Friday, January 27, 2006

Wolves Defeat Rockets In Houston 96-92

The Wolves were in Houston tonight facing the Rockets who were without Yao Ming and Juwan Howard. Along with KG, Ricky Davis scored a game high 26 points in his first game as a Timberwolf.

Davis, who had started all 42 games with Boston before the trade, was averaging 19.7 points and 5.3 assists. He flew to Houston, passed a physical and spent an hour reviewing Minnesota's playbook before the game.

Mark Blount also made his debut in a Minnesota uniform tonight with 4 points and 4 rebounds. Marcus Banks was not in attendance due to a family funeral and Justin Reed didn't leave the bench. McCants scored a career high 18 points.

The Wolves are currently in third place in the northwest conference behind Denver and Utah with 20W and 21L.