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After playing in a key role in the upset, Karl Anthony-Towns gets his second look at All-Star center DeMarcus Cousins on Thursday night when the visiting Wolves try to sweep the season series from the Sacramento Kings for the first time. Golden State, which had lost once in its previous 56 home games, led Minnesota by 17 points Tuesday as it tried to become the second team in NBA history to reach 70 wins. The Wolves, however, outscored the Warriors 46-31 in the fourth quarter and overtime for a 124-117 win. Continue to Article

April 06, 2016 6:09:pm EST

Highlights of Tuesday's National Basketball Association games Cavaliers 109, Bucks 80 JR Smith scored 21 points and LeBron James and Kevin Love added 17 each as Cleveland cruised to a victory over Milwaukee at the Bradley Center, extending its winning streak to four games. Trail Blazers 115, Kings 107 CJ McCollum scored 30 points, backcourt mate Damian Lillard added 22, and the Portland Trail Blazers continued their drive toward a Western Conference playoff spot with a 115-107 victory over the Sacramento Kings at Sleep Train Arena on Tuesday. McCollum made 11 of 20 shots and knocked down five 3-pointers, including one from the left wing arc that capped a 7-0 run late in the fourth quarter and allowed Portland to put the Kings away. Continue to Article

April 06, 2016 1:08:am EST

Ricky Rubio entered his fifth NBA season at a crossroads. As he started a new four-year, $56 million extension, Rubio had to show that he could stay healthy and knock down the open jump shot. As the Timberwolves head down the home stretch of a 12th straight season that will end without a playoff berth, Rubio has gone more than four months without missing a game and has started to see his shooting percentages climb as a result. Continue to Article

April 05, 2016 8:36:pm EST

The claps and cheers as Zach LaVine walked into the room were loud, audible to everyone in the school as the Minnesota Timberwolves guard arrived and waved to the crowd. In his short time in Minnesota, the 21-year-old has formed a fast bond with the Metro Deaf School in St. Paul, a school that caters to about 100 students who are hearing impaired. LaVine was on hand Monday for a ribbon-cutting ceremony on the school's new kitchen, which was paid for in part by the money LaVine won after beating Orlando's Aaron Gordon in an epic slam dunk contest at All-Star weekend last month. Continue to Article

April 04, 2016 4:05:pm EST