The Latest Breaking News from DAngelo Russell

DENVER — With every swing of momentum, every swell in the crowd at Ball Arena — and every Karl-Anthony Towns outburst at that crowd — the stakes felt like they grew higher with each minute Friday night in Denver.

BOSTON – With Patrick Beverley staring him down on a fast break, Boston guard Marcus Smart made an unconventional choice during the third quarter of Boston's 134-112 win over the Timberwolves.

DALLAS – Timberwolves coach Chris Finch is about as even-keeled an NBA coach as they come, and he wanted the Wolves to reflect that same demeanor headed into Monday's showdown with the Mavericks, who held a 1.5-game lead on the Wolves for the fifth seed in the Western Conference entering…

MINNEAPOLIS — D'Angelo Russell, asked about getting the ball to friend and teammate Karl-Anthony Towns after Tuesday's 129-114 victory over Golden State, said: "Feed him, feed him, feed him. If you run out of food, feed him the fork.''

On a Monday night in Cleveland the Timberwolves and Cavaliers provided the fans with a game that including some of the most dramatic swings you could imagine.

MINNEAPOLIS — D'Angelo Russell has asked Timberwolves fans to stand at the beginning of games to start a new tradition. By the time the game was late in the fourth quarter, it was Russell's play that had the whole arena on its feet, hanging on his every move.