In the Company of Wolves - A T'Wolves Dynasty (NBA 2K12)

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In the Company of Wolves



Difficulty: Pro
Quarters: 8 Minutes
Season: 58 Games
Playoff Length: 3-3-3-3

2011-2012 Minnesota Timberwolves
#	NAME	POS	AGE	HT	WT	SALARY
4	Wesley Johnson	SG/SF	24	6'7''	205
5	Martell Webster	SF/SG	25	6'7''	235
7	Derrick Williams	PF/SF	20	6'9''	248
8	Michael Beasley	SF/PF	22	6'10''	245
9	Ricky Rubio	PG	21	6'4''	180
11	J.J. Barea	PG/SG	27	6'0''	175
13	Luke Ridnour	PG	30	6'2''	175
14	Nikola Pekovic	C/PF	25	6'11''	243
15	Anthony Randolph	PF/C	22	6'11''	225
19	Wayne Ellington	SG	24	6'4''	200
31	Darko Milicic	C	26	7'0''	275
42	Kevin Love	PF/C	23	6'10''	260
44	Anthony Tolliver	PF/C	26	6'9''	243
52	Brad Miller	C	35	7'0''	261

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2011-2012 Timberwolves Preview




Minneapolis, MN - For nearly half of a decade, the Minnesota Timberwolves have been near or at the bottom of the Western Conference's Northwest Division. The post-Kevin Garnett era has not been kind to the T'Wolves as their record has been an anemic 78-250. Even after finishing the previous season with only 17 wins, confidence is slowly growing in Minneapolis. Kevin Love has turned into what seems to be a perennial All-Star. Ricky Rubio has finally joined the team after a two year wait overseas. The 2011 2nd Overall pick Derrick Williams is touted by many as the front runner for rookie of the year and future All-Star. During the past offseason, the Wolves added experience at the head coach position by hiring Rick Adelman and hope his uptempo style of offense will mesh with this growing group of young talent. The Timberwolves will surely improve this season and the future looks very bright. The Timberwolves open the season against the New York Knicks.

Matchup Preview *|* November 3, 2011
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New York Knicks (0-0, 0-0 Away)		Minnesota Timberwolves (0-0, 0-0 Home)
Stats Comparison N/A Points Per Game N/A N/A Field Goal % N/A N/A Free Throw % N/A N/A 3-Point % N/A N/A Rebounds N/A N/A Blocks N/A N/A Steals N/A N/A Turnovers N/A N/A PPG Allowed N/A Projected Starters Baron Davis Point Guard Ricky Rubio Landry Fields Shooting Guard Wesley Johnson Carmelo Anthony Small Forward Michael Beasley Amar'e Stoudemire Power Forward Kevin Love Tyson Chandler Center Darko Milicic Injury Report N/A N/A Game Notes

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'Melo Lights Up the Timberwolves
Anthony scores 40 in Knicks' narrow 78-75 win over Minnesota

Minneapolis, MN - The Timberwolves looked extremely comfortable in the 1st half and built a 13 point lead on the New York Knicks before the wheels fell off in the 2nd half. Carmelo Anthony decimated the T'Wolves' defense and dropped 40 points in the NBA's opening night. Baron Davis started the Knicks run by scoring 14 points in the 3rd quarter alone to bring the Knicks back and give them the lead. The young Timberwolves would not go away as they kept close for most of the 2nd half and even led at 65-64 early in the 4th quarter. Ricky Rubio looked fantastic at points in the game as he assisted on multiple Kevin Love dunks. However, his five turnovers were most definitely a factor in the outcome. "We just have to eliminate the turnovers," coach Rick Adelman said after the game. "I think now that jitters of opening night are over, Ricky will settle down and be a lot more efficient with the ball,".

In the locker room after the game the mood was generally positive. "I think we showed a lot tonight. We came out and gave a good Knicks team all we had and almost came away with the W. I think we're going to surprise a lot of people this year," said Wesley Johnson. "We're gonna be ok,"

When asked if any of the blame for the loss should be put on Rubio's turnovers, Johnson quickly shot that notion down. "It was Ricky's first NBA game. I for one can say i've had worse than that. Most of us have. He's going to be alright. I think he played a lot better than most of the "experts" out there think,"

"In the end it's a learning experience," Kevin Love added at the post game press conference. "We're a young team. I know it's hard to find the good in a loss but I think this'll be good in the long term. And I can't wait to pay them back when we visit the Garden,"

