Where The Wolves Are Fun To Watch (Day 30)

Kevin Love (32 points on 11-19 shooting, 9-9 free throws, with 22 boards and 3 assists, with a trey) continued his torrid rebounding spree, and Darko Milicic (22, 8 and 4, on 10-17 shooting with 5 blocks) had another solid line, but the Wolves blew a 21-point lead and fell to the Spurs in overtime, 113-109. San Antonio won their 12th straight, as they were led by Manu Ginobili's 26 points on 8-17 shooting, 4-10 treys, 6-7 free throws, with 6 boards, 6 assists, 2 steals and a block. To be honest, before the season started, I viewed the Timberwolves' organization as a joke. Even the Wolves' organization didn't take itself seriously. But ever since the whole Wes Johnson/Kevin Love failed handshake, the documentary following it, Darko and Michael Beasley's resurgence, and the whole minutes issue being resolved, the Wolves have become- well, somewhat competitive and quite fun to watch.

Derrick Rose (35, 12 and 7, with a trey and a block) led the Bulls to a 123-115 double-overtime victory over the Suns. Joakim Noah (17, 15 and 5, with 2 steals, on 8-13 shooting) took advantage of Phoenix's thin front line, and Kyle Korver played 47 minutes, which led to his unexpected 24 points on 8-14 shooting, 3-7 treys, 5-6 free throws, with 5 boards, 3 assists, a steal and a block. The Suns were led by Grant Hill (27, 8 and 1, on 12-20 shooting, with only 1 turnover), Hakim Warrick (23, 7 and 2, on 7-12 shooting, 9-10 free throws, with a steal and no turnovers), and Steve Nash (14, 5 and 16).

Kevin Durant (32 points on 12-20 shooting, 2-7 treys, 6-6 free throws, with 11 boards and 5 assists) and Dirk Nowitzki (34 points on 9-15 shooting, 2-5 treys, 14-15 free throws, with 4 boards, 4 assists and a steal) took turns making shots all night, but the Mavs came up victorious, as they beat the Thunder, 111-103. Tyson Chandler (17 and 18 on 5-9 shooting, 7-8 free throws, with a steal and a block) was huge on the glass tonight.

Tyrus Thomas got a spot start tonight at the center position tonight against the Knicks, and he played extremely well, to the tune of 26 points on 11-20 shooting, 4-4 free throws, with 11 boards, 3 assists, 4 blocks, no turnovers. However, the Bobcats still fell to the Knicks, 99-95, who've won for the 5th time in the past 5 games. The Knicks were led by Raymond Felton (23 points on 9-18 shooting, 2-5 treys, 3 boards, 13 assists, 2 steals) and Amare Stoudemire (20 points on 8-15 shooting, 4-4 free throws, with 4 boards, an assist, and 6 blocks, with no turnovers). I'm going to be honest with you. I'm a big fan of Tyrus Thomas, and I believe that if his attitude improves and his minutes increase- that he is a bona fide stud a la Josh Smith.

Deron Williams (26 points on 9-18 shooting, 4-5 treys, 4-4 free throws, with 3 boards, 11 assists and 5 steals) outplayed Chris Paul (17 points on 4-8 shooting, 1-3 treys, 8-8 free throws, with 3 boards, 8 assists and 5 steals, 1 turnover) in their head-to-head match-up for best point guard in the league, and his Jazz beat CP3's Hornets, 105-87. Though, Paul didn't have a teammate like Al Jefferson (23 points on 10-16 shooting, 3-3 free throws, with 10 boards, 2 assists, 1 block, 1 turnover) to help him out. No other Hornet produced a solid line.

All summer, Dwight Howard had been hearing this and that about Miami, and he wasn't all too happy about it. So when the Magic and Heat played for the second time this season, the Magic handed the Heat their third straight loss, a 104-95 beating. D12 double-doubled with 24 points and 18 rebounds, on 8-13 shooting, with an assist and a block. For the Heat, it was just LeBron James (25, 6 and 4, on 9-18 shooting) who showed up. Things are looking quite bleak for the Heat right now.