The storyline only makes the accomplishment all the more beautiful. Winners over the New Orleans Pelicans (121-120), this Saturday evening, the Minnesota Timberwolves join the lead in the Western Conference, with the same record as the Denver Nuggets (9 wins and 3 losses). A success snatched at the wire thanks to a floater from a heroic Karl-Anthony Towns (29 points, 6 rebounds and 9 assists), basket scored at the end of a crazy comeback in the last minutes of play.
Minnesota has come a long way
The Wolves were in fact still trailing by fourteen points 7 minutes and 30 seconds from time. The moment chosen by Minnesota to raise the tone in defense against Brandon Ingram (30 points), too lonely in the absence of Zion Williamson, left to rest.
Present on the floor during a tense end to the match, Rudy Gobert (17 points, 11 rebounds, 2 steals and a block) delivered another convincing performance, despite two missed free throws 30 seconds from time, when the score was of 119 everywhere.
