Hassell last second shot lifts T-wolves to 84-83 win over Hawks; KG sits while newbies play
McCants 28; Blount 17; Hassell 7 assists
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*Wolves sit KG, win, SJ Mercury-News

     (MN 4/9/2006 by Poundmaster) Coach Dwane Casey kept Kevin Garnett (Tendonitis) and Ricky davis (groin injury) on the bench so the newbies played in theri place, and the number one Newbie, rookie Rashad McCants came through with 28 points as the Minnesota Timberwolves downed the Atlanta Hawks 84-33. But it was veteran Trenton Hassell who provided the winning margin with a jumper and one second left on the clock.
     ""We finally got a game on a last-second shot," coach Dwane Casey said. "I thought T-Hass (Hassell) did a great job of stepping up and being aggressive."
     Mark Madsen had 6 points in 11 minutes

Wolves newbies drop decision to Jazz 103-95
New guys play as KG sits; McCants and Reed make it close: Boozer closes it out; Reed 17 pts
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     (MN 4/7/2006 by Poundmaster) The Minnesota Timberwolves entered a new phase Friday night, i.e. preparing the newbies for next season. And so it was that KG was not in the game during the crucial fourth quarter this time.
     The Wolves could not muster enough threes and boards, and had a few more turnovers than the Utah Jazz as they dropped a home game 103-95. the newbies tried but could not muster enough during the final minutes. Justin Reed and Rashad McCants tried to come to the rescue, but the Jazz handled KG (14/13) tonight. Reed had 17 and McCantw 16 on the night.
     The Timberwolves were only down by four points going into the last quarter, but that lead was elusive as Carlos Boozer took charge for the Jazz with 30 points.