The Minnesota Timberwolves cannot afford anymore losses if they hope to reach the postseason for the first time in 14 years.The Timberwolves face a must-win situation Friday when they visit the Los Angeles Lakers.Consecutive losses have dropped Minnesota (44-35) into the middle of an extremely tight race for the final playoff spots in the Western Conference.
Minnesota fell to eighth in the West after losing at the Denver Nuggets 100-96
on Thursday night.The loss at Denver occurred four days after a 121-97 rout by the Utah Jazz at Minnesota.“We’ve got to do better
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in the regular-season finale on Wednesday in Minnesota.In the meantime, the San Antonio Spurs, Oklahoma City Thunder and New Orleans Pelicans are each 44-34, one game in front of the Timberwolves and Nuggets with
three games remaining.Big-time help for Minnesota should be on the way, however.Thibodeau said Thursday night there’s a good chance leading scorer Jimmy Butler returns after missing the past 17 games with a knee injury. The four-time
All Star is averaging 22.2 points.Jeff Teague also returned against Denver after missing the Utah game with a sore knee and he finished with 15 points and six assists in 36 minutes.Derrick Rose also returned after missing the previous six games with an ankle injury but totaled just four points in 15 minutes and didn’t record and assist
or rebound.“We need everyone,” Thibodeau said. “Everyone has to step up now. We need everyone’s best. We’ve got to play great intensity on every play.”Minnesota is 12-13 against Western Conference opponents on the road this season. They won their only other game against the Lakers at Staples Center this
season, a 121-104 victory on Christmas.The Lakers (34-44) can play spoiler for the second consecutive game.They knocked off the Spurs 122-112 in overtime on Wednesday to keep San Antonio just inside the playoff bubble while also ending the Spurs’ chances at
50 wins for an 18th consecutive season.Rookie Kyle Kuzma continues to be one of the brightest lights for the Lakers this season.He scored 26 points in a 117-110 loss at the Jazz on Tuesday, then came back the following night and scored 30 in against the Spurs.Kuzma has four 30-point games this season, the most by a Los Angeles rookie since Magic Johnson in 1979-80. He already became the first NBA rookie to record
at least 1,200 points
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1997-98.Lonzo Ball was expected to be the most valuable rookie for the Lakers this season, but he’s missed the past four games with a left knee contusion and
likely won’t play against the Timberwolves. He’s missed 26 games overall this
season due to injury.Brandon Ingram, the second-leading scorer for Los Angeles at 16.2 points, missed the past three games because he was in the NBA concussion protocol and
his status also remains in doubt for Friday.FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Veteran running backs Mike Gillislee and Brandon Bolden headed the list of cuts as the New England Patriots got down to the NFL’s
53-player limit.Gillislee, signed as a restricted free agent before last season, ran for 383 yards and five touchdowns in nine games.He and Bolden became expendable with the signing of free agent Jeremy Hill, who ran for 1,633 yards and 20 touchdowns with Cincinnati in 2015 and ’16 before
an injury last year ended his season after just seven games. He signed with the
Patriots as a free agent in March.Bolden, who has been with the team since 2012
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on special teams.Cornerback/kick returner Cyrus Jones, a second-round pick in 2016 who missed all last season, and rookie quarterback Danny Etling were among 26 players
released. Four others were placed on injured reserve, including offensive
linemen Isaiah Wynn — the team’s first-round pick — and Ulrick John, wide
receiver Braxton Berrios and linebacker Christian Sam.Saturday’s moves cut the roster to 53, but that counts Julian Edelman, suspended for the first four games for PED use, thus leaving one spot open.Also released were DE Eric Lee, recently signed WR K.J. Maye, DT John Atkins, P Corey Bojorquez
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released five players before the official cutdown day.Last year, coach Bill Belichick was busy in the hours following trimming his roster, including trading backup quarterback Jacoby Brissett to the Indianapolis
Colts for wide receiver Philip Dorsett.Among those not cut were Jason McCourty, acquired from Cleveland to join twin brother Devin in New England. Jason McCourty had trouble finding the field as a
cornerback but showed versatility by moving to safety for the last two preseason
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