The Hornets are in Minneapolis today to take on the T-Wolves. Those guys are just 13-27 on the season but they’ve won seven of their past nine overall, and four of their last five at home.

Minnesota won’t be a pushover inside with the likes of Al Jefferson and Kevin Love in the paint, so we’ll sorely be missing the injured David West and Tyson Chandler tonight. Hilton Armstrong practiced yesterday but remains questionable for this one.

Game tips at 7 Central.

Linkage:

• Ryan’s game preview
• Lagniappe: JuJu blogs, Stern conspires, Alonzo retires, and lots more.
• Rival blogger: TWolves Blog

Quick trivia:

The T-Wolves are the only Western Conference team we have yet to play this season. Meanwhile there are three Eastern Conference teams we haven’t played yet. Sixteen super-cool points for each one you can name.