The Minnesota Timberwolves came in to Charlotte, knowing that they would be playing without Anthony Edwards as he’s nursing her hip pointer. With that being said, Karl-Anthony Towns, Mike Conley, and Rudy Gobert being the veterans on the team, would have to step it up. There’s a lot of opportunity for the team to grow with Anthony Edwards out and that will only help the rotation, even more when he gets back.
The Minnesota Timberwolves were able to establish themselves in the half court defense against the Charlotte Hornets. It was the fast break points that will give him the Minnesota Timberwolves a hard time in this game. Players like Terry Rozier and Miles Bridges were able to get whatever they needed and wanted in transition against the Timberwolves in that first half. It didn’t help that Karl-Anthony towns got into foul trouble as he picked up three huge fouls that had Coach Chris Finch go to Naz Reid early in this one. Naz Reid was instant offense tonight, as he did everything inside and outside against the Charlotte Hornets to the point he was able to exploit mismatches. Naz finished with 23 points, five rebounds and 2 assists. When Naz is playing like he did tonight this Timberwolves team is really hard to beat. Karl-Anthony Towns finished with 28 points, 7 rebounds, and 5 assists as he was able to keep the Timberwolves in this game with his scoring and leadership.
When the Hornets went on some runs it was KAT that was able to come back in the game and put a stop to that asap. Rudy Gobert was a beast in the paint tonight as he was able to score 26 points and grabbed 12 rebounds tonight. Rudy had 8 dunks tonight making that the most he’s ever had with the Timberwolves but his defense is where he shined tonight. He was blocking shots left and right while being a true defensive anchor. The Hornets didn’t have an answer for Rudy down low as he had his way with Mark Williams.
Terry Rozier got hot in this game and he was able to make some tough baskets in this one to keep the Hornets alive. Rozier has been on a tear since coming back from his injury and he put on a show for the home crowd but it wasn’t enough to get the win. Rozier finished with 23 points and Miles Bridges finished with 22 points tonight.
Up Next, the Minnesota Timberwolves play against the San Antonio Spurs and Victor Wembanyama. It should be a great game in Minnesota as the Timberwolves will look to improve to 16-4 in front of the home crowd.
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