Things got a little crazy here for a while. For all the “regulars” looking for someone to hug, look no further than Roughkat, who ends the day with a Wolves recap from not one, but two games. Roughkat?

Saturday’s game against the Magic had quite a few things going for it heading into the game.

1) The Wolves were coming off a road win against the Knicks.
2) My lawyer, S.U. Perrookie was accompanying me to the game.
3) Goldmember was sitting behind us.
4) We were headed to Gastof’s after the game no matter what happened.

The Wolves started very slow, had the lead and halftime, then decided not to play in the 4th quarter. Mad Dog only played 4 minutes during the game, despite the pleas coming from Section 203 demanding he get more playing time. I’m not going to say that free throws killed the wolves but shooting 57% from the line was terrible and we openly reminded the team of that.

The only other points of interest from the night was the general feeling of being underwhelmed by Dwight Howard’s play. He had one semi-exciting dunk but otherwise seemed very uninterested in the game. Didn’t he win the dunk contest last year? Why doesn’t he at least come out wearing his cape for the lineups? Also, my lawyer is thinking about filing suit against the Target Center for the discrepancy between lower and upper level concessions. We walked around the entire upper level and there is literally nothing open on one half. That must be how they stay in the black for those all-you-eat nights.

Last night’s game was a completely different story (except the upper level concessions still stunk). Except for three other people in the Twin Cities, I was really excited to see Kevin Love show us why we traded Mayo away. I didn’t get a chance to paint #42 on my chest before the game because I was spending my time on hold to talk to Mike Rand at AM1500. I was also bringing my SELF (Special Engaged Lady Friend) who had been to 50% of the Wolves home wins so far this season. Her Home Victory Attendance Clutchness (HVAC) is off the charts.

I was bothered by the number of cheers that Mayo got during starting lineup announcements. He was on the team for like 5 hours. I don’t get it. The Wolves actually started the game off well. The second quarter had me worried that we were going to see the same old Wolves. McHale tried out a new game plan last night allowing Brian Cardinal to shoot three 3s in the second quarter in which the wolves scored only one field goal. I think McHale is trying to get fired. After I kept complaining about everything the wolves did, SELF asked me why I liked sports if I’m so upset all the time.

The second half required some drastic changes. SELF and I moved down to the lower level and sat about nine rows up. They were the best $3 seats I’ve ever had. Although I did have to restrain myself from saying anything to the guy behind us that kept yelling at McHale every time Mayo touched the ball. I especially wanted to say something to him when Mayo threw up an airball 3 when his team really needed a basket.

The other big change was McHale realizing he should play Love and Jefferson together more. Maybe he wants to keep his job after all. The crowd was more excited than I’ve seen them all year, not counting the t-shirt tossing and the guy that carries the backboard backpack. We all know the outcome. Love 1, Mayo 0. And that’s why I like going to games. I get to watch our team win a gutty game.

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