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Minnesota Lynx Offseason Update Vol. 1: Lynx Located Across the Globe

Call it an early Christmas gift … The Lynx Offseason Update is BACK! Throughout the WNBA offseason — one that is currently at a halt until the new Collective Bargaining Agreement is agreed upon — we will take you across the globe to see how Minnesota Lynx players are performing with their respective squads. Among players […]

Timberwolves 117, Kings 103: Bones of Steel

It’s a good time to have some Minnesota Timberwolves basketball inside Target Center. With the temperatures dipping below zero, the Wolves started a five-game homestand that will keep them home until their Christmas matchup with the Denver Nuggets. The matchup tonight was against the struggling Sacramento Kings who sit only above the New Orleans Pelican […]

Game Preview #26 – Timberwolves vs. Kings

Minnesota Timberwolves vs. Sacramento KingsDate: December 14th, 2025Time: 6:00 PM CSTLocation: Target CenterTelevision Coverage: FanDuel Sports Network – NorthRadio Coverage: Wolves App, iHeart Radio The Timberwolves walked into Chase Center facing a massive problem: Golden State had Stephen Curry, Minnesota did not have Anthony Edwards. Add Mike Conley to the injury list, and suddenly this […]

Timberwolves 127, Warriors 120: DiVincenzo Doesn’t Care

Game Story The four-time NBA champion and two-time Most Valuable Player, Stephen Curry, spent the past 15 days at home meticulously studying film of the Minnesota Timberwolves. Staying up all night. His Golden State Warriors were eliminated by Minnesota just seven months ago, and he sat helplessly on the bench as they were nearly swept. […]

Game Preview #25 – Timberwolves at Warriors

Minnesota Timberwolves at Golden State WarriorsDate: December 12th, 2025Time: 9:00 PM CSTLocation: Chase CenterTelevision Coverage: NBA TV, FanDuel Sports Network – NorthRadio Coverage: KFAN FM, Wolves App, iHeart Radio A Gut Check on the Way Back Up the Mountain There’s a version of this Timberwolves season, an alternate timeline, a Marvel “What If?” episode, where […]

Two Words, Wolves Pod: Winning Streak Snapped, Gobert Ejected

On today’s show, Ryan Eichten and Leo Sun discuss the Minnesota Timberwolves’ five-game winning streak going up in flames in a disappointing 109-106 loss to the Phoenix Suns. — Monday’s game against the Suns was the sixth straight game where the Wolves’ defense struggled greatly in the first half. In the previous five, the Wolves were […]

Suns 108, Timberwolves 105: Full Contact Hoops

Did someone say another inferior opponent on paper descending into Target Center to play the Minnesota Timberwolves? Just me? While playing great basketball so far this season and well above expectations, the Phoenix Suns came into Monday night playing two games in eight days. 1.75 of those games were without Devin Booker, and their obligation […]

Game Preview #24 – Timberwolves vs. Suns

Minnesota Timberwolves vs. Phoenix SunsDate: December 8th, 2025Time: 6:30 PM CSTLocation: Target CenterTelevision Coverage: Peacock, FanDuel Sports Network – NorthRadio Coverage: Wolves App, iHeart Radio There are Timberwolves games you circle on the calendar because of the stakes. There are Timberwolves games you circle because of trauma. And then there’s this one, when both circles […]

Canis Pulsus Vol. 45 – Quarterly Report 1 (‘25-’26) Results

The Minnesota Timberwolves are 15-8 as we’ve eclipsed the second quarter of the season. Our 34 voters chimed in with their grades and thoughts! Welcome to… Canis Pulsus Vol. 45 – Quarterly Report 1 (‘25-’26) (Note: Canis Pulsus Vol. 45 data was collected through 12/5 before the Los Angeles Clippers game) Anthony Edwards A- (47.1%) […]

Timberwolves 109, Clippers 106: Déjà Va All Over Again

Well, we’ve seen that before. On Saturday night in downtown Minneapolis, the Minnesota Timberwolves took on the Los Angeles Clippers, who have had a brutal start to their season. They came into the matchup with the third-worst record in the Western Conference at 6-17 record and recently sent home franchise legend Chris Paul as they […]

Game Preview #23 – Timberwolves vs. Clippers

Minnesota Timberwolves vs. Los Angeles ClippersDate: December 6th, 2025Time: 7:00 PM CSTLocation: Target CenterTelevision Coverage: FanDuel Sports Network – NorthRadio Coverage: Wolves App, iHeart Radio There’s a very specific kind of Timberwolves optimism that should probably come with a warning label. On one hand: four-game winning streak, baby! After that brutal three-game skid to Phoenix, […]

