Wolves get third win off Suns!
Wins have been rare for the new-look Minnesota Timberwolves this season, and going into Saturday’s game against Phoenix, few folks were expecting the third win of the season to come at that moment. Yet that is exactly what has happened.
C/PF Al Jefferson played up to his “young KG” billing, scoring 32 points and racking up an amazing 20 rebounds on the night while matched up primarily against Amare Stoudamire; Garnett himself rarely played better. Jefferson matched a career high on points and set a season-high on rebounds en route to the win.
With assistant Jerry Sichting handling the business performance management in the absence of head coach Randy Wittman, still recovering from back surgery, Sichting captained the Wolves to their first win under his direction and an NBA-low third win on the season so far.
One more bit of good news is that the Wolves could get Randy Foye back into their lineup, possibly as soon as Monday; Foye is the team’s preferred starting point guard, but he has missed the entire regular season so far rehabbing a pre-season injury. His role has been filled primarily by Sebastian Telfair with occassional help from Marko Jaric.
