Wolves Shoot for Three Straight
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The Wolves look to make it three in a row for the first time this season as they return to face Portland at 7 p.m. at Target Center on Tuesday.
Minnesota shot 50 percent over the course of a two-game West Coast stint against the Clippers and Kings en route to its first back-to-back road wins of the season.
“Last night in Sacramento obviously was a big one for us," coach Randy Wittman said after Saturday’s win over Portland. "(Beating the Clippers) gives us two in a row, which we have not done all year. It is little goals that we are setting for ourselves.”
Minnesota got a career-high tying 26-point effort from Randy Foye, and Al Jefferson did his usual damage with an average of 25.5 points and 12.5 rebounds over the course of both contests.
“I think defense is the main key, having a lot of energy, moving the ball, getting great shots,” Jefferson said. “Things are working out for us.”
We took a look at the weekend’s success as the Wolves prepare to take on a Portland team who is now 6.5 games out of the Western Conference playoff hunt.
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Third-quarter points for Minnesota against the L.A. Clippers, its highest-scoring period since scoring 39 in the fourth quarter versus Utah on Feb. 26. Before Saturday’s game, the Wolves were averaging a mere 21.2 points while shooting 40.9 percent in third quarters of their previous 15 games.
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Points for Randy Foye in Saturday’s win, which tied a career-high.
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Combined turnovers for the Wolves on Friday and Saturday against the Clippers and Kings, respectively. Randy Foye only coughed it up once in 70 minutes.
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Scoring average for Ryan Gomes in the Wolves’ last six wins.
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Points for Craig Smith on Saturday in only 15:43 of action. Smith only missed one field-goal attempt (8-of-9).
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Assists for Portland guard Steve Blake on Saturday to go alongside 15 points, good for his first double-double of the season. More impressively, Blake did so without turning the ball over once.
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Wins for the Trail Blazers over the Wolves thus far this season, a Dec. 28 loss and a Jan. 2 decision. Brandon Roy scored 29 and 22 points, respectively, to pace the Blazers in both contests.
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Consecutive starts for the Wolves’ Kirk Snyder, scoring 8.0 points on 37.9 percent from the field over that stretch.
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More wins for the Trail Blazers this season compared to last. Portland secured that feat (its 33rd win) with a 120-114 overtime defeat of the New York Knicks on Saturday.
Minnesota shot 50 percent over the course of a two-game West Coast stint against the Clippers and Kings en route to its first back-to-back road wins of the season.
“Last night in Sacramento obviously was a big one for us," coach Randy Wittman said after Saturday’s win over Portland. "(Beating the Clippers) gives us two in a row, which we have not done all year. It is little goals that we are setting for ourselves.”
Minnesota got a career-high tying 26-point effort from Randy Foye, and Al Jefferson did his usual damage with an average of 25.5 points and 12.5 rebounds over the course of both contests.
“I think defense is the main key, having a lot of energy, moving the ball, getting great shots,” Jefferson said. “Things are working out for us.”
We took a look at the weekend’s success as the Wolves prepare to take on a Portland team who is now 6.5 games out of the Western Conference playoff hunt.
