The Minnesota Timberwolves made their post-All-Star break return to the floor on Friday night against the Milwaukee Bucks, capping off a full day of ESPN programming highlighting the team for a “Timberwolves All-Access” day that featured:
It certainly felt like a different type of game day vibe in Target Center, as seats were filled and the place was buzzing more than 10 minutes before tip-off.
That carried over to the game, with the crowd ooh-ing and ahh-ing at nearly every moment on the floor. Minnesota quickly fell behind 7-0 as a result of jittery offense that led to three turnovers in their first four trips, but punched right back with a 6-0 run thanks to their work on the offensive glass, with put-backs from Rudy Gobert and Karl-Anthony Towns to open the scoring.