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Q has sounded the death knell in another thread, but I still hear a faint heartbeat. That heartbeat will disappear, however, if we don't win at least 4 of the next 5. And that means we need to win tonight. If we do, I think we win the next 4 except for possible Atlanta. If we lose, we may end up with Abe's 2-3 with losses to Memphis and Atlanta too. Absolutely gotta win tonight.

There are several reasons to foresee a victory tonight. The bookies have the Wolves as a 3 1/2 point favorite, which means they see a big difference in talent. And the Wolves have been decent on the road recently with wins in Utah and Golden State and a competitive game at Portland. And our personnel seem to be vastly superior to theirs, especially with the loss of their two best scorers in Rose and Deng.

But Chicago has been hot recently, winning 7 of their last 10, and 4 of their last 5. They're doing it with defense and a ridiculously hot DJ Augustin. He is hitting over 50% of his shots overall and beyond the arc recently. But he's a midget, and Ricky needs to fight through screens to confound Augustin with his length. The only other giy we have to worry about on threes is Dunleavy, and Corey needs to chase him around like a madman and deny him the ball. I'm a little worried about who is going to Chase :thumb: Dunleavy around when Corey is out, but hopefully Adelman is smarter with his matchups tonight than he was against Portland. Boozer can be tough inside, but he's not going to like following Love out to the 3-point line so Kevin should have some good looks. And if Martin is the same active guy we have seen lately, Butler will struggle to contain him.

I think it's going to be close. The Wolves got the monkey off their back against Golden State...can they win another nailbiter tonight?

Well Q also had us as a good defensive team earlier in the year, so take his doom prediction with a grain of salt. But you're right, tonight really is a key game. It's the type of game we would have trouble winning most years. A couple other nuggets: Heinrich is out, and Noah is a game time decision.

Oh no. Hot point guard alert. That usually spells danger for us.

Noah isn't in the starting lineup. Hinrich is out. Chicago's getting blown out tonight.

Many won't remember the details, but Bud's career was side-tracked against the Bulls as he ran baseline after a ball. Taj Gibson kicked Bud's back foot causing him to trip himself, and resulting in the torn meniscus.

Let's punk Taj Gibson!

Pek's got something going on... Maybe we'll see a bit of Deing tonight?!?

Turiaf plays so much defense. My goodness. Chase with a wet three after poking a rebound to Love.

Please just be sore Pek. No big injuries please.

Sh-Ved? It's not that difficult of a name to pronounce.

Who's bench is this?!?