Time and again as this season progressed, Timberwolves interim head coach Sam Mitchell has put his trust and the ball in Andrew Wiggins’ hands to create his shot or make a play with the game on the line.
In Sunday’s careening 106-105 victory at Portland, it was Karl-Anthony Towns’ turn.
Towns’ short hook shot with 1.8 seconds reclaimed a victory the Wolves nearly squandered when they allowed Blazers guard Damian Lillard to complete a four-point play with 3.5 seconds remaining.
In an instant, the game swung, from the Wolves leading 104-101 to trailing 105-104 against an opponent that had won six of seven games, in a game that they had led by eight points with just 2:09 left.