ATLANTA – There is a theme beginning to emerge for the Timberwolves since the All-Star break: Whether they win or lose coincides with whether guard Mike Conley has a decent to good night scoring.
Conley scored 21 points in Minnesota's 136-115 victory over Atlanta on Monday, and the Wolves cruised to an easy win. In the second half when Atlanta was trying to chip away at the Wolves' lead, Conley hit a few key baskets — a layup, a floater and a three — to make sure Atlanta didn't sniff a comeback.
"The more I've gotten to know the team and what they want from me, it seems more evident I got to be more aggressive and be looking to shoot more and looking for my offense," Conley said.