...CELTICS 100In Minneapolis, Nikola Pekovic bruised and battered the overmatched Boston front line for 29 points.Andrei Kirilenko had 17 points, nine rebounds and five assists, and Dante Cun ning ham scored 19 points off the bench for the Wolves...

...a great teammate last year, and I'm happy to have him back."Minnesota took its biggest lead at 18 points on Andrei Kirilenko's three-point play at the 4:49 mark of the second quarter, but the Hawks went on a 35-17 run that ended...

...scramble ensued as the ball was knocked into the backcourt late in the possession.Walker retrieved the ball and passed it ahead to Henderson on the left wing. He pump-faked to avoid a leaping Andrei Kirilenko and swished the 3-pointer.

...Twin Cities into a destination location for top players from basketball hotbeds throughout Europe.Ricky Rubio, Andrei Kirilenko, Alexey Shved, Nikola Pekovic, JJ Barea. Minnesota has five international players on the roster, tied with Cleveland...

...rallies to beat Boston.TIMBERWOLVES 96, PACERS 94In Minneapolis, Chase Budinger converted a layup on a feed from Andrei Kirilenko with 0.8 seconds to go, lifting Minnesota over Indiana.NETS 107, MAGIC 68In Orlando, Fla., Andray Blatche...

...return to the court with nine assists and eight points in 19 minutes, energizing Minnesota in a victory over Dallas.Andrei Kirilenko scored five of his 14 points in overtime while Rubio watched from the bench because of a minutes restriction on his...

...the game in the final minutes.After Russia upset Spain 77-74 in the morning session to win Group B, Russia's Andrei Kirilenko said there isn't any team that can't be beat."One night you can have 156 points, and a different night the...

...lead Cleveland.TIMBERWOLVES 113,HORNETS 102In New Orleans, Nikola Pekovic scored a season-high 31 points, Andrei Kirilenko had 21 points and 11 rebounds, and Minnesota Timberwolves won its third consecutive game.Hornets rookie Austin...

MINNEAPOLIS - Nikola Pekovic had 25 points and a career-high 18 rebounds, Andrei Kirilenko added 21 points and the Minnesota Timberwolves beat the Atlanta Hawks 108-103 on Tuesday night.Derrick Williams scored 17 points...

AROUND THE NBA JAZZ: Forward Andrei Kirilenko left Utah's game against the Milwaukee Bucks on Saturday night in the second quarter with a sprained right ankle. Kirilenko...