When the Timberwolves were struggling to hit shots in the first quarter, Jaden McDaniels went 4 for 6 for nine points, getting a raucous Target Center crowd on its feet. And when the Timberwolves needed stops, McDaniels picked up Murray 94 feet and held him to 16 points on 5-for-17 shooting. “Jaden is one our intense and most ornery competitors,” Finch said. “I didn’t have any worry that he wasn’t going to come out and try his darnedest to back up whatever was said. But ultimately, saying things is neither here nor there. Gotta go out and play the game. He was special tonight.”
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