We often tend to talk about the craziness of a Karl-Anthony Towns or an Anthony Edwards at the Wolves, but tonight it was D’Angelo Russell who donned the boss costume to lead Minnesota to victory.
For the stats of the rise in temperature of D’Angelo Russell, it’s here.
Wolves-Grizzlies was the animal documentary of the night but above all one of the shocks to follow for a good atmosphere. Could Ja Morant and his buddies go and scratch a precious victory in Minnesota and get even closer to the Warriors’ runner-up spot? For that, it was necessary to get rid of Wolves and there was reason to fear the trap match. Anthony Edwards who is still brooding over his non-selection to the All-Star Game, KAT who is still hovering since his victory in the 3-point contest, it was a few customers to watch. Taylor Jenkins probably didn’t anticipate that her worst nightmare would actually be the local Big 3’s third man: D’Angelo Russell. Less scorer and more active in distribution this season, D-Lo has proven that he is still capable of setting fire to opposing defenses. The stats line is rather stylish: 37 points at 13/21 shooting but also 9 assists. If the leader is the big guy of the day, it’s because he did the job at the right time to snatch the victory. His money time? Absolutely UNBELIEVABLE. 23 points alone but also 3 assists for friends. It’s simple, it’s responsible for 31 of his team’s last 35 points. An XXL match, quite simply.
We now expect a bit more consistency for Russell. This season, we unfortunately have the habit of applauding one day to wince the next day and it’s a shame because we know the qualities of the boy and we know the mess he is able to create in a defense. From one leader to another, we take the opportunity to slip a little note about the friend Ja Morant who gave us a good scare with a hip injury, which seemed to hurt him a lot. The Tennessee star was able to finish the meeting but the franchise will undoubtedly follow this very closely so as not to take any risks with regard to the end of the season. A defeat and a big boo for its star, Memphis definitely had a bad night in the Great Lakes region.
D’Angelo Russell came out heavy and it was Memphis who paid the price for his heat stroke. A boss’s money time, ice in his veins, D-Lo gave a hell of a lot of fun last night. We want more!
