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Game # 47, Home Game #23: Houston 92, Minnesota 86

Season record: 10-37

1. Telfair and Jaric Stake Their Claims

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Game #46, Home Game #22: LA Clippers 83, Minnesota 104

Season record: 10-36

1. Two Matchup Switches

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Game #41, Home Game #19: Phoenix 107, Minnesota 117

Season record: 7-34

1. About That Small Lineup...

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Game # 38, Road Game #19: Minnesota 95, Phoenix 115

Game #39, Road Game #20: Minnesota 108, Denver 111

Game #40, Road Game #21: Minnesota 109, Golden State 108

Season record: 6-34

Game #17, Road Game #8: Minnesota 89, Atlanta 90

Season record: 2-15

1. Brewer and Smith Lead the Paint Mob

After 10 pathetic quarters of play--from 1:25 to go in the 3rd against San Antonio until 1:34 to go in the 1st tonight--the Timberwolves found a pulse and fought to retain their diminishing fan base, clambering back from a 26-7 deficit only to lose on Joe Johnson's last-half-second jumper in what was arguably the year's most entertaining ballgame to date.

Road Game #5: Minnesota 103, New Orleans 94

Season record: 2-10

1. Revolt of the Back-Up Point Guards

Home Game #3: Minnesota 108, Sacramento 103

Season Record: 1-5

1. Mea Culpa--For Now