NBA Power Rankings, Dec. 5 Edition: It’s A 7-11 Kind Of Week
By Phil Watson
Dec 1, 2013; Oklahoma City, OK, USA; Minnesota Timberwolves shooting guard Kevin Martin (23) handles the ball against Oklahoma City Thunder shooting guard Thabo Sefolosha (25) during the second quarter at Chesapeake Energy Arena. Mandatory Credit: Mark D. Smith-USA TODAY Sports
13. Minnesota Timberwolves (9-10)
Last Week: 1-1
Previous Ranking: 12
Went To Mexico City For A Game And The Place Was On Fire: The Timberwolves and Spurs were supposed to play Wednesday night in Mexico City, but a bad generator filled the arena with smoke and the game was postponed.
The Week That Was: Minnesota won at Dallas 112-106 on Saturday and lost at Oklahoma City 113-103 on Sunday. No word yet on when the game with the Spurs will be made up.
The Numbers: 45.8% FG, 36.4% 3FG, 73.2% FT, 107.5 PPG
The Opponents: 52.5% FG (30th), 37.2% 3FG, 75% FT, 109.5 PPG (26th)
The Leaders: Kevin Martin 25.5 ppg, Kevin Love 11.5 rpg, Ricky Rubio 7 apg, Rubio 2 spg, Luc Mbah a Moute 1 bpg, Nikola Pekovic 18-for-30 (60%) FG, Martin 7-for-14 (50%) 3FG
Don’t! Shooters: Love 10-for-28 (35.7%) FG, Rubio 1-for-7 (14.3%) 3FG