Love posts another monster line : Minnesota F Kevin Love posted another monster line during Saturday night's contest against the Knicks. Love finished with the 32 points and 21 rebounds in the 100-98 defeat, on 10 of 21 shooting from the field. He went 10 for 10 from the free-throw line and also chipped in with one block and one steal, while logging 43 minutes of game action. Kevin Love passed Kevin Garnett as the franchise's all-time leader with six career 30/20 games. (Updated 02/11/2012)
Injury Report
No information available at this time (Updated 2/12/12).
Fantasy Analysis
Love continues to be post monster lines for Fantasy owners and has now posted back-to-back 30-point performances. He is averaging 26.1 points and 13 rebounds over his last 10 contests and is shooting over 50 percent from the field over that stretch. As long as he can stay healthy, Love should be left active in every format known to man moving forward. (Updated 02/11/2012).
02/11/2012 22:41 Lin leads Knicks to fifth straight win
Jeremy Lin hit a free throw with 4.9 seconds left to overcome a dreadful second half and lift the New York Knicks to their fifth straight victory, 100-98, over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Saturday night.
02/10/2012 22:49 Dirk drops season-high 33 for Mavericks
Dirk Nowitzki welcomed Kevin Love back from his two-game suspension with a season-high 33 points, winning the matchup of Western Conference All-Star power forwards and helping the Dallas Mavericks stave off a Minnesota rally with 104-97 victory over the Timberwolves on Friday.
02/10/2012 16:58 Love back from suspension as Wolves host Mavs
Timberwolves forward Kevin Love is returning from his two-game suspension and ready to get Minnesota back on the winning track.
02/09/2012 02:40 Courtside Seat: Looking back to look forward
As the season progresses, you might start looking at your Fantasy team and wonder who was most worthy of your selection. Our Jamey Eisenberg examines how the Top 12 players drafted are performing so far in different leagues in his Courtside Seat.
02/08/2012 09:19 Waiver Wire: Lin is quite a gem
Knicks point guard Jeremy Lin came out of nowhere this week to light up the waiver wire. Our Ed Gauna takes a deeper look to find the under-the-radar players who could help you win the week.
Kevin Love took his game to the next level in 2010-11 and posted some solid stats en route to winning the NBA's Most Improved Player award. After averaging 14 points with 11 rebounds during his sophomore campaign, he ballooned to 20.2 points and a league-leading 15.2 rebounds per contest a year ago. He was a double-double machine as he went 53 straight games recording one, falling two short of the all-time record. There are few big-men in the league that can shoot like the 22-year-old and his 41.7 percent from beyond the arc helps him get points when facing a bigger power forward. With another year of experience under his belt, Love should be able to post similar numbers in 2011-12, if not better. He will supply the low-post scoring while the likes of Ricky Rubio and rookie Derrick Williams work on the outside, but the ball will most assuredly go through the former UCLA Bruin. Thanks to his all-around production, Fantasy owners should consider Love a No. 1 Fantasy forward on Draft Day, worthy of being taken in the first few rounds. (Updated 8/29/11)
