Kevin Garnett

NBA Midseason Report: Does anyone really care?—GARRY MAST, Jacksonville

FIRST TEAM

an opposing team's scout sizes up the Timberwolves

KEVIN GARNETTTimberwolves forward, on stirring up the Target Center crowd: "It's got to be a rat house in here. It's got to be crazy. I'm talking about, 'The first 10,000 beers are on me!' "

Hard-nosed DefenseTimberwolves forward Kevin Garnett can only hope Heat forward Sean Marks isn't running a pick-and-roll during a game won 80-73 by Minnesota (page 60).