Alec at Wolves blog Timberwolves Press refers to last night’s game as a “typical Minnesota sports team loss.”
Timberwolves guard Kevin Ollie stayed up a bit past his normal bedtime Tuesday night to watch Barack Obama claim the U.S. presidency.
“I had to,” Ollie said. “That was history in the making. To elect an African-American president, that not only signifies where this country has come from, but it was important just to see everybody come together. I think he crosses all gender lines, age and everything. To see him up there with his family was a great moment in American history, not just African-American history.”
The Timberwolves rookie forward played 15 more minutes than starting power forward Ryan Gomes Wednesday night in the Wolves’ 129-125 double-overtime loss to the San Antonio Spurs. Love scored 14 points in 37 minutes.
That’s the most extensive playing time yet for Love, who was matched against Spurs star Tim Duncan for much of the night and held his own, blocking three shots and grabbing nine rebounds..
Guard Randy Foye, who came in having hit just 3 of 24 shots in his past two games, finished 5 for 11 for 11 points but had a big turnover at the end of regulation.
The Star Tribune on records set or tied by the Spurs Tony Parker’s 55-point night at Target Center on Wednesday.
As part of the Minnesota Timberwolves Fastbreak Foundation’s Operation Minnesota Heroes Month, presented by Popp.com, the Wolves held a Reading Timeout Tuesday at Jenny Lind Elementary School.
Joining Alan Horton, Crunch, Ryan Gomes and Jason Collins, were two returning Purple Heart recipients Chris Holbrook and Mark Seifert.