Over the heart of Garnett’s shirt, like that of all the Timberwolves players on their visit to the Staples Center to face the Los Angeles Lakers, the word “Flip” was inscribed in delicate print. “WE” was emblazoned across the front in larger letters, a nod to the spirit of collectivity that the former Timberwolves, Detroit Pistons and Washington Wizards coach stood for.
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While Rubio finished with 28 points and 14 assists, it’s probably not something you can expect on a nightly basis. They built a big early lead, blew most of it with a defenseless second quarter and quickly pulled away again in the third. “Our defense was the key to win this game”.
NUGGETS 105, ROCKETS 85 Danilo Gallinari scored a game-high 23 points, and Kenneth Faried and Emmanuel Mudiay flirted with double-doubles, as the Denver Nuggets stunned the Houston Rockets 105-85 at Toyota Center.
“It’s been a tough three days for our whole team”, said Martin, who scored 17 of his points in the second half. “That was like one of the sweetest wins I’ve ever been a part of”.
“He made me more confident as a player”, Madsen said. “It’s fantastic with how our week has gone”.
“I’m just extremely fortunate, extremely blessed to have been selected by such a class organization”, Bryant said. Kevin Garnett and the team will honor Saunders this year and the Lakers also wore special warm up shirts before the game. Who knows, maybe they’ll learn from their mistakes and evolve, adapt, and let go in order for this franchise to finally move forward.
“I felt good but my shots didn’t go in in the fourth quarter”, said Bryant. Jordan Clarkson, Hibbert and Julius Thomas are the other starters and Byron Scott is looking for the team to improve on both ends of the floor. The more things change, the more they stay the same. After a free throw by guard Andrew Wiggins, Clarkson’s bucket pulled Los Angeles within one.
Miami’s Chris Bosh scored 21 points in his first game since getting sick last February, and helped the Heat beat Charlotte 104-94. Lou Williams hit a 3-pointer with 31 seconds left to trim Minnesota’s lead to one point.
Out of the timeout, Williams was granted the basketball and 29-year old drove to the hoop only to miss a four-foot tear drop at the buzzer. Williams, though, couldn’t convert a runner in the lane.
“I think Kevin Martin, for the first time I saw him guarding full court”, Rubio said. “It’s a routine play for me”. But I really thought he would fight through this. (Russell) loves organizing the game.
“It different, difficult”, Wolves interim coach Sam Mitchell said before the game. “The rest will take care of itself.”…
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The match-up featured a showdown between Karl-Anthony Towns, the No 1 overall pick, and D’Angelo Russell, the No 2 overall pick, as the two lowest seeded Western Conference teams kicked off their respective seasons.
