The Minnesota Timberwolves edged past the Golden State Warriors 129-114 behind Karl-Anthony Towns’ 39 points and nine rebounds.
Towns shot 14-22 from the floor and 8-11 from the free-throw line, which now puts the Timberwolves five games above the .500 mark sitting at 34-29 on the season. Former All-Star point guard D’Angelo Russell knew that the key to victory over the Warriors (43-19) was to keep feeding the big fella the rock.
DOMINANT.
— Minnesota Timberwolves (@Timberwolves) March 2, 2022
39 and 9 for KAT 😼 pic.twitter.com/48DTTjpwAS
“Feed him, feed him, feed him. If you run out of food, feed him the fork. I don’t know. Keep feeding him.” Russell told Wolves beat reporter Dane Moore.
Russell finished the game with 20 points and seven assists.
With guard Anthony Edwards sitting out with knee tendinitis, KAT prioritized setting the tempo and raising the competitive spirits for the entire team.
“You’re playing the Golden State Warriors; you know how everyone feels about that. You wake up with a different energy and a different vibe.” Towns said to ESPN.
DLo in the 4th is automatic. (via @Timberwolves) pic.twitter.com/h7QKIyqt5G
— SLAM (@SLAMonline) March 2, 2022
The Timberwolves will travel to Oklahoma City in a matchup against the Thunder to extend their winning streak to seven games. Through the leadership of Anthony Towns, Edwards, and Russell, the Timberwolves have emerged as a playoff threat. As of Wednesday, Minnesota is squarely in the play-in battle at the seventh seed in the Western Conference standings.
If the standings remain, the T-Wolves will make their first playoff appearance since 2018, when they were gentlemen swept by the Houston Rockets.
