The Timberwolves rallied by the Knicks for their second consecutive win. In Sacramento it was Beasley who carried the wolves with his 42 points and energy, and Love was his wing man. Last night against the Knicks it was a different story, Love took on the role of Batman with his massive game of 31 points and 31 rebounds, and Beasley was robin pouring in 35 of his own. For Kevin Love his 30 30 game was the first in 28 years, that is a pretty special number to get too. Beasley said, "Kevin told me on the bench in the third quarter that I'm going for 30 tonight." Beasley thought he meant points, but Love was going for rebounds, and set a franchise record in the process. Wes Johnson also had a solid game with his 15 point effort. The wolves seem to be playing better defense over the past week, and seem to be gaining confidence as they continue to win. This could be a great combination mixing youth with confidence, hopefully the wolves continue to get after it on the defensive end.
This is what wolves fans had hoped to see, an alpha wolf emerge. It seems like Love and Beasley are doing just that they are becoming young stars and carrying this young team. The future only looks brighter for the wolves. Word out of Wolves headquarters is that Jonny Flynn is targeting to return on Wednesday night. I expect it will take a few weeks before Jonny is back to 100%. In a few weeks Beasley and Love will still be carrying the team, Flynn will be healthy and playing his role as the floor general, and Webster will be on the mend. With the improved play of Brewer and Johnson over the past week, Rambis is going to have to make some tough decisions on who is going to get the minutes. Lets not forget about Ellington either who started the year as the Wolves SG.
What do you think Rambis should do with his logjam at guard/small forward? Lets not forget Webster might be the best SG the wolves have.
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