YAS MARINA, Abu Dhabi -- This weekends title-deciding Abu Dhabi Grand Prix looks set to be incredibly close as Lewis Hamilton held an advantage of just 0.079s over Mercedes teammate Nico Rosberg in second practice for the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.Friday evening practice is the only session of the weekend held at the same time -- and therefore with the same track conditions -- as qualifying and the two championship contenders bolted on ultra-soft tyres midway through the session to set a qualifying simulation lap. Hamilton had the edge in sectors one and three, while Rosberg was quicker in sector two, but neither had a margin of more than 0.06s at any point of the lap, underlining just how closely matched the two drivers are.Although Rosberg will be aiming for pole position on Saturday, a repeat of performance would keep him on course for a top-three finish and the necessary points to secure the title, while Hamilton has to hope drivers from rival teams can get in the mix between now and the chequered flag on Sunday. Mercedes closest threat on Friday came from Ferraris Sebastian Vettel, who set a time 0.269s off Hamiltons benchmark. The Ferrari driver also used the ultra-soft compound tyre to set his time but suffered a gearbox failure towards the end of the session as he came to the end of a long run. However, the failure occurred on a practice gearbox and not his race box. meaning he will not face a penalty for a change ahead of Saturday.Red Bull had to settle for fourth and fifth, with Max Verstappen 0.528s off the top spot and just 0.001s ahead of teammate Daniel Ricciardo. Red Bull has often been slightly off the pace in Friday practice before returning as Mercedes closest rival in qualifying and the race. Kimi Raikkonen was sixth fastest in the second Ferrari following a mistake on his flying lap.Valtteri Bottas took seventh for Williams ahead of the two Force Indias and teammate Felipe Massa. Force India has a 27-point lead over Williams in the constructors championship, meaning the battle for fourth place is all but decided, but it looks like the two teams will still fight it out on track this weekend.McLaren will be keen to become part of that battle and finished the session 11th and 12th, with Fernando Alonso 0.457s ahead of Jenson Button. The two Haas drivers followed next with Esteban Gutierrez 0.096s ahead of Romain Grosjean, while Jolyon Palmer was 15th fastest for Renault ahead of impressive performances from both Esteban Ocon and Pascal Wehrlein in the Manors.The two Saubers and Kevin Magnussen rounded off the meaningful times in 18th, 19th and 20th after the two Toro Rossos were forced to abandon their running when Daniil Kvyat suffered a second puncture in as many practice sessions.As it did in FP1, Kvyats left rear tyre came apart at the shoulder, but this time it pitched him into a spin as he came through the high-speed section at Turn 16. He managed to stop the car just short of the barriers, but the scare was enough for Toro Rosso to call a halt to its practice until it had discovered a reason for the failure.Wholesale Yankees Jerseys . 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Mike Tauchman Jersey .5 seconds to play in the game, Kevin Love never stopped believing that they would come out of there with a win.MINNEAPOLIS -- The Minnesota Timberwolves finally built a lead too big to lose.That their first victory of the season came against a weakened lineup mattered little after two stinging road losses to begin the year.Zach LaVine scored 31 points and hit five 3-pointers, and the Timberwolves led by as many as 40 points in a 116-80 victory over the Memphis Grizzlies on Tuesday night.Gorgui Dieng scored 17 points for the Timberwolves (1-2), who led by 17 points in the opener against Memphis and 18 against Sacramento before losing both games.More focus. Stop messing around, LaVine said of the difference. We know what we did the last two games. Dont let it happen again.Memphis coach David Fizdale decided to rest Mike Conley and Marc Gasol on the front end of a back-to-back that finishes at home on Wednesday night against New Orleans. Tony Allen made his season debut for the Grizzlies after missing the first three games of the season with a right knee injury.Conley and Gasol are both coming off surgeries, so the Grizzlies are playing it safe in the middle of a four-game in five-night stretch.We just thought it was best that tonight, you know, we rested them and then you load up and you try to get a win at home tomorrow, Fizdale said.Memphis shot just 36.5 percent and turned the ball over 22 times.Rookie Kris Dunn had 10 points, six assists and five steals in his first career start after Ricky Rubio sprained his right elbow in their last game. Andrew Wiggins scored 17 points and Dieng shot 8 for 9 one day after signing a four-year, $64 million contract extension.When the ball moves and the spacing is good, were going to score, Wolves coach Tom Thibodeau said.Deyonta Davis led Memphis with 17 points.The Timberwolves shot 55 percent for the game, including 60 percent from 3-point range (12 for 20) against a Memphis team missing the grit and toughness that gave the Wolves so many problems on opening night.Zach Randolph played just 10 minutes after bullying the Wolves for 19 points and 11 boards iin Game 1 and Vince Carter only played 15 minutes.ddddddddddddI guess everything is a learning experience, but especially coming in here and being down at the margins that we had been, it doesnt make any sense even with Marc and Mike not playing, Grizzlies rookie Wade Baldwin said. Guys got to play better.TIP-INSGrizzlies: Allen had four points and four rebounds in 19 minutes. ... Memphis hit 11 of 24 3-point attempts to erase that big deficit in the season opener, but hit just 4 of 24 from long range on Tuesday night.Timberwolves: Karl-Anthony Towns had 11 points, 10 rebounds and four assists. ... With Dunn starting for Rubio, it gave the Wolves four players in the starting lineup age 22 or younger. Thats the third time it has happened in franchise history.CARTERS MILESTONESThe 39-year-old Carter played in his 1,278th game, tying him with A.C. Green for 25th on the NBAs career list. He also surpassed 24,000 points with a runner in the lane in the third. He ranks 25th in league history for career scoring.I plan on using him all year in different ways, Fizdale said.JONES STEPS UPOne of the intriguing subplots entering the game was who would be elevated to No. 2 point guard behind Dunn. Thibodeau kept four point guards on the roster, including second-year man Tyus Jones and veteran John Lucas III, who played for Thibodeau in Chicago. Jones got the nod on Tuesday night and delivered a crisp performance.The heady Minnesota native kept the ball moving with the second unit and helped the Wolves get rolling after a sluggish start by the first team. He finished with two points and six assists in 18 minutes.UP NEXTGrizzlies: Memphis hosts New Orleans on Wednesday night. The Grizzlies swept the Pelicans last season 4-0.Timberwolves: Minnesota hosts Denver on Thursday night. Towns will meet Nikola Jokic in a battle of two of the best sophomore big men in the league. ' ' '