Conley Shuts Down Knueppel, Wolves Lose

0:00It's April 6th from the locker room to your ears. This is Charlotte Hornet's news today. Powered by AI, I'm Cory with the story. The Minnesota Timberwolves just took their third loss in a row, falling hard to the Charlotte Hornets 122-108 at Target Center. That drops Minnesota to 46-32 overall, while Charlotte grabs their four straight win and sits at 43-36. Out Anthony Edwards and Jada McDaniels, both nursing knee injuries, the Wolves slid Mike Conley Jr. back into the starting lineup. The 38-year-old point guard chipped in 11 points, two rebounds, a steal, and a block in 22 minutes. Conley made things tough for Charlotte's 20-year-old, Con Newepple, holding him to just 11 points on four of 14 shooting. Coming off two 20 point games where he lit it up over 54 percent from the field, Newepple couldn't find his rhythm against the vet. Here in the season, Newepple even passed Kemba Walker for the Hornet's single season

1:00three-point record, but Conley's smarts from his all-defensive days back in 2013 shut that down cold. With those injuries lingering into the playoffs, Conley stays clutch, proving experience still trumps youth when it counts.