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12/30/2008
With all eyes on O.J. Mayo and Kevin Love, it was Al Jefferson who stole the show. Jefferson scored a season-high 38 points, including nine in overtime, and grabbed 16 rebounds to lead the Minnesota Timberwolves to a 108-98 victory over the Memphis Grizzlies on Monday night.
12/27/2008
Kevin McHale turned to prayer, though it wasn't really needed. The combination of Al Jefferson inside and some sizzling 3-point shooting was more than enough. The Timberwolves snapped a 13-game losing streak and won for the first time this season under McHale, getting a season-best 23 points from Rashad McCants in a 120-107 victory over the New York Knicks on Friday night.
12/06/2008
There is a great deal of frustration inside the Timberwolves locker room. Before the Magic game Al Jefferson confided that he didn't think age was a reasonable excuse for his teams struggles, when pushed on the subject you could see he did not have confidence in the game plan or that his team was headed in the right direction. Wolves sources said with growing regularity Randy Wittman is throwing his guys under the bus during his post games, and several times during the game Wittman would yell to his players "What the hell are you doing?" Wolves' president Kevin McHale is traveling with the team, some say it's to evaluate the talent on his roster up-close, one Wolves source said it was more to evaluate Randy than the players.
11/20/2008
It is been 3 long weeks since the Timberwolves last won a basketball game. "It seems like 1,000 years", forward Craig Smith said. Not anymore, thanks to Smith's superb effort off the bench and Al Jefferson's refusal to allow his Timberwolves collapse in the 4th quarter again.
11/09/2008
LaMarcus Aldridge had 24 points and 12 rebounds, Brandon Roy added 24 points and 9 assists and the Portland Trail Blazers beat the Timberwolves 97-93 on Saturday night to improve to 3-0 at home. Al Jefferson finished with 27 points after starting off 3 for 10 from the field for Minnesota in its 5th straight loss.
09/20/2008
When Al Jefferson crumpled to the court and grabbed his knee, the Timberwolves feared the worst. "When you have a heart condition and your heart stops for a minute, it is not a good thing", mentioned Wolves assistant GM Fred Hoiberg, who had to retire from the NBA due to an aorta problem.
09/19/2008
When Al Jefferson crumpled to the court and grabbed his knee, the Timberwolves feared the worst. "When you have a heart condition and your heart stops for a minute, it is not a good thing", mentioned assistant GM Fred Hoiberg, who had to retire from the NBA due to an aorta problem. "It was a relief when we discovered that it was only a mild sprain.
07/16/2008
Among reasons the Timberwolves were eager to trade Antoine Walker, who was dumped on Memphis, was the questionable influence he was starting to have on player Al Jefferson.
03/19/2008
After what coach Randy Wittman called a month of cajoling and at least one night of action, Wolves player forward Al Jefferson answered his challenge. Imploring Jefferson to play with as much attention to detail at one end of the floor as the other with repeated words and a 9 minute benching Friday in Seattle, Wittman watched Jefferson block 4 shots by halftime Monday on a night when the Wolves pick and rolled the Clippers into submission by game's end.
03/18/2008
Al Jefferson responded well to his latest challenge. Jefferson had 22 points and 14 rebounds, Ryan Gomes added 19 points and the Timberwolves beat the L.A Clippers 99-90 Monday night. Minnesota won for the 4th time in 6 games and moved past Seattle into 4th place in the Northwest Division.
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