The Minnesota Timberwolves Defeated Memphis (110-101)

The Minnesota Timberwolves are coming into this game after playing last night. The way that the team came out tonight you can see that they weren’t as ready as the well rested Memphis Grizzlies. The Timberwolves did have Karl-Anthony Towns back in the lineup which was huge. Both Rudy and Anthony were game time decisions and both showed a lot of toughness by wanting to be available for their teammates.

The Grizzlies came out on fire as they stunned the Minnesota crowd with an12-0 run to start the game off. Throughout the next 3 quarters it was nothing but grit and grind from Memphis as they were able to get to the loose balls and attack the paint with a Rudy Gobert who was still not 100%. Jaren Jackson Jr had himself a night in Minnesota as he was able to finish with 33 points and 13 rebounds. Jackson Jr was beating the Wolves to the rim and was able to hit his 3 point shot consistently tonight. He was making them pay inside and outside the paint tonight until those adjustments were made by the Minnesota coaching staff.

The Timberwolves ended up putting Anthony Edwards on Jaren Jackson Jr in the 2nd half and it limited him to the point that player from the 1st half was MIA. Edwards was physical with Jackson Jr and he was able to move with him speed wise making it tough on him all night after halftime. Anthony Edwards was doing that and he still was able to finish the game with 34 points on the night. When Anthony Edwards plays like this on both ends it can be a scary sight for anyone. Jaden McDaniels played some great defense and got back into things on the offensive side as he had 12 points on the night. Jaden has that mojo back and that will be something to monitor going forward because his energy is infectious.

The Timberwolves were fighting in this one until the late 4th but were able to pull it out. This team has been playing with some chemistry that has been amazing all season long and they will carry that to Friday when they take on the Sacramento Kings.

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