Three teams with former Kentucky players vied for two playoff berths on Friday, as the Miami Heat took on the Chicago Bulls and the Minnesota Timberwolves hosted the Oklahoma City Thunder. In the latter game, Karl-Anthony Towns led his team to a victory over Shai Gilgeous-Alexander‘s Thunder to win the 8th seed in the West.
Towns started off strong and never looked back. He scored his first 24 points in just 21 minutes of action en route to a game-high 28. He also grabbed 11 boards and rejected three shots.