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Portland coach Nate McMillan's experiment with a three-guard starting lineup has sparked the Trail Blazers.

Inexperienced roster. Soft defense. Mounting losses. Growing frustration. The aforementioned maladies aptly would have described the Timberwolves or Golden State Warriors before the two Western Conference bottom feeders squared off Monday night at Oracle Arena.

Andre Miller scored 21 points to lead the Portland Trail Blazers in a 116-93 rout of the Minnesota Timberwolves at the Rose Garden.

Player Ht. Pos. Statistics 10 Jonny Flynn 6-0 PG 14.8 ppg, 3.2 apg 22 Corey Brewer 6-9 SG 12.8 ppg, 4.8 rpg 8 Ryan Gomes 6-7 SF 10.7 ppg, 7.2 rpg 4 Oleksiy Pecherov 7-0 PF 9.7 ppg, 5.2 rpg 25 Al Jefferson 6-10 C 15.3 ppg, 6.0 rpg Portland No.

Al Jefferson got the jump on his former teammates last night. But in the late going, the Celtics solved Jefferson and the Timberwolves in a 92-90 victory.

Rajon Rondo had 18 points and six assists, as the Boston Celtics hung on to beat the Minnesota Timberwolves, 92-90, to remain unbeaten for the 2009-10 season.

Minnesota's roster of 15 players aren't the highest-quality players in the world, but some of them are all right for Minny's future.

Fans cheered as Wayne Ellington ran toward Damien Wilkins, who fell to the ground after his winning basket Wednesday.

For Kurt Rambis, the triangle offense is one of those 19th-century nostrums, a magic potion that will cure the gout and improve your disposition.

Eds: APNewsNow. Suns 120, Timberwolves 112. AP Photo AZRS102, AZRS103 PHOENIX Channing Frye hit six 3-pointers and scored 25 points, Jason Richardson had 23 points in his first game following a two-game suspension and the undefeated Phoenix Suns beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 120-112 Sunday night.

LeBron James and the new-look Cleveland Cavaliers haven't started the season the way they had envisioned and are still searching for their first win of the campaign.

Cleveland Cavaliers coach Mike Brown might need a flexible game plan tonight at Target Center.

The young Minnesota Timberwolves sure showed some spirit on opening night. Jonny Flynn scored 13 of his 18 points in the fourth quarter to help the Wolves erase a 19-point deficit and Damien Wilkins' putback at the buzzer lifted Minnesota to a 95-93 victory over the New Jersey Nets on Wednesday night.

If a major-league sports franchise in a sizable metropolitan area began play and no one was paying attention, would it make a basket? Trees falling in unknown forests make more noise than the Timberwolves are making as they open their 21st season tonight against the New Jersey Nets at Target Center.

14 Brian Cardinal F 6-8 241 05/02/77 Purdue 9 Veteran journeyman likely will get a decent amount of playing time until Kevin Love returns, but he's playing out the final season of a very movable contract .

Three teams will be in the running for the title in this division with Portland, Denver and Utah fighting it out for guaranteed home court advantage in the first round of the playoffs.

I have to admit, I was a little nervous after News-Times publisher David Dear asked me to participate in "Hoops for Hope," a benefit wheelchair basketball game to promote the outreach efforts of Ability Beyond Disability.

I've done one of these before, and with our new roster, I'd like to do it again, and get the Timberwolves community back involved.

Oleksiy Pecherov had 20 points and 10 rebounds to lead the Minnesota Timberwolves to a 122-114 preseason victory over the Detroit Pistons on Thursday night.

With so many confusing positions up for grabs on the Wolves' roster, who is going to start at each is a complete mystery.