seconds left on the clock. Eddie Griffin got suckered in to a stupid foul though and Tyson Chandler hit 2 free throws which sent the game into OT. Even though Hinrich copped an injury in the OT period, the Bulls were still able to hang on and win, thanks largely to the hot hand of Andres Nocioni.


Nocioni was unstoppable from long range.


Marcus Banks was the Wolves' best in this conest.


Kevin Garnett finishes the game with 8 blocks

[hova-]

OT after OT, but good job vs the Spurs, and Ricky plays sick

[JoshD]

tough loss to the Bulls, but Major win against the Mavs, and Spurs
Great Ricky Reel

[Kieran]

tough loss to the Bulls, but Major win against the Mavs, and Spurs
Great Ricky Reel

Thanks dude. That Spurs win helped me in the standings a bit I think. I'll be posting the current standings soon.