Jeff Teague wasn’t sure if he should shoot his shot halfway through the fourth quarter on Friday. After several passes, the ball swung to him at the top of the key and he hesitated as he eyed the hoop. He was wide open and no defenders were running near him, so Teague decided, “What the heck,” and put up the three-pointer. It fell through the hoop, sending the Wolves ahead by 24 and Target Center into party mode early on Friday.
On a night when the Wolves honored Minnesota’s favorite son Prince with purple jerseys and the king of the franchise, Kevin Garnett, set aside his feud with owner Glen Taylor to take in the game, the Wolves played like basketball royalty in a sound 112-96 thrashing of Portland on Friday.