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Writer’s Roundtable: KG is Back!

Kevin Garnett is officially back at the Minnesota Timberwolves table. It’s only right that our writing staff return for a roundtable of their own. Now is as good a time as any to gather around to tell tales of the most iconic player in franchise history. What did we miss about KG? What are we […]

Game Preview #28 – Timberwolves vs. Thunder

Minnesota Timberwolves vs. Oklahoma City ThunderDate: December 19th, 2025Time: 8:30 PM CSTLocation: Target CenterTelevision Coverage: Prime VideoRadio Coverage: KFAN FM, Wolves App, iHeart Radio This Is the One: Wolves vs. Thunder and the Night Minnesota Finds Out Who It Really Is The game that’s been looming over the Timberwolves’ December schedule is finally here. Oklahoma […]

Kevin Garnett is Coming Home

Welcome home, Kevin Garnett. On Thursday, Shams Charania of ESPN announced that the Minnesota Timberwolves franchise legend will be returning to the organization in an all-encompassing business, community, and content role, and that the well-overdue retirement of his number 21 jersey is on the horizon. Garnett has been distant from the Wolves since retiring from […]

Grizzlies 116, Timberwolves 110: “A Horrendous Night Offensively”

It’s been a weird season so far for the Minnesota Timberwolves. They’ve played so few good and healthy teams, and that continued Wednesday night when they took on the Memphis Grizzlies. The Wolves were without Anthony Edwards (Right Foot Injury Maintenance) and Mike Conley (Right Achilles Tendinopathy) for the third straight game. Ant’s injury is […]

Game Preview #27 – Timberwolves vs. Grizzlies

Minnesota Timberwolves vs. Memphis GrizzliesDate: December 17th, 2025Time: 7:00 PM CSTLocation: Target CenterTelevision Coverage: NBA TV, FanDuel Sports Network – NorthRadio Coverage: KFAN FM, Wolves App, iHeart Radio One More Tune-Up Before the Real Test With Oklahoma City looming on Friday night like the final boss in a video game you haven’t quite leveled up […]

Two Words, Wolves Pod: Bones!

On today’s episode, Ryan Eichten and Leo Sun break down the Minnesota Timberwolves‘ wins over the Golden State Warriors and Sacramento Kings, as well as the recent play of Bones Hyland. — The Timberwolves have won six of their last seven games, but of done so in somewhat lackluster fashion. Does the “eye test” even […]

Minnesota Lynx Offseason Update Vol. 1: Lynx Located Across the Globe

Call it an early Christmas gift … The Lynx Offseason Update is BACK! Throughout the WNBA offseason — one that is currently at a halt until the new Collective Bargaining Agreement is agreed upon — we will take you across the globe to see how Minnesota Lynx players are performing with their respective squads. Among players […]

Timberwolves 117, Kings 103: Bones of Steel

It’s a good time to have some Minnesota Timberwolves basketball inside Target Center. With the temperatures dipping below zero, the Wolves started a five-game homestand that will keep them home until their Christmas matchup with the Denver Nuggets. The matchup tonight was against the struggling Sacramento Kings who sit only above the New Orleans Pelican […]

Game Preview #26 – Timberwolves vs. Kings

Minnesota Timberwolves vs. Sacramento KingsDate: December 14th, 2025Time: 6:00 PM CSTLocation: Target CenterTelevision Coverage: FanDuel Sports Network – NorthRadio Coverage: Wolves App, iHeart Radio The Timberwolves walked into Chase Center facing a massive problem: Golden State had Stephen Curry, Minnesota did not have Anthony Edwards. Add Mike Conley to the injury list, and suddenly this […]

Timberwolves 127, Warriors 120: DiVincenzo Doesn’t Care

Game Story The four-time NBA champion and two-time Most Valuable Player, Stephen Curry, spent the past 15 days at home meticulously studying film of the Minnesota Timberwolves. Staying up all night. His Golden State Warriors were eliminated by Minnesota just seven months ago, and he sat helplessly on the bench as they were nearly swept. […]

