Lou Amundson News

Lou Amundson fouls Cleveland Cavaliers point guard Shaun Livingston in the New Orleans Arena, Sunday March 31, 2013.

Timberwolves coach Rick Adelman said it won't be a "huge issue" if forward Kevin Love doesn't have a lot of practice time before he returns to the lineup.

The Wolves got a lift in the final seconds from two players who hadn't seen appeared in a game in more than two weeks when Nikola Pekovic hit two free throws to pull Minnesota ahead for good, and Andrei Kirilenko blocked Eric Gordon's driving layup with 4.6 seconds to play.

Sunday could be a day of atonement for the New Orleans Hornets as they tip off against the Minnesota Timberwolves in the Target Center.

Chris Johnson has the size - at 6-11 -and athletic ability but not the strength - he weighs only 210 pounds - to play consistently.