New York Knicks at Minnesota Timberwolves
Nov 3, 2011	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	OT	SCORE
New York (1-0)	13	18	20	27	-	78
Minnesota (0-1)	23	13	16	23	-	75

New York Knicks
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Baron Davis	23	8-20	3-7	5-5	5	3	1	1	2	24
Landry Fields	27	0-6	0-3	0-0	6	4	1	0	1	0
Carmelo Anthony	29	16-25	1-1	7-11	6	1	2	0	3	40
Amar'e Stoudemire	25	3-6	0-0	0-0	7	2	1	0	0	6
Tyson Chandler	25	2-5	0-1	0-0	4	1	3	0	0	4
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Renaldo Balkman	7	2-2	0-0	0-2	2	0	0	0	0	4
Jared Jeffries	8	0-0	0-0	0-0	3	2	0	0	0	0
Steve Novak	5	0-1	0-1	0-0	1	0	0	1	0	0
Bill Walker	6	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Iman Shumpert	10	0-1	0-0	0-0	3	2	0	0	0	0
Mike Bibby	DNP
Toney Douglas	DNP
TEAM TOTALS		31/66	4/13	12/18	37	15	8	2	7	78

Minnesota Timberwolves
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Ricky Rubio	21	5-9	0-1	0-0	3	8	2	0	5	10
Wesley Johnson	27	6-12	3-5	2-4	2	1	1	0	0	17
Michael Beasley	27	6-11	3-4	1-2	8	3	1	3	0	16
Kevin Love	25	7-14	0-1	2-4	6	1	1	0	1	16
Darko Milicic	26	1-4	0-0	0-0	9	2	0	0	2	2
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Derrick Williams	12	3-5	0-0	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	6
Martell Webster	8	2-2	1-1	0-0	2	0	1	0	0	5
Luke Ridnour	7	1-2	1-2	0-0	1	3	1	0	0	3
Wayne Ellington	5	0-1	0-1	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0
J.J. Barea	6	0-2	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	2	0
Anthony Randolph	3	0-1	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Anthony Tolliver	DNP
TEAM TOTALS		31/63	8/16	5/10	34	22	7	3	10	75

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Matchup Preview *|* November 4, 2011
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Minnesota Timberwolves (0-1, 0-0 Away)		Denver Nuggets (0-1, 0-1 Home)
Stats Comparison 75.0 Points Per Game 48.0 .556 Field Goal % .340 .500 Free Throw % .722 .500 3-Point % .333 37.0 Rebounds 34.0 3 Blocks 2 7 Steals 5 10 Turnovers 14 78 PPG Allowed 61 Projected Starters Ricky Rubio Point Guard Ty Lawson Wesley Johnson Shooting Guard Arron Afflalo Michael Beasley Small Forward Danilo Gallinari Kevin Love Power Forward Kenneth Faried Darko Milicic Center Chris Anderson Injury Report N/A N/A Game Notes Both teams are coming into Friday night's game winless after dropping their first games of the season. The Timberwolves lost at home to the Knicks 78-75 while the Nuggets dropped their opener to the Lakers 61-48. The T'Wolves and Nuggets are both young teams that are looking for momentum early on in this new season.

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Clutch Three Pointers Carry Timberwolves to 1st Win
Love and Beasley Lead 4th Quarter Surge

Denver, CO - On the second night of a season opening back-to-back the Timberwolves walked away from the Pepsi Center with a win over the Denver Nuggets. The Nuggets broke the game wide open during the 2nd quarter with a barrage of threes from Danilo Gallinari and Al Harrington. The Timberwolves defense could do nothing to stop them as they ran up an 11-point lead before the T'Wolves closed the gap to 4 at the half.

"They came out firing tonight," Michael Beasley said at the post game presser. "They just kept hitting from long range and we couldn't do anything about it,"

"Yeah, coach wasn't too happy about that," Wesley Johnson added. "He chewed us out at the half. I don't blame him though. We looked terrible on D,"

Coming out of the break, the T'Wolves were led by their All-Star Kevin Love and rookie Ricky Rubio. The team shot 1-10 from three-point range in the first half and quickly abandoned the strategy as they began dumping the ball down into the paint to Love. Rubio supplemented Kevin Love's offense with suffocating defense en route to a 5 steal night.

