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Final Score: Minnesota Timberwolves beat Charlotte Hornets, 121-104
Stats:
Wolves- 50 rebounds, 34 assists, 11 blocks and six steals.
Hornets- 40 rebounds, 27 assists, 1 blocks and seven steals.
Minnesota Timberwolves improved to 13-12 for the season by beating the Charlotte Hornets at the Target Center yesterday.
The first quarter began with long back to back runs by both teams. The Wolves had an 11-5 lead in the first three minutes, but Hornets pulled back, and the quarter ended with 31-31.
The second quarter began with an incredible offensive display by the Hornets. They had a 26-11 run, and with four minutes to the left in the quarter, Wolves were trailing by 15 points. Wolves made an impressive comeback led by Andrew Wiggins, Derrick Rose and Karl-Anthony Towns. The second quarter ended with Hornets leading by two.
The third quarter was back and forth, and no team had a lead of more than four points. This one ended with the game tied at 86-86.
The final quarter was all about the Timberwolves. Minnesota went to a 22-2 run with three minutes to go in the match. Town dominated the Hornets inside the paint as well as on the three-point line.
Let us talk about the three main points of the match.
#3 Timberwolves' comeback after being down by 15 points
Charlotte had a 15-point lead with five minutes to go in the first half, and it seemed like Hornets would take this one home.
The scenario was almost the same when the Wolves played Houston in their previous match where they were down by 19. They made a huge comeback against the Rockets, and the same happened again.
Wiggins, who started the comeback with a buzzer beater against the Rockets, again knocked down a three-pointer and a put-back slam to start it again.
Rose also made three layups and pulled back Charlotte's lead to just two points at the end of the first half.
Towns also added a three-pointer to the comeback.
#2 Andrew Wiggins- The Saviour again
Wiggins is an integral part of the team. If Wiggins is playing well, then the going gets easy for the Wolves.
Wiggins' slump is over as he has started putting up good numbers. During the game against the Rockets, he scored 16 points, four rebounds, three blocks and one steal. He played a significant part in the comeback against Rockets after the Wolves were down by 19 points.
The same happened yesterday. The team was down by 15 points, and Wiggins stood up again. He is not only contributing offensively but also defensively.
He finished with season-high 26 points yesterday against the Hornets, and also collected six rebounds, five assists and one block.
Check out this nasty put-back dunk by Wiggins:
Wiggins is fast and can make up ground really quickly. He is a great shot-blocker.
Check out this block by Wiggins:
Wiggins is playing great basketball and we hope he continues his scoring streak.
#1 Player of the Match- Karl-Anthony Towns
Towns had a huge game yesterday. He went off scoring 35 points, 12 rebounds, six blocks, three assists and two steals. He was active on both the ends of the floor and also shot considerably well from the three-point line (4/5).
Towns dominated the paint, and he was too much for the big men from Charlotte. He tied a career-high six blocks in the match.
Check out the career-high sixth block by Karl Anthony Towns:
Towns came out in the fourth quarter and took the game home. Wolves had 22-2 run in the fourth quarter and took a 17 point lead. Towns had 11 of those 22 points to his name.
The game which seemed to be close at the end of the third quarter was turned entirely one-sided by this big man.
Karl Anthony Towns and the Timberwolves will start a 4-game on the road trip, facing Portland Trail Blazers next.
