1st Quarter: Timberwolves look so much more improved against the defending world champions. Wolves are looking to get everyone involved. Darko looks very active on both sides of the ball against Brendan Haywood. Rubio seems to have some sort of influence on this team as everyone (including Beasley) is passing the ball and displaying dynamic court vision.
Halftime: Randolph continues his monster ways with sweet shots and monster blocks. I don't know what Adelman has done with the Wolves, but it is splendid! Everyone is contesting shots and fighting over picks on the defensive end. On the other side of the ball, the movement and shot quality seems to be playoff-quality. There was also some controversy with Dirk Nowitzki throwing Rubio to the floor. There was a no call to the play and the entire Target center seemed ready to rush the court with pitchforks in hand. The Wolves did have a minor cold streak, but Rubio again spurred the Timberwolves to score. Another note, is the defense that the Wolves are playing right now. It's absolutely amazing, especially Kevin Love. I haven't seen the team defend like this since Dwayne Casey was the coach. Timberwolves are up 50 - 41.
3rd Quarter: Nowitzki just looks lethargic, along with Odom. Beasley looks aggressive as every and everything just seems to be clicking with these Timberwolves. This is really a thing of beauty to watch. Then, the Timberwolves somehow managed to wipe out a 13 point lead. Now the Timberwolves just look flat, even with Barea in it. Unfortunately, this coincides with the Mavericks and Nowitzki going absolutely nuts with the ball. Rubio again comes in with Barea and saves the Wolves. Odom hits a last second shot with
4th Quarter: Rubio is off to an extremely quick start, scoring points left and right. However, the Wolves are just getting dominated on this inside, both rebounding and scoring. We just have to hope that the Timberwolves can stay with it. Nowitzki is really starting to get going. The good thing is that Kevin Love has been doing even better. The Timberwolves went up 92-83 with 3:46. The Timberwolves then proceeded to rip of a 7 point run and put the game away with 2 minutes remaining.
Studs:
1. Kevin Love
2. Ricky Rubio
3. Anthony Tolliver
Duds:
1. Wes Johnson
2. Michael Beasley
3. Anthony Randolph
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