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You Might Have Missed Teague's Career-High Assists Against Hornets, That's OK With Him

Usually when a player, especially a veteran, sets a career high, you can feel it coming. There’s a buzz in the building—when will he get it? What will he do next? That wasn’t the case on Wednesday night.

In a fitting fashion, Jeff Teague set a new career high for assists, dishing out 18 of them as the Wolves ran all over the Charlotte Hornets. You could be forgiven if you were more focused on Karl-Anthony Towns’ 35-point scoring effort or Andrew Wiggins’ exciting performance, but what Teague did last night is special.

The point guard was predictably matter-of-fact about his performance:

“When I see guys got it going, everybody playing well, just try to get those guys the ball in spots where they’re comfortable,” he said.