On Kevin Garnett's 28th birthday, the league MVP led the T-Wolves to an 83-80 victory in the first Game 7 in franchise history, as they edged out Sacramento 4-3 in the series and thus will advance to the Western Conference finals against the L.A. Lakers.
Great game, great series; I would have laughed heartily if it had ended with Chris Webber calling a non-existent time-out. But still, the best moment was Garnett's 26-foot three-pointer as the shot clock expired with just under four minutes left. For the Wolves to win this game Garnett had to step up and win it for them, and he did, as half of his 32 points came in the final quarter.
So it's the Minnesota team of the '50s vs. the one of today for the West flag; it would sure be nice to see another banner go up in the Target Center rafters next to the Mikkelson/Mikan tribute... Game 1 is Friday at Minnesota.
Posted by Stephen Silver at May 19, 2004 11:58 PM