This was about to be the blog post that you could crush up and inject into your veins as pure, unmitigated Rob Dillingham propaganda after a flawless performance that lifted the Minnesota Timberwolves to a win after a massive comeback over the Houston Rockets.
You might still get some of that. But man, we were so, so close.
What proved to be a +24, 12-point, career-high seven-assist game for the rookie. That’s now back-to-back breakout performances from Dillingham that were all for naught. However, it was a product that showed a need being satisfied for a team that so desperately has to have a real point guard in the lineup to conduct a reasonable offense.