Going into last night, the Wolves had established themselves as on of the worst teams in the league with a 4-16 record. Portland, on the other hand, was 17-4, off to their best start in franchise history.
Basically Portland was near the top of the western conference while the Wolves were all alone in last place. In the NBA those positions mean something.
Except last night, the Wolves were the better team. The reason? 19-year old Andrew Wiggens, the first pick in the draft, and acquired from the Cavs for Kevin Love, had a nifty double-double last night including some clutch shooting late.
The Wolves are young, but I still want to see more of this. The season is more than 1/4 over already and they've only got FIVE wins. Pekovic is never healthy and we'll be missing Rubio for several more weeks, but they can win with who they currently have. They proved that last night.
Of course, they are only 2-8 in their last 10 games, so I'm not really expecting much. I think I have to see a few more wins before I get too excited.
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