At the start of the fourth quarter of the Timberwolves’ victory over New York on Friday night, coach Tom Thibodeau went with a lineup of Karl-Anthony Towns, Gorgui Dieng, Jamal Crawford, Tyus Jones and Nemanja Bjelica.
That’s one starter and four reserves. Two big guys, but an entire lineup capable of hitting a three-pointer, especially Towns, Crawford and Bjelica, who was asked to play the small forward in that lineup.
The result: Towns fed Bjelica for a three-pointer to start the quarter. Minutes later Towns hit Bjelica cutting to the basket for a layup. Shortly after that Towns hit a three-pointer of his own.