A 17th sellout crowd this season showed up at Target Center Saturday night to celebrate the first NBA playoff game there since 2004.
So did All-Stars Jimmy Butler, Karl-Anthony Towns and the Timberwolves as well in a 121-105 victory.
By winning convincingly, the Wolves drew within 2-1 in a first-round series that’s the best of seven games and delighted a hometown audience that dreamily chanted “Wolves in Six” as the game’s final minutes counted down.
A day after Wolves veteran point guard Jeff Teague called for his team to play with more freedom and pace, the Wolves swiped a chapter from the Rockets’ unique playbook and matched them three-point shot for three-points shot.