James Harden was the star on a busy Tuesday in the NBA. Elsewhere, Kevin Love’s fantastic month of February continues. The star forward powered Minnesota to a victory in Phoenix on Tuesday.
T’Wolves stay alive behind Love’s monster night

Rick Scuteri-USA TODAY SportsLove and Company outscored Phoenix 35-20 in the final frame as the Wolves’ power forward dropped 33 points, 13 rebounds, nine assists and two blocks as Minny has now won four of its last five to keep those small playoff hopes alive. He’s now gone for at least 30 points in four consecutive games, which is pretty good. What’s better: Love is averaging (get this) 35.8 points, 12.8 rebounds, five assists and four threes per game over his last four. Which is solid.
And here’s how you know you’re having a good game in an opposing arena.
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Ed Szczepanski-USA TODAY SportsThe two technicals were Cousins’ 14th and 15th on the season, and one more triggers an automatic suspension. Cousins reached that threshold last season when he led the league with 17 technicals.
Following his temper tantrum, Cousins took to Twitter to apologize for his actions:
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Wolves look for big push as Suns hope to hold on

Cary Edmondson-USA TODAY SportsThe NBA slate on Tuesday night isn’t much to write home about, but the league has been giving us some unexpected nuggets on a nightly basis. And now that we’ve entered the stretch run of the season, every game means more and more. So don’t worry — we’re here to point out what could be the gems of the evening.
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