Chris Hine
Sports reporter
Timberwolves reporterChris Hine was the Minnesota Star Tribune's sports analytics reporter before taking over the Wolves beat, He previously spent eight years covering college sports and the Chicago Blackhawks for the Chicago Tribune. He is an amateur piano player and songwriter in his spare time and has an unhealthy obsession with the music of Carole King. He is a 2009 graduate of the University of Notre Dame.
Latest from Chris Hine
Timberwolves make the third quarter — and the series, too? — their own
Minnesota scored 17 points in a row not long after halftime and has three wins in a race to four. A chance to clinch a spot in the Western Conference finals comes Wednesday at Target Center.
May 13, 2025
Wolves go up 3-1 after 117-110 win over Warriors in Game 4
Anthony Edwards and Julius Randle each scored 30-plus points as Minnesota moved one win away from reaching the Western Conference finals for the second straight year.
May 13, 2025
Wolves' halftime adjustments helped get Edwards going in Game 3
Anthony Edwards wasn’t rewarded for his first-half aggression Saturday, but he kept at it to score 28 points after halftime in Game 3 against the Warriors.
May 12, 2025
Timberwolves savor a San Francisco treat with surge past Warriors
Minnesota grabbed a 2-1 lead in the playoff series with a road victory driven by late energy, Anthony Edwards’ 36 points and Julius Randle’s triple-double.
May 11, 2025
Fourth-quarter comeback gives Wolves 2-1 lead over Warriors in Western Conference semifinals
Anthony Edwards took over in the second half and Julius Randle notched a triple-double as Minnesota dominated the final 12 minutes.
May 11, 2025
Fan ejected, another leaves Target Center after racial slur directed at Draymond Green
The Golden State Warriors forward got his fifth technical foul of the playoffs, and afterward was upset over being labeled "an angry Black man."
May 9, 2025
Zeroed in from the start, Wolves thrash Warriors in Game 2 and even playoff series
Minnesota scored the first 13 points of the game and played right through Anthony Edwards’ come-and-go injury.
May 9, 2025
Timberwolves roar back to life, dominating Warriors from the start
Minnesota left no doubt in Game 2 as five players scored in double figures, led by Julius Randle's 24 points and 11 assists.
May 9, 2025
Fourth-quarter comeback gives Wolves 2-1 lead over Warriors in Western Conference semifinals
Anthony Edwards took over in the second half and Julius Randle notched a triple-double as Minnesota dominated the final 12 minutes.
May 11, 2025
Fan ejected, another leaves Target Center after racial slur directed at Draymond Green
The Golden State Warriors forward got his fifth technical foul of the playoffs, and afterward was upset over being labeled "an angry Black man."
May 9, 2025
Zeroed in from the start, Wolves thrash Warriors in Game 2 and even playoff series
Minnesota scored the first 13 points of the game and played right through Anthony Edwards’ come-and-go injury.
May 9, 2025
Timberwolves roar back to life, dominating Warriors from the start
Minnesota left no doubt in Game 2 as five players scored in double figures, led by Julius Randle's 24 points and 11 assists.
May 9, 2025