PORTLAND, ORE. – Informed of the result by team broadcaster Jim Petersen at halftime, Timberwolves reserve point guard Tyus Jones' text messages by the end of Saturday's 112-100 loss at Portland told the story of what happened back home at Target Center that night.
Jones' younger brother, Tre, and Apple Valley High won the Minnesota Class 4A title earlier Saturday evening by beating Champlin Park, their second title in three years. They did so with Tre doing some of everything in the final, decisive minutes on his way to a 24-point, 18-rebound, five-assist performance that caused his coach to reaffirm one more time that he's a "once in a lifetime" player.