Karl-Anthony Towns Gives Timberwolves Hope Against Rockets

The postseason of Minnesota Timberwolves All-Star center Karl-Anthony Towns finally came to life in Saturday 121-105 win over the Rockets.

The Minnesota Timberwolves beat the Houston Rockets in game 3 of their first round NBA Playoff series. Houston’s lead was cut to 2 – 1. It gives the Wolves a fighting chance, and they have Karl-Anthony Towns to thank.

Karl-Anthony Towns outperformed his total Game 1 & 2 output, which was 13 points in the two games combined. He finished the Rockets win with 18 points, 16 rebounds and 3 assists.

Towns endured tough treatment from the Rockets at times, but he remained composed throughout the game.

“We see their game plan and we’re just trying to adjust to it accordingly,” Towns said. “You have to let the game come to you. You can’t force things up, shots up, against certain teams, you just have to let the game come to you the way it is.”

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There is no question that Minnesota improved offensively in the third game of the series. The team finished the game with 29 assists. They only achieved that feat 10 times during the regular season, winning 9 of those games.

As a result, the Wolves had five players in double figures. However, Towns also made sure to give equal credit to their defensive work.

“We just tried to play to our strengths. We played much better defense, finally got the ball into the basket on offense. When you’re playing a team like that — that is that high-powered on offense and they’re that great all-around — we just have to find ways to win.

“We had to be a much better defensive team if we expect ourselves to be hoisting the trophy one day,” he said. “You know it’s day by day. We have to continue to work on our game and, as a team, be better.”