Porzingis’ Career High 41 Points Propels Wizards To Victory Over Minnesota (142-127)

The Washington Wizards were on a mission and set the tone early. Kristaps Porzingas was on another level tonight as he was able to get anything he wanted inside and out. It was the outside that Porzingis really made the Timberwolves pay as he was able to hit 6/10 from the 3-point line. Porzingis finished the game with 41 points a new career high and put Washington on his back. The Timberwolves had no answer for the Unicorn as he was able to flourish on both ends of the floor. It didn’t matter who was guarding him between Towns, Gobert, or Reid he was able to make an impact. Kyle Kuzma and Bradley Beal were able to get to their spots tonight as well scoring with ease.

They both combined for 55 points and shot 18/30 from the field as they let Porzingis go off. It was a calm night for Kuzma and Beal as they were able to pick their spots with efficiency. The Wizards had at one point had a 28-point lead and were blowing the Timberwolves out badly. Even with that 28-point deficit, it got even worse when Karl-Anthony Towns got hurt on a non-contact play as he needed help heading to the locker room. Coach Finch had no further updates for the injury all we know is it’s a calf sprain. The Timberwolves need Karl-Anthony Towns if they’re going to move forward this season as they look for a big win against the Grizzlies coming up. The only bright spot in tonight’s game is that the Timberwolves didn’t get super bad news about KAT.

Also, they were able to see how things will work with Rudy Gobert as the main big if Towns is out. This Timberwolves team has the potential to be whatever they want to be and it starts with Anthony Edwards. On the night Anthony Edwards had 29 points, 2 assists, and 8 rebounds as he fell short of helping get the win for the Timberwolves. As much as the Timberwolves needed this win it was lost by a lack of energy and hustle plays. The Wizards had 12 steals and were able to force a lot of turnovers and that was a deciding factor in this game as it was just too late, especially after the Towns injury.

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