Locked On Wolves - Daily Podcast On The Minnesota Timberwolves

The Minnesota Timberwolves have lost seven consecutive games and host the New Orleans Pelicans, losers of 13 straight. Something has to give as the Wolves get ready to head on a West Coast road trip after a long homestand.

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On the last of four consecutive off days for the Wolves, let's talk about league-wide power rankings, early trade chatter, and the overall landscape in the Western Conference.

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The Minnesota Timberwolves trailed by as many as 28 points in the third quarter of Friday night's game against the L.A. Clippers but used a late charge to get within four points in the final minutes before ultimately falling. Karl-Anthony Towns keyed the rally with 18 of his 39 points in the final frame. Also, this week kicks off the unofficial NBA trade season.

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The Minnesota Timberwolves will be home on Friday night for a nationally-televised game in their brand new City edition jerseys. The Wolves have lost six straight, however, and now must host Kawhi Leonard, Paul George, Montrezl Harrell and the seemingly unstoppable Los Angeles Clippers. We talk keys to the game and what to expect prior to the unofficial start of trade season on December 15.

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The Minnesota Timberwolves competed at home against the Utah Jazz, but a third-quarter avalanche and 30 points from Donovan Mitchell was enough to bury the Wolves despite 32 points from Jeff Teague. We talk studs and duds, plus a look back at what happened to cause this six-game skid.

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The Wolves host the Utah Jazz on Wednesday night at Target Center, so it's time to talk about Towns vs. Gobert, Round 3. Ben welcomes Ben Schepers on the podcast to talk about Ryan Saunders' rotations over the first couple months of the season, and each Ben gives their keys to the Wolves-Jazz game.

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The Wolves dropped their fifth consecutive game and finished the road trip 0-4 after a disappoiting loss to the Phoenix Suns. Despite Karl-Anthony Towns 33 and 15, the Wolves couldn't get over the hump due to shoddy transition defense, poor rebounding, and sloppy turnovers.

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It was a tough weekend for the Wolves. From the late collapse and Scott Foster/Chris Paul/delay of game debacle in Oklahoma City on Friday to Anthony Davis dropping 50 in L.A. on Sunday, we're all ready to move on to face the Suns on Monday night in Phoenix.

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The Wolves will be in OKC to take on the Thunder for the first time this season. Oklahoma City has gone 2-12 against all teams not hailing from Golden State or New Orleans, so it should be a winnable road game for the Wolves, provided they keep Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Dennis Schroeder in check.

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The Wolves did a good job of slowing down Luka Doncic in Dallas on Wednesday night but ultimately fell as Jalen Brunson and Dwight Powell had season-highs. The Wolves followed our keys to the game from our preview show and Robert Covington and Karl-Anthony Towns were great, but it wasn't quite enough in what was an extremely entertaining game.

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