The Thunder and Timberwolves gave us a very early candidate for Game of the Year on Sunday night when the two Western Conference contenders went toe-to-toe in a thrilling 115-113 final as Minnesota edged out a win on the road.
The game ended with both teams getting huge three-pointers from what most would consider the third options on the team. First, it was Carmelo Anthony giving the Thunder the late one-point lead with what everyone assumed was the dagger with 4.7 seconds to go on a beautiful misdirection play and feed from Russell Westbrook.
The Wolves were without any timeouts and had to scramble to get the ball in, with Andrew Wiggins taking the inbound pass and fighting his way across halfcourt to launch a deep three from just shy of the midcourt logo, which he banked in at the buzzer for the win.
.@22wiggins comes in CLUTCH to sink the game winning three at the buzzer!! 😱 https://t.co/6p3oxFTVr0
— Minnesota Timberwolves (@Timberwolves) October 23, 2017
After the game, a reporter asked Wiggins if he called bank on his final shot, to which he responded he didn’t, but teammate Karl-Anthony Towns channeled his inner Paul Pierce with a quick quip in response.
Reporter to Wiggins: "Did you call glass?"
Wiggins: "Nah, I didn't."
Karl: "He called game."— Timberwolves PR (@Twolves_PR) October 23, 2017
“He called game” is such a good response to any question about a lucky game-winning shot, and I’m very glad KAT was there to drop that Truth-ism on folks. The Wolves improved to 2-1 on the season with the win against the Thunder and proved they very much belong in that conversation of the top teams in the West behind Golden State. If they continue getting big contributions from Wiggins alongside Towns and Jimmy Butler, there’s no reason to think they can’t stay there all season.
