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Timberwolves can clinch spot in NBA knockout round by beating Kings. Then what?
A.Williams3 months ago
The Timberwolves can clinch a spot in the eight-team knockout round of the NBA's inaugural in-season tournament with a victory Friday. The Wolves are 2-0 in the West Group C field, having beaten Golden State and San Antonio on the road. Sacramento is also 2-0 after victories over San Antonio and Oklahoma City. Sacramento is at Target Center to face the Wolves on Friday night in both teams' third game of the in-season tournament. If the Wolves win, they would win their group and advance to the quarterfinals of the tournament, regardless of what happens in their fourth and final in-season tournament game Tuesday against Oklahoma City. They would have the head-to-head tiebreaker over Sacramento and Golden State, the only teams who could still finish 3-1 after they face each other Tuesday. Here's how the in-season tournament — an addition to the league this year as it attempts to drum up interest during a time of the season when fans might not be paying much attention to basketball — works: The league designated certain regular-season games before December on the schedule as tournament games.
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