The Timberwolves came into Monday night’s game after a loss to the Nuggets ready to bounce back. Minnesota had the (4-10) Dallas Mavericks coming to town as they got their 1st look at the 1st overall pick Cooper Flagg.
Tonight’s game was all about the bench as Naz Reid has been on a mission these last few games. Naz has been bringing the energy and he has been able to attack the paint against mismatches.
The Mavericks had Flagg guarding Naz and he was able to get the better of him inside the paint. Reid shot (9-14) from the field tonight and was able to put the Timberwolves on his back with his amazing shooting display. You can tell that Naz Reid has bought into the gameplan by Coach Finch and that has shown on both ends of the floor. If Naz Reid is back in 6th Man of the Year mode this Timberwolves team will be a scary out for any team. Naz Reid finished with 22 points and 12 rebounds in the night.
The crazy part about this game is that Anthony Edwards didn’t get his 1st point of the game until 2:49 left in the 2nd quarter. Ant Man got it going in the 2nd half but most of his scoring wasn’t needed as Minnesota was up by 33 points. Anthony Edwards finished with 13 points, 4 rebounds, and 3 assists. The Wolves were clicking on all cylinders as they finished the game with 6 scorers in double digits tonight. Rudy Gobert had a nice night as well with 15 points & 9 rebounds on the evening. The Mavericks didn’t match up well with the Timberwolves tonight as they were caught in a buzz saw.
Cooper Flagg finished with 15 points, 1 rebounds, and 2 assists on the night. Flagg showed some promise as he was able to get to his spots and made some tough shots over the Timberwolves interior defenders. The Mavericks had 3 players in double figures tonight (Washington, Flagg, and Williams) with them now dropping to 4-11 on the season they will see Minnesota again down the line hopefully at full strength.
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