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Cavaliers 146, Timberwolves 134: 4th quarter Avalanche Buries Wolves
This feels familiar… a bit of déjà vu early in 2026, as after defeating the Cleveland Cavaliers 131-122 in a game that the Minnesota Timberwolves starters dominated – scoring 112 of their 131 points they travel to Cleveland for a lunchtime Prime matchup. Minnesota comes in on a four-game win streak, looking to take the […]
Game Preview #39 – Timberwolves at Cavaliers
Minnesota Timberwolves at Cleveland CavaliersDate: January 10th, 2026Time: 12:00 PM CSTLocation: Rocket ArenaTelevision Coverage: Prime Video, FanDuel Sports Network – NorthRadio Coverage: Wolves App, iHeart Radio The Minnesota Timberwolves are 4–0 in 2026, and it finally feels like that stat means something. Thursday night’s win over Cleveland at Target Center wasn’t just another box-score entry. […]
How Should the Wolves Approach the Trade Deadline?
The Wolves, the Deadline, and the One Question That Still Has No Easy Answer With the calendar finally flipped to 2026, the NBA season has entered the part of the year when the trade deadline starts hovering over everything. It’s no longer an abstract date on the schedule. It becomes a presence. A pressure. A […]
Timberwolves 131, Cavaliers 122: A Brief Amnesty From Real Life
If I’m being honest, I didn’t really want to be at a basketball game tonight. On Wednesday, Renee Nicole Good, a wife and mother of three, was killed in Minneapolis by an agent of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). I will not be sharing the video here, but it is not hard to find. […]
Game Preview #38 – Timberwolves vs. Cavaliers
Minnesota Timberwolves vs. Cleveland CavaliersDate: January 8th, 2026Time: 7:00 PM CSTLocation: Target CenterTelevision Coverage: FanDuel Sports Network – NorthRadio Coverage: Wolves App, iHeart Radio It’s 2026 and the Minnesota Timberwolves remain undefeated in the new year. They’ve successfully completed the opening three-game “New Year’s reset” slate with the Washington Wizards sandwiched between two Miami Heat […]
Timberwolves Reacts Survey
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Jaden McDaniels Shows What An X-Factor Is
10 minutes. It feels like a second if you’re going about your day, but it sure feels like an eternity when it comes to a basketball game. In that sliding scale that felt like it leaned towards more of an eternity, 10 minutes is how long into the Minnesota Timberwolves’ game against the Miami Heat […]
Timberwolves 122, Heat 94: Heat Go MIA in MIN
Game Story Many things have been said about this season’s Minnesota Timberwolves. On nights like tonight, everything that we — yes, you and I — have said about this team’s inconsistencies and shortcomings fall away, and we see the skeleton of a team that should be near the top of the league. After a dreadfully […]
Game Preview #37 – Timberwolves vs. Heat
Minnesota Timberwolves vs. Miami HeatDate: January 6th, 2026Time: 7:00 PM CSTLocation: Target CenterTelevision Coverage: NBC, Peacock, FanDuel Sports Network – NorthRadio Coverage: KFAN FM, Wolves App, iHeart Radio The Minnesota Timberwolves remain undefeated in 2026, a stat we will continue milking until the basketball gods force us to stop. What’s happened since the calendar flipped […]
Minnesota Lynx Offseason Update Vol. 4: Back in Action to Start the New Year
Welcome to a new week and a new Lynx Offseason Update. The first Offseason Update of the 2026 year! As we officially flip the calendar from 2025 to 2026, players across the globe are getting back to action overseas and in the United States to begin the new year. Players overseas are back to the […]
Timberwolves 141, Wizards 115: Gobert and Edwards Put the “Wash” in Washington
Game Story The Washington Wizards entered the evening as winners in four of their last five games. Yet, they still remained as one of four teams in the National Basketball Association with single-digit wins (nine) on the season, and the second worst point differential (-10.5). Minnesota Timberwolves fans were rightfully queasy prior to tipoff. The […]
Game Preview #36 – Timberwolves at Wizards
Minnesota Timberwolves at Washington WizardsDate: January 4th, 2026Time: 5:00 PM CSTLocation: Capital One ArenaTelevision Coverage: FanDuel Sports Network – NorthRadio Coverage: KFAN FM, Wolves App, iHeart Radio New Year, New Wolves? The undefeated-in-2026 Minnesota Timberwolves roll into Washington, D.C. for the second game of their back-to-back to start the new year. They do so coming […]
Timberwolves 125, Heat 115: A Much-Need Reprieve on South Beach
