New York (19-49) at Minnesota (28-41) 3:30 pm EST
MINNEAPOLIS (Ticker) -- Superstar Kevin Garnett and the Minnesota
Timberwolves look to complete a season sweep of the slumping New York
Knicks when the teams square off Sunday.
In a 97-77 loss at Toronto on Friday, Garnett contributed 15
points and 12 rebounds and Mark Blount scored 13 points as the
Timberwolves dropped their 10th straight road game. They
couldn't find their touch from the outside, connecting on just
4-of-19 shots from 3-point range.
Minnesota returns to the Target Center as it hopes to collect
its sixth win in seven home games, including a current two-game
winning streak. With the playoffs basically out of reach, the
Timberwolves look to improve on their 8-4 record against Eastern
Conferences foes.
Eddy Curry had 19 points and 10 rebounds and Steve Francis added
11 points and seven assists for New York, which dropped its
fourth game in a row with a 91-75 loss to Memphis on Friday.
The Knicks continued their dreadful season, allowing 31 points
off 20 turnovers and finishing with only two players in double
figures.
Coach Larry Brown, who has not missed the playoffs since falling
short during the 1997-98 campaign with Philadelphia, could be
eliminated from the postseason with a loss.
Garnett posted 24 points and 16 rebounds in a 96-90 triumph at
Madison Square Garden on January 16. Stephon Marbury was the
lone bright spot for the Knicks, scoring 20 points against his
former team before leaving with a shoulder injury late in the
fourth quarter.





