The Latest Breaking News from KarlAnthony Towns

MINNEAPOLIS — For most of this season, the crowds at Target Center have been unlike any others in recent years, with good vibes and positive energy replacing frustration and consternation.

Stephen Silas on Houston’s defensive improvement Sunday: “We stopped doubling Towns quite as much. Alpi (Sengun) said, ‘I want to guard him,’ and I said ‘Ok, you want him, you got him.’”

TORONTO — The Timberwolves put tickets on sale Wednesday for a potential play-in game at Target Center following the end of the regular season.

BOSTON – With Patrick Beverley staring him down on a fast break, Boston guard Marcus Smart made an unconventional choice during the third quarter of Boston's 134-112 win over the Timberwolves.

The Timberwolves are having a successful year, by and large, on the defensive end of the floor. They rank 11th in defensive rating, a marked improvement over the past couple of years, when they were near the bottom.

Those gorilla videos must've really done something to KAT.

MINNEAPOLIS — For better or worse, the Timberwolves would wear their emotions on their sleeves, if their jerseys had any.

DALLAS – Timberwolves coach Chris Finch is about as even-keeled an NBA coach as they come, and he wanted the Wolves to reflect that same demeanor headed into Monday's showdown with the Mavericks, who held a 1.5-game lead on the Wolves for the fifth seed in the Western Conference entering…

What to expect from each team as the NBA playoffs near.