Are you puzzled by the names of some sports teams? Often, we hear the name of a team over and over again, without knowing exactly what it is. For example, they are the Minnesota Timberwolves. We know that it includes timber trees that produce wood to build houses and furniture. We know that wolves are wild mammals. Are timber wolves that wolves live in forests?
Actually, Timberwolf is another name for the gray wolf. A distant relative of the domestic dog, timber wolves live in forests. HOWEVER, they also reside in other areas, such as mountains, grasslands, and even urban areas. A “name the team” contest named the Minnesota Timberwolves as such, as the name defeated the other finalist, “Polars”. “Timberwolves” is quite appropriate, considering that timber wolves in Minnesota live longer than any of the other continental states of the USA Here are some interesting facts about wolves..:
o Wolves are the largest wild canines.
o Wolves-they have 42 teeth
o The jaws of wolves can create up to 1500 pounds per square inch of pressure
o Wolves chew their food very little.
or rows Wolves 4-7 liters sizes puppies
Two decades after the professional basketball left Minnesota, the state welcomed the Timberwolves as an expansion team. The Lakers and two ABA teams had previously called home to Minnesota. Unfortunately, the Timberwolves lost their first game of the 1989-1990 season franchise, against the Seattle Supersonics: 106-94. Unfortunately, the end result of the season was also unfavorable, with the Timberwolves getting a record of 22-60.
HOWEVER, as time went on, the Timberwolves grew from puppies to adult dogs. During the 2003-2004 season, they achieved their greatest success. Key players included Kevin Garnett, Sam Cassell and Latrell Spreewell. At the end of the season, the Timberwolves had obtained a record of 58-24 (.707 winning percentage). Reviews This was the highlight of a franchise record and the best record in the Western Conference this year.
In the playoffs, the Timberwolves pounced on the Denver Nuggets like chicken nuggets, easily winning the series (4-1). The Timberwolves then beat the Sacramento Kings in the next round of the playoffs (4-3). Unfortunately, the Timberwolves then faced the mighty Los Angeles Lakers in the Western Conference finals. The Lakers were simply too powerful and too experienced in the playoffs. They defeated the Timberwolves relatively easily (4-2).
No doubt Kevin Garnett has been the most important player on the Timberwolves during the short history of the franchise. The Timberwolves picked Garnett as the fifth overall pick DURING THE 1995 NBA draft. Then in 2004, Garnett captured the NBA MVP award. Garnett was the first player in more than two decades that year. The NBA team was recruited directly from high school to the NBA. Besides leading the Timberwolves to the NBA Finals in 2004, Garnett won a gold medal at the Summer Olympics (2000) and won an NBA title with the Boston Celtics (2008).
The Minnesota Timberwolves have Brought back-Minnesota basketball. Although they are a young team, they have advanced to within two games of the NBA Finals. Use of the goods Minnesota Timberwolves to cheer the team as they hunt for their first NBA championship!