Love Sets new Double-Double Record Despite Injury

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Kevin Love acknowledges the loyal Minnesota fans, as they give him a standing ovation for setting the new Double-Double record at 52. Before the game when Love was asked by the media, does this streak matter Love responded with, "If this streak is important to the fans, it is important to me." I think that says a lot about Kevin Love as a person. Kevin Love has become the new loved Kevin in Minnesota. Watching him battle through his injury tonight reminded me a lot of KG when he was a wolf. Being a warrior and fighting through nagging injuries was something Love wanted to do for his teammates and the fans. Darko on the other hand, it seems like every time he gets bumped he is limping away. This streak by Love is unbelievable. With his hard work he has become one of the premiere players in the league. There have been many reports that other teams like the Lakers and thunder are already trying to pry him away from the TWolves. The wolves are said to be willing to offer him a 6 year 70 million dollar deal, once the new CBA agreement is reached. Once again hats off to Love who is in the midst of a special year, and this streak doesn't look like it will end anytime soon.

As for the Wolves they were able to get a big win, something we have not seen a whole lot this year. The Wolves were in control from start to finish. It did not hurt that Granger had an awful shooting performance. The Wolves ended up winning by 26 when it was all said and done. The Wolves starters rested for much of the 4th quarter. The Wolves seem to be able to play spurts of good basketball and play with the premiere teams in this league they just need to figure out how to close out games better. This win give the Wolves one more victory on the year than they had all of last year. I say screw the high draft pick and lets try to win as many games as possible.

Just for fun here is a comparison of Love and Garnett, notice KG never averaged 14 boards a game and this year Love is almost averaging 16.

Year	Team	G	Min														Def	Tot		Ast	TO	Stl	Blk	PF	PPG
1995-96	MIN	80	28:41														4.1	6.3		1.8	1.4	1.1	1.6	2.4	10.4
1996-97	MIN	77	38:53														5.6	8.0		3.1	2.3	1.4	2.1	2.6	17.0
1997-98	MIN	82	39:17														6.9	9.6		4.2	2.3	1.7	1.8	2.7	18.5
1998-99	MIN	47	37:53														6.9	10.4		4.3	2.9	1.7	1.8	3.2	20.8
1999-00	MIN	81	40:00														9.1	11.8		5.0	3.3	1.5	1.6	2.5	22.9
2000-01	MIN	81	39:30														8.7	11.4		5.0	2.8	1.4	1.8	2.5	22.0
2001-02	MIN	81	39:12														9.1	12.1		5.2	2.8	1.2	1.6	2.3	21.2
2002-03	MIN	82	40:30														10.5	13.4		6.0	2.8	1.4	1.6	2.4	23.0
2003-04	MIN	82	39:23														10.9	13.9		5.0	2.6	1.5	2.2	2.5	24.2
2004-05	MIN	82	38:06														10.5	13.5		5.7	2.7	1.5	1.4	2.5	22.2
2005-06	MIN	76	38:53														9.9	12.7		4.1	2.4	1.4	1.4	2.7	21.8
2006-07	MIN	76	39:23														10.4	12.8		4.1	2.7	1.2	1.7	2.4	22.4

Year	Team	G	Min														Def	Tot		Ast	TO	Stl	Blk	PF	PPG
2008-09	MIN	81	25:18														5.7	9.1		1.0	1.5	0.4	0.6	2.5	11.1
2009-10	MIN	60	28:36														7.2	11.0		2.3	2.0	0.7	0.4	2.3	14.0
2010-11	MIN	65	36:36														11.1	15.8		2.5	2.2	0.6	0.4	2.1	20.9