Andrew Wiggins matched his career-high with 33 points Monday night—many of them in spectacular, high-flying fashion—as the Minnesota Timberwolves hung on for a 117-107 road win in Atlanta.
The T-Pups squandered a 34-point lead, but were able to avoid disaster and snap the Hawks’ seven-game winning winning streak.
Wolves' win tonight was their first in Atlanta since Nov. 20, 2002. KAT, Wiggins & Zach all were 7 years old then
— Jerry Zgoda (@JerryZgoda) November 10, 2015
The Wolves didn't win their 4th road game last season until Jan. 17 at Denver
— Jerry Zgoda (@JerryZgoda) November 10, 2015
Rookie big man Karl-Anthony Towns added 17 points in the win.
Per the AP:
Andrew Wiggins was hoping he wouldn’t lose his shooting touch as the Atlanta Hawks kept pushing to wipe out a huge deficit. […] “I was feeling it,” he said. “My shot was falling. My teammates kept encouraging me, giving me the ball.”
Atlanta never led until Paul Millsap’s runner with 3:26 remaining made it 107-106, but Wiggins scored the next seven points to prevent one of the biggest collapses in NBA history. […] “Any team down is going to come back fighting,” Wiggins said. “We knew that.”
Minnesota led 72-42 at halftime. The largest halftime deficit overcome to win was 34 points by Utah against Denver on Nov. 27, 1996, according to research by STATS dating to the 1951-52 season. […] Jeff Teague finished with 24 points and Millsap had 22 for the Hawks.