Welcome to 2026 Canis Hoopus nation. After a horrendous loss to the Atlanta Hawks on New Year’s Eve that brought into question where this team is heading, the Minnesota Timberwolves took on the Miami Heat on Saturday, looking to turn their season back in the right direction. Unlike many of their previous games, the Wolves […]
Lynx Players Preparing for Start of Unrivaled Season
With the start of the new year, that means its time for the start of another Unrivaled season in Miami. Unrivaled, which was co-founded by Minnesota Lynx star Napheesa Collier and New York Liberty star Breanna Stewart, will tip off its second season on Jan. 5 after a successful inaugural season last offseason. The 3-on-3 […]
Game Preview #35 – Timberwolves at Heat
Minnesota Timberwolves at Miami HeatDate: January 3rd, 2026Time: 4:00 PM CSTLocation: Kaseya CenterTelevision Coverage: NBA TV, FanDuel Sports Network – NorthRadio Coverage: Wolves App, iHeart Radio For the Minnesota Timberwolves, 2025 will be remembered as the Year of the Whimper. Every time an opportunity arose to finish on a strong note, the team chose to […]
“Do We Care?”: The Timberwolves Sit at a Crossroads
ATLANTA – In the final moments of 2025, the Minnesota Timberwolves put forth one of their worst efforts in a long time against the Atlanta Hawks. In the first quarter alone, the Wolves gave up eight offensive rebounds and 16 points in the paint in a first half they were outscored 70-49. At halftime of […]
Hawks 126, Timberwolves 102: New Year, New-Keil
Happy Gameday, everyone. As we ring in the New Year, we usually focus on resolutions. We find things we can do better, ways we want to grow, and search for the fire to motivate us to do those things. Using that definition, there is no team that needs some resolutions more than the Minnesota Timberwolves. […]
Eyes on Iowa Wolves: Joan Has Landed
The end of the month has approached, thus bringing us our second edition of Eyes on Iowa Wolves. In case this is your first time tuning in, Canis Hoopus will be bringing you monthly updates on Timberwolves G League affiliate, their two-way players, and promising prospects putting in work. November Overview (Click to open) […]
Game Preview #34 – Timberwolves at Hawks
Minnesota Timberwolves at Chicago BullsDate: December 31st, 2025Time: 2:00 PM CSTLocation: State Farm ArenaTelevision Coverage: FanDuel Sports Network – NorthRadio Coverage: Wolves App, iHeart Radio The Wolves Finally Woke Up. Now It’s Time to Close 2025 the Right Way in Atlanta After the most abysmal performance of the season, that lifeless no-show against Brooklyn to […]
Minnesota Timberwolves 2025 Year-End Audit
The Wolves at the Crossroads: The Season So Far and What Must Change in 2026 As the calendar turns from 2025 to 2026, it feels like the perfect moment to take a deep breath, step back, and assess what this Timberwolves season has actually been, not just in wins and losses, but in identity, trajectory, […]
Timberwolves 136, Bulls 101: Big Jelly Buckets
After an ugly loss to the Brooklyn Nets where the Minnesota Timberwolves lacked energy for much of the game and dropped one to a team that has been playing well in the month of December. This marked their second straight loss after the thriller late on Christmas Day. This game kicks off a four-game road […]
Minnesota Lynx Offseason Update Vol. 3: A Break Over the Holidays
Welcome to a new week and a new Lynx Offseason Update! The final Offseason Update of the 2025 calendar year! As we near the new year, let me be the first to wish you a very Happy New Year and a great start to 2026. All of us at Canis Hoopus thank you for your […]
Game Preview #33 – Timberwolves at Bulls
Minnesota Timberwolves at Chicago BullsDate: December 29th, 2025Time: 7:00 PM CSTLocation: United CenterTelevision Coverage: FanDuel Sports Network – NorthRadio Coverage: Wolves App, iHeart Radio It’s not entirely clear what Santa Claus left under the Timberwolves’ tree this year, but after Saturday night’s display against the Brooklyn Nets, one thing is painfully obvious: he did not […]
Nets 123, Timberwolves 107: A Christmas Hangover
Is anyone really surprised? Just a few after an insane overtime loss to the Denver Nuggets on Christmas, the Minnesota Timberwolves took on the Brooklyn Nets in an obvious letdown spot. While the Nets may appear to be an easy win on the surface, they have been playing a lot better basketball. After starting the […]
Game Preview #32 – Timberwolves vs. Nets
Minnesota Timberwolves vs. Brooklyn NetsDate: December 27th, 2025Time: 7:00 PM CSTLocation: Target CenterTelevision Coverage: FanDuel Sports Network – NorthRadio Coverage: Wolves App, iHeart Radio The Wolves, the Grinch, and the Coal in Our Stockings: How Christmas Night Slipped Away and Why the Next Eight Games Might Define Their Season For about thirty glorious, irrational, completely […]
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