 Minnesota 93, Detroit 89 BOX SCORE | RECAP Steph's performance:19 points, 9 assists and 4 rebounds are good numbers, right above his averages. Overall:  Marbury quote of the game: "If we keep playing like that, we can beat anybody." Marbury Online player of the game: Stephon again. (Hey, we would have said Grant Hill if Detroit won...) Marbury Online comment:And we thought getting Stack would help the Pistons... Game facts:Timberwolves won in Detroit for the first time since February 13th, 1992. Minnesota also reached the .500 mark (14-14) for the first time since November 24th, when it was 6-6 after a win over Utah...Minnesota scored on 18 of their last 25 possesions... Steph scored 10 of his 19 points in the last quarter...Minnesota is now 7-6 December, the most wins in that month in franchise history. With a win Tuesday against Chicago, they will post just the fourth winning in team history. Wolves face Nets The Wolves are hosting the Nets friday, who have a 14-11 which is much better than the Wolves 12-14. The Nets have not won at the Target Center in five years. They snapped a five game road losing streak Monday when they beat Orlando 99-88. Steph will be matched up against Sam Cassell, who is averaging 19.2 ppg and 7.8 assists. If Marbury keeps shooting well and plays good D, while Gugliotta and Garnett takes care of Jayson Williams, who is averaging 13.7 boards a game, Minnesota should have a pretty decent chance of winning. Minnesota 112, Seattle 103 BOX SCORE | RECAP Steph's performance:Scoring 35 against the top defensive point guard is outstanding. He also had 7 dimes and 4 boards. Overall:  Marbury quote of the game: "I came out looking to shoot right away. You can't run plays against them, you just have to move the ball and shoot." Marbury Online player of the game: Steph, no doubt Marbury Online comment:Sorry Gary...there goes the defensive player of the year award. Game facts:Steph set a new team record by burying 8 threes(8-of-11)...The Timberwolves hadn't beaten the Sonics since March 15th, 1991. This was the longest losing steak to a single team in NBA history. Marbury was 14 years old at the time of the last Timberwolves' win over the Sonics...The SuperSonics dominated the Wolves in the paint, outscoring them 46-20, but were out rebounded, 40-34. |
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