The only play of this game that mattered was the very last one. Karl-Anthony Towns grabbed an offensive rebound off an Andrew Wiggins miss and flung the ball up in the closing second of overtime. If that is all anyone saw of this game, they would be better off.
On a cold, freezing night at the end of January, playing with a depleted roster, is about the last time when anyone wants to take on the Memphis Grizzlies. Particularly when the game is a veritable who’s who of the NBA castoffs, with Luol Deng, Jerryd Bayless, Isaiah Canaan, Joakim Noah, and Bruno Caboclo all making significant appearances.