ATLANTA – In the first half of Monday's 127-113 loss to the Hawks, it seemed like the Timberwolves had finally unlocked their offense.
They put on a display of beautiful basketball, sharing the ball, getting open shots and hitting more than they missed. They scored 79 points on 67% shooting. Anthony Edwards had 20 points. Karl-Anthony Towns had 13 and the two of them combined to shoot 14-for-17 in the first half.
In the second half, the Wolves opened by missing looks at the rim, then a familiar problem came back. The ball got "sticky," and too often Edwards and Towns took it upon themselves to get the Wolves jumpstarted.