The Timberwolves came into this game 14-15 looking for a win to get back .500 on the year. They did just that but they were going to be playing without Town/Gobert. The good news is the fact they got D’Angelo Russell back in the lineup after missing the last game. This was one of those games that started out very fast-paced and Naz Reid took advantage of it as he scored a quick 10 points in 4 minutes before getting injured. Naz Reid left the game with (Trapezius Tightness) but was on pace for a huge night. In his absence, it was D’Angelo Russell who stepped right in and took over the scoring as he was hitting everything.
You knew it was Russell’s night when he hit a buzzer-beater from the logo and then just smiles. As of late D’Angelo Russell has been putting up points and it looked as though he didn’t get hurt at all. Russell finished with 28 points, 8 assists, and 2 rebounds while making it look easy. The Bulls were trying to slow him down but they just couldn’t as he was hitting inside stepbacks and 3-pointers. The Bulls put Coby White and Alex Caruso on DLO but he still was hitting tough shots.
With all of that happening it was Anthony Edwards who was the star of the game as he finished with 37 points and put this Timberwolves team on his back in that 2nd half. Anthony Edwards was getting to the basket against the Bull’s defenders with strength and confidence. When Edwards attacks the rim like that it gets his overall game going and he showed out tonight. Anthony Edwards hit a buzzer-beater as well that had the crowd going nuts at the end of the period.
Over the last couple of weeks, Anthony Edwards has been able to use his defense to create offense and he’s been on another level. One thing that gets overlooked with Anthony Edwards in his development has been his playmaking ability as he was able to get 11 assists as well against Chicago. Edwards has been the ultimate teammate and he’s been able to find his guys right in their spots. It was one of those games where the Timberwolves just couldn’t miss as they finished with 150 points which is the highest point total in Timberwolves team history.
The Bulls stars LaVine/DeRozan finished with a combined 51 points tonight but they needed a lot more. The Bulls were struggling to defend tonight and they were saying that they got embarrassed out there tonight. The Bulls were able to hang in there during the 1st half but in the 2nd half, they lost control of the game.
The Timberwolves will look to continue rolling as they will be facing the Dallas Mavericks as Luka comes into this game questionable.
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