The last time the Minnesota Timberwolves faced the New York Knicks, Kevin Love made history.
It was the first time in 28 years that a player had recorded 30 points and 30 rebounds in a single game, Moses Malone being the last to do so. Love scored 31 points and 31 rebounds and the Wolves won 112-103 in Minneapolis.
That was November 12th, this was December 6th.
Since then the Knicks have transformed into a team that is on a five-game winning streak and playing out-of-this-world basketball at the moment. With stars like Amar'e Stoudemire and Raymond Felton, this team is showing NYC what poise they have to get to the playoffs.
Love put up numbers in this game (33 points and 15 rebounds to be exact), but a poor performance by the rest of the club led to the second-half disaster.
At the half, the Wolves led 61-52, but the same old story of them losing second-half leads was bound to happen after a turnover-prone third quarter that saw a nine-point lead become a four-point deficit.
The Knicks then closed out the deal with a 29-point fourth quarter.
For the Knicks, the win improved their record to 13-9, despite b ...
Read Full Article at Bleacher Report - NBA
Article written by Joseph Fafinski
Kevin Love’s 33-15 Game Not Enough As Knicks Defeat Timberwolves
December 7th, 2010 by Joseph Fafinski Leave a reply »
Advertisement