(Michael Beasley alley-ooping Wesley Johnson off of a Rubio steal)

"I was pleased with what I saw in the second half from everyone. If we can stick to that gameplan for the entire 48 minutes then we'll be very successful," coach Rick Adelman said in an after game interview. When asked about how he felt Rubio ran the offense that night he smirked. "Ricky ran a very efficient game tonight. Yes, he had a couple more turnovers than I'd like but he made up for it on the defensive end tonight,"

Kevin Love also had kind words for his new teammate. "Ricky went out there tonight and played a hell of a game. I'm positive that without those steals and hitting Wes and Mike for corner threes in the 4th we'd have had a much more difficult time tonight,"

Timberwolves' rookie, Derrick Williams, had a rough night by going 0-4 from the field. "Derrick just needs more time. We're trying to ease him into the offense. Ricky had been playing professional basketball in Europe since he was 16 so it's a bit different than Derrick's development. Derrick just needs a few more minutes to get himself in a rhythm. I liked what I saw when he was on the floor with Kevin and Michael. He ran the floor good and played great defense. He just needs a few more minutes. We'll have to see how it goes against Indiana next week," Rick Adelman said before the end of the after game press conference.

Minnesota Timberwolves at Denver Nuggets
Nov 4, 2011	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	OT	SCORE
Minnesota (1-1)	18	14	18	30	-	80
Denver (0-2)	17	19	18	21	-	75

Minnesota Timberwolves
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Ricky Rubio	25	7-11	1-2	3-4	3	7	5	3	4	18
Wesley Johnson	25	4-11	1-6	2-2	2	5	0	1	3	11
Michael Beasley	28	9-15	2-5	0-0	8	2	0	0	1	20
Kevin Love	26	8-11	0-1	3-3	10	4	0	0	1	19
Darko Milicic	25	4-4	0-0	0-0	4	2	0	1	0	8
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
J.J. Barea	3	1-1	0-0	0-0	0	1	0	1	0	2
Martell Webster	5	1-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	2
Wayne Ellington	6	0-0	0-0	0-0	2	0	0	0	0	0
Luke Ridnour	8	0-2	0-1	0-0	2	6	0	0	0	0
Derrick Williams	12	0-4	0-0	0-0	1	1	1	2	0	0
Anthony Randolph	3	0-1	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Anthony Tolliver	DNP
TEAM TOTALS		34/61	4/15	8/9	33	29	6	10	10	80

Denver Nuggets
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Ty Lawson	19	5-17	1-4	0-0	1	6	1	0	3	11
Arron Afflalo	25	3-7	1-5	1-1	1	2	0	0	0	8
Danilo Gallinari	26	9-22	3-10	1-1	4	3	1	0	1	22
Kenneth Faried	25	1-4	0-0	0-0	7	1	2	1	0	2
Chris Anderson	23	2-4	0-0	0-0	8	1	1	0	4	4
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Andre Miller	14	5-7	0-2	0-0	4	1	2	0	0	11
Al Harrington	11	3-8	3-8	0-0	1	0	1	0	0	9
Corey Brewer	8	1-3	1-1	2-2	1	1	0	0	0	5
Jordan Hamilton	7	1-2	1-2	0-0	2	0	0	0	1	3
Timofey Mozgov	7	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	1	1	0	0	0
Rudy Fernandez	DNP
DeMarre Carroll	DNP
TEAM TOTALS		30/74	10/32	5/6	30	16	9	1	9	75

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Matchup Preview *|* November 8, 2011
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Indiana Pacers (2-0, 1-0 Away)		Minnesota Timberwolves (1-1, 0-1 Home)
Stats Comparison 62.0 Points Per Game 77.5 .480 Field Goal % .450 .813 Free Throw % .684 .333 3-Point % .143 62 Rebounds 75 3 Blocks 15 22 Steals 30 25 Turnovers 20 53.0 PPG Allowed 76.5 Projected Starters Darren Collison Point Guard Ricky Rubio Dahntay Jones Shooting Guard Wesley Johnson Danny Granger Small Forward Michael Beasley David West Power Forward Derrick Williams Roy Hibbert Center Kevin Love Injury Report N/A Darko Milicic Flu Day to Day Game Notes The Pacers are out of the gate hot after defeating the Cavaliers and the Bulls in the first two contests. Minnesota is coming off of a comeback win over the Denver Nuggets. Can Kevin Love handle Pacers center Roy Hibbert with Darko Milicic out with the flu? Derrick Williams makes his first professional start and looks to make a statement after being held scoreless against the Nuggets.