Happy Birthday–November 11

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2012-13 Game Logs: Wolves @ Bulls

Wolves @ Bulls
7pm CST

First off, let's take a step back and enjoy how this looks.

Northwest W L PCT GB CONF DIV HOME ROAD L 10 STREAK
Minnesota 4 1 0.800 0.0 1-0 0-0 3-0 1-1 4-1 W 3
Oklahoma City 4 2 0.667 0.5 1-1 1-0 3-1 1-1 4-2 W 3
Denver 3 3 0.500 1.5 2-0 1-0 2-0 1-3 3-3 W 3
Portland 2 3 0.400 2.0 2-3 0-1 1-1 1-2 2-3 L 2
Utah 2 4 0.333 2.5 2-4 0-1 2-0 0-4 2-4 L 1
Pacific W L PCT GB CONF DIV HOME ROAD L 10 STREAK
L.A. Clippers 4 2 0.667 0.0 4-1 1-1 2-2 2-0 4-2 W 2
Golden State 3 3 0.500 1.0 2-3 2-2 1-1 2-2 3-3 L 1
Phoenix 3 3 0.500 1.0 0-1 0-1 2-1 1-2 3-3 W 2
Sacramento 2 4 0.333 2.0 1-2 1-0 2-1 0-3 2-4 L 1
L.A. Lakers 2 4 0.333 2.0 1-4 1-1 2-2 0-2 2-4 W 1
Southwest W L PCT GB CONF DIV HOME ROAD L 10 STREAK
San Antonio 5 1 0.833 0.0 4-1 1-0 3-0 2-1 5-1 W 1
Memphis 4 1 0.800 0.5 3-1 1-0 2-0 2-1 4-1 W 4
Dallas 4 2 0.667 1.0 2-1 0-0 3-0 1-2 4-2 L 1
New Orleans 3 2 0.600 1.5 1-1 0-1 2-2 1-0 3-2 W 1
Houston 2 3 0.400 2.5 0-3 0-1 0-2 2-1 2-3 L 3

Even formatted poorly that looks great.

Now, onto Kirilenko. Let me start by saying that his basketball reference page is currently available for only 47 90 dollars. I'd like to get someone over Canis on that right away. Six, klaw, I think you guys have some pull over there, right? In this morning's CoC I suggested that AK is probably the second best player on this team after love. I know we are all Rubio fans boys but even on Rubio's best days I don't know if he impacted games the way Kirilenko does.

5 game sample size in mind, Kirilenko would have season highs in the following statistics right now:

Field Goal Percentage: .629
3 Point Percentage: .500 (As sustainable as the Knicks)
True shooting: .673
Effective Field Goal: .657
Rebound %: 13%
Assist %: 19.8%
Offensive Rate Per 100 Possessions: 119
Defensive Rate Per 100 Possessions: 95
Win Shares Per 48: .217

All of this is being done with a next to career low usage rate of 15.4%.

Yes, again, I am fully away of sample sizes and the sustainability of some of the statistics listed above. With that said, there is a reason this guy is getting 10 million bucks and so far, he is on pace to be worth every penny of it.

Wolves are +8 or +300 on the money line tonight. Don't everyone run to Vegas all at once.