The Impossibility of the Chris Finch Conversation

You see that cover image? The one ever so slightly above that title, made with David Byrnesian inspiration to be as weird as possible with the color scheme of a New Order music video? It wasn’t made for this article. It wasn’t even made this week, or this month, or this year. It was made […]

Game Preview #22 – Timberwolves at Pelicans

Minnesota Timberwolves at New Orleans PelicansDate: December 4th, 2025Time: 7:00 PM CSTLocation: Smoothie King CenterTelevision Coverage: FanDuel Sports Network – NorthRadio Coverage: Wolves App, iHeart Radio The Wolves Escape Disaster in the Big Easy. Now They’d Better Learn From It. A two-game trip to New Orleans looked like the NBA’s version of picking up two […]

Canis Pulsus Vol. 45 – Quarterly Report 1 (’25-’26)

What a wild first quarter of the season its been. Some would say there’s been more ups and downs than the 2024-25 season. Surely, the fans are exhausted, but they’ll always be here. As long as they’re here, we need to hear from them. Let’s hear you again! Welcome to Canis Pulsus Vol. 45! For […]

Timberwolves 149, Pelicans 142: Asleep, and then Awake

The Minnesota Timberwolves bounced back during their home back-to-back with wins against the Boston Celtics and San Antonio Spurs. After a gust of wind hit their sails in the form of those two wins, which included some of the prettiest basketball they’ve played all season in the 4th quarter against the Spurs, they travel to […]

Game Preview #21 – Timberwolves at Pelicans

Minnesota Timberwolves at New Orleans PelicansDate: December 2nd, 2025Time: 7:00 PM CSTLocation: Smoothie King CenterTelevision Coverage: FanDuel Sports Network – NorthRadio Coverage: Wolves App, iHeart Radio The Wolves Head to Bourbon Street: Time to Act Like Contenders Fresh off their back-to-back home victories against plus-.500 teams, the Minnesota Timberwolves now take a mini-road swing down […]

Two Words, Wolves Pod: A Wild Thanksgiving Week

On today’s show, Ryan Eichten and Leo Sun break down the Minnesota Timberwolves winning two games in as many nights on Thanksgiving weekend, as well as trying to figure out what’s going so wrong for this team late in close games. — The Timberwolves beat the San Antonio Spurs 125-112, outscoring them by 17 points in […]

Minnesota Timberwolves First Quarter Report Card

You hit 20 games in an NBA season and you lose the right to say “it’s early.” The quarter mark is the unofficial line of demarcation. That’s exactly where we stand with the Minnesota Timberwolves, who are 12–8 after 20 games, sitting on a record that looks decent on paper and weird as hell once […]

Timberwolves 125, Spurs 112: Back-to-Back Jack

Coming into this weekend, it felt like the Minnesota Timberwolves were in a precarious spot. They had lost their previous three games, two of which in disastrous fashion, were sitting in seventh place in the Western Conference standings, and still hadn’t defeated a team with a winning record with two straight nights against winning teams […]

Game Preview #20 – Timberwolves vs. Spurs

Minnesota Timberwolves vs. San Antonio SpursDate: November 30th, 2025Time: 6:00 PM CSTLocation: Target CenterTelevision Coverage: FanDuel Sports Network – NorthRadio Coverage: KFAN FM, Wolves App, iHeart Radio When my two sons were born, I made a conscious decision not to force Timberwolves fandom onto them. That wasn’t altruism. It was basic parental responsibility. Making a […]

Eyes on Iowa Wolves: Rocco’s Rumblings & Zyon’s Domination

The Minnesota Lynx aren’t in season. The Minnesota Timberwolves aren’t playing like they’re in season. But you know who is? The Iowa Wolves. In a new installment here at Canis Hoopus, I’ll be provided monthly updates about the Iowa Wolves. How is the season going? How are the two-way players developing? Are there any Ajay […]

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Timberwolves 119, Celtics 115: It Almost Happened Again

It has been a roller coaster past week for the Minnesota Timberwolves. After losing three straight, including two utter late-game collapses against the Phoenix Suns and Sacramento Kings, the Wolves needed the Thanksgiving break as much as anyone. The losses brought the Wolves’ record against teams with an above .500 record to 0-7. On Saturday […]

Game Preview #19 – Timberwolves vs. Celtics

Minnesota Timberwolves vs. Boston CelticsDate: November 29th, 2025Time: 4:00 PM CSTLocation: Target CenterTelevision Coverage: FanDuel Sports Network – North, NBA TVRadio Coverage: Wolves App, iHeart Radio If you had told me a week ago that the Timberwolves would come home from their three-game road swing at 10–8, I would have assumed the team acquired a […]