Sam Cassell scored 23 points in just 22 minutes on Saturday afternoon to lead the Timberwolves to a 96-75 blowout of the New Jersey Nets.

``We'll see how everything shakes out,'' said coach Kevin McHale, declining to be more specific.

Said Cassell: ``If he decides to put me back in the starting lineup, that's fine. But it doesn't matter who starts, it's who finishes. I know I'm going to be on the court in the fourth quarter.''

``I know for a fact I'm a starting point guard in this league,'' Cassell said. ``I'll do what this team needs me to do right now. I've been hurt for a while, and I need to make up for lost ground. That's what I'm trying to do.''

Vince Carter scored 16 points for the Nets.