Conley, Green Lead Grizzlies Over Timberwolves 114-106

The Hornets had built a 71-45 advantage by halftime and led by as many as 29 points, before Portland used a 16-0 run in the fourth quarter to close the gap.

Guard Nicolas Batum and center Al Jefferson combined for 62 points as the Charlotte Hornets built a big lead and held on for a 106-94 victory over the Portland Trail Blazers.

NY were led by forward Carmelo Anthony’s 29 points and 13 rebounds, but it was their reserves who made the difference.

“We fought, that’s the main thing”, LaVine said. “That’s why you’ve got to be nearly flawless”.

The group involves Indonesian billionaires Handy Soetedjo and Erick Thohir, and ex-Memphis Grizzlies CEO Jason Levien, an National Basketball Association minority ownership vagabond, who has had minority ownership in several teams, all of whom ended up with front office soap operas that reduced a few of the winning teams to junk. In reality, Wiggins has played aggressively after the first two games of the season, only now his shot is dropping. “He got hot and it’s tough when he’s making deep threes and pull-up jumpers”. Garnett, picked out of high school by the Wolves in 1995, is in his 21st season. Memphis has won 19 of the past 23 games against Minnesota and 10 of the past 12 at Target Center.

Timberwolves: Ricky Rubio missed his fourth straight game with a strained left hamstring, all losses for Minnesota. “Long arms, good athlete, defender and he does a good job of getting after people with ball pressure defensively”, Joerger said before Sunday’s game. “He’s a good shooter, stand still”. The Grizzlies are back home in Memphis on Monday evening, hosting the Oklahoma City Thunder. They’ll be in Miami on Tuesday to face the same Heat squad that gave them a beat-down about a week-and-a-half ago and will take on the Orlando Magic on Wednesday.