While he showed up for the first time in this series on Tuesday, Minnesota forward Karl-Anthony Towns decided to pause to pay homage to the Timberwolves’ defense for their sterling performance against the Dallas Mavericks.
It was that stern defense which was the backdrop to the Timberwolves’ stunning 105-100 victory over the Mavs in Game 4 of this best-of-seven Western Conference Finals.
“I just love the aggression we played with,” Towns said. “You could tell we had that desperation. That makes us special.
“(We were) playing with so much energy on defense, making those rotations, and (making) the plays needed to win.