Pro Basketball Hoops Land: Andrew Wiggins gets his first career double-double: Timberwolves beat the Blazers

Thursday, December 11, 2014

Andrew Wiggins gets his first career double-double: Timberwolves beat the Blazers

In my personal opinion, last night was the best game of 2014 1st pick of the NBA Draft, Andrew Wiggins best NBA game ever. The Timberwolves didn't shoot great, but neither did the Blazers,. Andrew Wiggins scored 23 points and pulled down 10 rebounds to help the Minnesota Timberwolves defeat the Portland Trailblazers 90-82. Here are the stats for each team.

Top 5 Minnesota Timberwolves Scorers

Andrew Wiggins- 23 points, 10 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 steals, 9/16 FG, 5/10 FT, 0/2 3PTFG
Corey Brewer- 19 points, 8 rebounds, 5 assists, 5 steals, 4/11 FG, 10/10 FT, 1/2 3PTFG
Thaddeus Young- 13 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists, 3 steals, 6/20 FG, 0/5 3PTFG, 1/1 FT
Shabazz Muhammad- 11 points, 6 rebounds, 3 steals, 4/14 FG, 3/4 FT, 0/1 3PTFG
Zach LaVine- 10 points, 5 assists, 4 rebounds, 4/9 FG, 2/2 FT, 0/2 3PTFG

Top 5 Portland Trailblazers Scorers

Damian Lillard- 23 points, 7 rebounds, 5 assists, 3 rebounds, 9/24 FG, 2/12 3PTFG, 3/3 FT
Wesley Matthews- 18 points, 2 rebounds, 7/13 FG, 4/10 3PTFG
LaMarcus Aldridge- 10 points, 9 rebounds, 2 blocks, 3/14 FG, 3/4 FT, 1/3 3PTFG
Robin Lopez- 8 points, 8 rebounds, 3 assists, 4/8 FG
Chris Kaman- 8 points, 7 rebounds, 4 blocks, 4/9 FG, 0/1 FT

Minnesota Timberwolves Statistics

Team Field Goal Percentage- 39%
Team Three Point Percentage- 8%
Team Free Throw Percentage- 83%
Team Rebounds- 56 (36 - Defensive Boards, 20 - Offensive Boards
Team Assists- 22
Team Steals- 13
Team Turnovers- 18
Team Blocks- 13

Portland Trailblazers Team Stats

Team Field Goal Percentage- 38%
Team Three Point Percentage- 28%
Team Free Throw Percentage- 83%
Team Rebounds- 38 ( 27- Defensive Rebounds, 11- Offensive Rebounds)
Team Assists- 20
Team Steals- 7
Team Turnovers- 20
Team Blocks- 10

I was impressed with this win for the Minnesota Timberwolves. I always find that it is hard for a team to stop one opponent's all-star, but to be able to stop two stars is extremely impressive. Last night the T-Wolves held all- star power forward LaMarcus Aldridge, and all-star point guard Damian Lillard a combined 12 of 38 shooting, that to me is playing great defense. I hope to see Andrew Wiggins have more games like this this season. I like Andrew Wiggins, but I want to see him play with more of an edge and demand the ball more. I know it's only his rookie season, so I won't be too hard on him, I just want to see him play more consistently by scoring at least 15 or more points a game almost every night. Congratulations to Andrew Wiggins and the Minnesota Timberwolves on a great win against a top 5 team in the Western Conference. Thank you for reading Pro Basketball Hoops Land the place where you can read articles, send comments and on the left side of my blog purchase pro basketball merchandise. In honor of Andrew Wiggins below this article I will have some Andrew Wiggins for you to purchase if you choose to. Thank you for reading and shopping at Pro Basketball Hoops Land.