Game Preview #25 – Timberwolves at Warriors

Minnesota Timberwolves at Golden State WarriorsDate: December 12th, 2025Time: 9:00 PM CSTLocation: Chase CenterTelevision Coverage: NBA TV, FanDuel Sports Network – NorthRadio Coverage: KFAN FM, Wolves App, iHeart Radio A Gut Check on the Way Back Up the Mountain There’s a version of this Timberwolves season, an alternate timeline, a Marvel “What If?” episode, where […]

Two Words, Wolves Pod: Winning Streak Snapped, Gobert Ejected

On today’s show, Ryan Eichten and Leo Sun discuss the Minnesota Timberwolves’ five-game winning streak going up in flames in a disappointing 109-106 loss to the Phoenix Suns. — Monday’s game against the Suns was the sixth straight game where the Wolves’ defense struggled greatly in the first half. In the previous five, the Wolves were […]

Suns 108, Timberwolves 105: Full Contact Hoops

Did someone say another inferior opponent on paper descending into Target Center to play the Minnesota Timberwolves? Just me? While playing great basketball so far this season and well above expectations, the Phoenix Suns came into Monday night playing two games in eight days. 1.75 of those games were without Devin Booker, and their obligation […]

Game Preview #24 – Timberwolves vs. Suns

Minnesota Timberwolves vs. Phoenix SunsDate: December 8th, 2025Time: 6:30 PM CSTLocation: Target CenterTelevision Coverage: Peacock, FanDuel Sports Network – NorthRadio Coverage: Wolves App, iHeart Radio There are Timberwolves games you circle on the calendar because of the stakes. There are Timberwolves games you circle because of trauma. And then there’s this one, when both circles […]

Canis Pulsus Vol. 45 – Quarterly Report 1 (‘25-’26) Results

The Minnesota Timberwolves are 15-8 as we’ve eclipsed the second quarter of the season. Our 34 voters chimed in with their grades and thoughts! Welcome to… Canis Pulsus Vol. 45 – Quarterly Report 1 (‘25-’26) (Note: Canis Pulsus Vol. 45 data was collected through 12/5 before the Los Angeles Clippers game) Anthony Edwards A- (47.1%) […]

Timberwolves 109, Clippers 106: Déjà Va All Over Again

Well, we’ve seen that before. On Saturday night in downtown Minneapolis, the Minnesota Timberwolves took on the Los Angeles Clippers, who have had a brutal start to their season. They came into the matchup with the third-worst record in the Western Conference at 6-17 record and recently sent home franchise legend Chris Paul as they […]

Game Preview #23 – Timberwolves vs. Clippers

Minnesota Timberwolves vs. Los Angeles ClippersDate: December 6th, 2025Time: 7:00 PM CSTLocation: Target CenterTelevision Coverage: FanDuel Sports Network – NorthRadio Coverage: Wolves App, iHeart Radio There’s a very specific kind of Timberwolves optimism that should probably come with a warning label. On one hand: four-game winning streak, baby! After that brutal three-game skid to Phoenix, […]

The Impossibility of the Chris Finch Conversation

You see that cover image? The one ever so slightly above that title, made with David Byrnesian inspiration to be as weird as possible with the color scheme of a New Order music video? It wasn’t made for this article. It wasn’t even made this week, or this month, or this year. It was made […]

Game Preview #22 – Timberwolves at Pelicans

Minnesota Timberwolves at New Orleans PelicansDate: December 4th, 2025Time: 7:00 PM CSTLocation: Smoothie King CenterTelevision Coverage: FanDuel Sports Network – NorthRadio Coverage: Wolves App, iHeart Radio The Wolves Escape Disaster in the Big Easy. Now They’d Better Learn From It. A two-game trip to New Orleans looked like the NBA’s version of picking up two […]

Canis Pulsus Vol. 45 – Quarterly Report 1 (’25-’26)

What a wild first quarter of the season its been. Some would say there’s been more ups and downs than the 2024-25 season. Surely, the fans are exhausted, but they’ll always be here. As long as they’re here, we need to hear from them. Let’s hear you again! Welcome to Canis Pulsus Vol. 45! For […]

Timberwolves 149, Pelicans 142: Asleep, and then Awake

The Minnesota Timberwolves bounced back during their home back-to-back with wins against the Boston Celtics and San Antonio Spurs. After a gust of wind hit their sails in the form of those two wins, which included some of the prettiest basketball they’ve played all season in the 4th quarter against the Spurs, they travel to […]