Wolves week ahead
Sunday: 6 p.m. vs. Houston
Tuesday: 7 p.m. vs. L.A. Clippers
Friday: 6:30 p.m. at New York
Saturday: 5 p.m. at Philadelphia
All games on FSN
Player to watch: James Harden, Rockets
Target Center fans will get their last look this season — the playoffs excluded, perhaps — at Harden and his devastating crossover move that Wolves star Karl-Anthony Towns sought pointers about at All-Star weekend in February.
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"There's no more smiling, no more buddy-buddy stuff. We're trying to do something special."
Wolves veteran forward Taj Gibson on games that are growing more competitive as the Western Conference playoff race tightens.
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The Timberwolves turned on their defense and turned a deficit into a comfortable winning margin over the course of about five crucial minutes.