With the Timberwolves down five rotation players entering Monday’s 122-115 win over Brooklyn, they were going to need contributions from all corners of the roster.
They got a lift from rookie Jarrett Culver, who scored a career-high 21 points.
It took Culver 21 shots to get there, but Culver was hardly the only person who wasn’t a model of efficiency shooting Monday.
It’s been an up-and-down rookie season for Culver, who has struggled to find his shot. He was shooting just 24% from three-point range, 41% from the free-throw line and 36% overall entering Monday. The Wolves have been preaching patience to a fanbase concerned Culver hasn’t looked like a consistent ready-made NBA player after the Wolves took him at No.