“Have no fear. Naz Reid.”
That’s what Kyle Anderson yelled in the background of the locker room while Reid spoke to media after his play late in the game led the Minnesota Timberwolves over the Golden State Warriors 119-114 in overtime.
The beloved underdog big man perfectly embodied his team’s spirit in a 14-point comeback win over the defending champs. After missing a jumper, he got his own rebound and threw down a monster dunk to put the exclamation point on the grittiest win of the season.
“It was great, electrifying.