Timberwolves

The Timberwolves gave up 37 4th quarter points Tuesday night and lost 119-112 at Memphis against the Grizzlies. Star Tribune Sports Columnist Jim Souhan joined me on WJON today. Jim discussed why the Wolves sometimes struggle on defense.

The Timberwolves lost 106-104 Wednesday night in Milwaukee to the Bucks. The Wolves played without Karl-Anthony Towns, Andrew Wiggins and Jeff Teague due to injuries to all 3. Minnesota was led in scoring by Shabazz Napier with 22 points and Gorgui Dieng with 15 points.

The Timberwolves got 8 points in overtime from Shabazz Napier and they went on to beat the Brooklyn Nets 122-115 Monday night at Target Center. Gorgui Dieng had 11 points and 20 rebounds playing in place of an injured Karl-Anthony Towns.

The Timberwolves have lost 5 games in a row and went 0-4 on their just completed road trip. Star Tribune Sports Columnist Jim Souhan joined me on WJON today. He says their defense is the reason for their recent struggles.

The Timberwolves are off to a 7-4 start and they are winning with incredible play from Andrew Wiggins and Karl-Anthony Towns. Star Tribune Sports Columnist Jim Souhan joined me on WJON today.

The Timberwolves improved to 6-4 after a 120-116 win at Detroit Monday night. Star Tribune Sports Columnist Jim Souhan joined me on WJON today. He says the additional of the versatile Jake Layman has really helped this team.

The Timberwolves gave up 137 points and lost Memphis Wednesday night to drop to 4-3 on the season. Star Tribune Sports Columnist Jim Souhan joined me on WJON today. He said the Wolves just didn't play good defense and were especially bad on transition defense.

The Timberwolves played the first of 2 games without Karl-Anthony Towns Saturday night and Minnesota wins at Washington 131-109. Minnesota was led by Andrew Wiggins with 21 points and both Robert Covington and Jarrett Culver added 20 points.

The Washington Nationals won their first World Series with a 6-2 win at Houston over the Astros in Game 7 Wednesday night. Star Tribune Sports Columnist Jim Souhan joined me on WJON today.

The Timberwolves opened their season with a 1-point win in overtime at Brooklyn. Star Tribune Sports Columnist Jim Souhan joined me on WJON today. He said for at least one night the small lineup that includes Robert Covington at the 4 and Andrew Wiggins as the 3 worked.