The Miami HEAT fell to the Minnesota Timberwolves 90-87 Wednesday night at COX Pavilion in the MGM Resorts Las Vegas Summer League. Kendrick Nunn led the way for the HEAT with 28 points.
1. Nunn Does All He Can
There are good starts and then there are the kinds of starts that Nunn had against the Wolves.
Nunn basically kicked off the game with flames emitting from his left hand, considering he hit his first eight shots and scored 15 points in the first quarter, including this tough drive and finish with contact:
That wasn’t all, though, as the 23-year-old came through with this amazing steal and slam down the stretch to tie the game at 87:
Unfortunately, it just wasn’t enough in the end.