Hawks in the NBA - Garza Rising

Luka Garza has his best stretch as a pro, while Keegan slumps, then immediately breaks out for a career-high. Let’s go!

Luka Garza

We’re going to start with Luka. After some up-and-down playing time and a brief stop back in Des Moines, Luka returned to the Timberwolves and had his best 3-game stretch in the NBA.

On February 3, the Wolves lost to the Orlando Magic, 127-120. The game was highlighted by a fist/slap fight between Mo Bamba and Austin Rivers. With that dominating all conversations from that game, Luka initially went under the radar, scoring 17 points and snaring 6 rebounds (5 offensive) on 7-9 shooting (2-3 from 3). Most importantly, he was a +12 and did all of that in just 10…