The Minnesota Timberwolves host the Memphis Grizzlies Wednesday night at Target Center (7 PM, WJON).

The Timberwolves are technically still playing for a playoff spot with a record of 36-37 on the season, which puts them 7.5 games behind the Grizzlies for the final playoff spot in the Western Conference with nine games left to play.

-Gorgui Dieng was named the Western Conference's Rookie of the Month for March after averaging 8.6 points and 8.3 rebounds during that span.

Dieng had trouble getting off coach Rick Adelman's bench before Nikola Pekovic missed a handful of games with various ailments.

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