NEW ORLEANS – Timberwolves point guards Jeff Teague and Derrick Rose sat out again Monday night because of their injured left ankles. Teague missed his eighth consecutive game while Rose missed his second in a row.
“They’re both improving,” coach Tom Thibodeau said before his team faced the New Orleans Pelicans. “They’re just day to day.”
The Wolves play again Wednesday in Boston before returning home Friday for a game against Orlando.
High praise for Towns
Pelicans coach Alvin Gentry certainly took note of Karl-Anthony Towns’ performance Sunday night against the Heat. Gentry had no trouble reeling off Towns’ impressive stat line during his pregame media availability Monday.