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The 5 Most Intriguing Games On The Minnesota Timberwolves’ Schedule

By Trevor Magnotti

Mar 11, 2014; Minneapolis, MN, USA; Milwaukee Bucks guard Brandon Knight (11) shoots over Minnesota Timberwolves center Nikola Pekovic (14) during the first quarter at Target Center. Mandatory Credit: Brace Hemmelgarn-USA TODAY Sports
Mar 11, 2014; Minneapolis, MN, USA; Milwaukee Bucks guard Brandon Knight (11) shoots over Minnesota Timberwolves center Nikola Pekovic (14) during the first quarter at Target Center. Mandatory Credit: Brace Hemmelgarn-USA TODAY Sports /
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Dec 27, 2013; Minneapolis, MN, USA; Washington Wizards forward Trevor Ariza (1) shoots over Minnesota Timberwolves guard Kevin Martin (23) during the first quarter at Target Center. Mandatory Credit: Brace Hemmelgarn-USA TODAY Sports
Dec 27, 2013; Minneapolis, MN, USA; Washington Wizards forward Trevor Ariza (1) shoots over Minnesota Timberwolves guard Kevin Martin (23) during the first quarter at Target Center. Mandatory Credit: Brace Hemmelgarn-USA TODAY Sports /

3. Minnesota Timberwolves at Washington Wizards – Dec. 16, 7 p.m. ET

The last time that Wizards fans got to see Flip Saunders as a head coach in D.C., it was as Wizards head coach in a loss to the Boston Celtics. Flip started the now-legendary lineup of John Wall, Nick Young, Chris Singleton, Andray Blatche, and Javale McGee, and the Celtics won 100-94 in a game that was never that close to push the Wizards to a 2-14 start for the lockout-shortened 2011-12 season.

Flip would be fired after a 20-point loss to the Philadelphia 76ers in the next game.

Saunders’s tenure in Washington was a disaster. Led by Young, Blatche, and McGee, the Wizards never eclipsed 30 wins in his two-plus seasons in Washington, and the team was absolutely unwatchable. Now, he coaches the Timberwolves.

I’m sure that when Minnesota comes to town in December, Saunders will be met with a beautiful chorus of boos that will make this game fun to watch in and of itself.

Besides that, this game will feature a Wall/Rubio point guard duel, Wiggins and Bradley Beal doing fun things, and a fun and terrifying Nikola Pekovic/Marcin Gortat Eastern European standoff. All of that means an entertaining basketball game.

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