Greetings for a final time tonight
Well, the Wolves have their first three-game winning streak since March of last year. And they did it tonight without Ricky Rubio. Pekovic was wonderful tonight on offense, banging with big Andre Drummond, scoring a season-high 29 points, with 15 coming in the fourth quarter.
Here are a few notes from tonight's game:
--I'm told this was the fourth time Pekovic has scored 15 points in one quarter.
--I continue to be impressed with Kevin Martin's complete game. He worked really hard tonight, played 42 minutes. He worked very hard on offense, scored 24 points – seven in the fourth quarter – and had a season-high nine rebounds.
--After the game coach Flip Saunders praised Anthony Bennett for his play. The box score will show he only played 16½ minutes and only scored two points. But he got five rebounds, passed the ball well and avoided taking those long two-pointers. He was a big part of the Wolves being able to close this game out.
--Andrew Wiggins had a strong night, scoring 18 points, getting eight rebounds and five assists. Very well-rounded game. He had a block, too.
--Gorgui Dieng is going to need to add some strength and heft to go toe-to-toe with the likes of Andre Drummond. Dieng was largely ineffective tonight.
