Earlier this season, the Minnesota Timberwolves came to D.C. (without Karl-Anthony Towns) and beat up on the Washington Wizards, defeating them 131-109. In their second and last meeting with the Timberwolves this season, the Wizards were looking to avoid a similar fate in Minnesota. They did, thanks to Mortiz Wagner.
There’s no other way to put it. In Minnesota, Wagner put on a show. He posted career-highs in both points and rebounds, scoring 30 points and grabbing 15 rebounds in just 25 minutes off the bench. Per Basketball-Reference, the last person to do that was Yao Ming of the Houston Rockets back in 2002.