3-pointer from Section 131 - Any Win is a Good Win
Saturday, January 29: Timberwolves 103, Raptors 87
For the Timberwolves, any win is a good win. So what if the Raptors are right with the Wolves as one of the worst teams in the league? It’s fun to see a win for a change.
The Wolves played good defense, though I suspect that what looks like a good defensive effort in the box score can be largely attributed to Toronto’s poor shooting. The Raptors missed a lot of open shots.
Jonny Flynn had easily his best game of the season. He hit a couple of threes early in the game, and finished with 10 points, 8 assists, and 6 rebounds. He was only charged with two turnovers, but I think that may have been generous.
Darko Milicic’s defense on Andrea Bargnani was probably the big difference in the game. Like Milicic, Bargnani has been seen as a something of a failure as a high draft pick1. He was a first overall pick in 2006 (Darko was the second overall pick in a stronger 2003 draft). But Bargnani has actually put up much, much better numbers over his career than has Darko. At least as a scorer there is no comparison, and this year Bargnani is averaging 21 points a game. On this night, though, Darko owned him. Milicic is big enough, and was just mobile enough to make Bargnani take a lot of tough fall-away jumpers, and he finished with 15 points on 5-24 shooting.
Michael Beasley had an off night—just 7 points on 2-12 shooting—but Wes Johnson and Martell Webster picked up the slack off the bench. Johnson scored 14 points, and Webster scored 15; they combined to hit 5 three-pointers.
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Notes:
- Darko, of course, has been a failure. Not something of a failure.
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