Can Shabazz Napier, you know, like chill out for a bit? Just for one game, then he can go back to scoring 20 all the time. Players like him going off unexpectedly (though it’s starting to become expectedly, at this point) are what I live for, I know, and I’m super hyped that he’s playing so well after playing so poorly to start the season. But man, he is really stuffing the stat sheet. 20 points or more in the last four games, with a bunch of assists in all but one of those games. It’s getting to be a little much.
But I will persevere. I have no choice. Were I to fail to upload one of these 20-burgers from Napier, my subscriber count would like fall to around 100 or 150. And I wouldn’t blame all the leavers. What kind of supposed champion for the role-player cause would knowingly withhold Napier highlights? Such a person would deserve no respect from anybody.
The funnest thing about this game was how the Timberwolves built a huge lead, then Dante Exum came in and wiped it all away, and then he was benched and the Timberwolves went back to winning easily. Napier and Gorgui Dieng had great games for Minnesota, but the real story is how Exum appeared like some sort of Kobe-shaped apparition to dominate for a quarter before disappearing into the hazy night.