Preface.
Wolves King "Garnett" is the first person in the history of the Timberwolves, in 1995 the Timberwolves used the No. 5 pick to select Garnett, who was still a high school student, and when he left, he ranked first in team history in points, rebounds, assists, blocks, and steals. In the 02-03 season, Garnett's five statistics that season were the first in the team, he led the team to 51 wins, this record is even one more win than the Pistons who are the first in the East, but they can only rank fourth in the West, and the Lakers who lost to the OK combination in the playoffs were miserable in the first round, Kobe Bryant also felt sorry for Garnett after the game, saying that the Timberwolves met them too early. In the 2003 offseason, the Timberwolves brought in Sam Cassel and "Madman" Latrill Sprewell to assist Garnett, and the three-headed monster was combined, and Garnett also played his peak season with the Timberwolves.
The 03-04 season was Garnett's ninth season with the Timberwolves, and the Wolves played a full 82 games in the regular season, averaging 242 points 139 rebounds, 5 assists, 15 steals 22 blocks, at least 20+10+5 for the fifth consecutive season, scoring, rebounding, and blocks are career highs, except for assists lower than Kassel ranking second in the team, the remaining four statistics are the first in the team, completed 71 double-doubles throughout the season, and he got 120 of the 123 first-place votes in the MVP selection, with a total score of 1219 points, 503 points higher than the second-place Duncan, and was undisputedly elected MVP, he was also selected as a double-star and All-Star, and won the rebounding king, He led the team to a 58-24 record and started his eighth playoff journey in the history of the Timberwolves as the No. 1 in the West, and he failed to break the first round in the first seven times.
In the first round of the playoffs, the Timberwolves beat the Nuggets 4-1, and Anthony, who was a freshman at the time, was still a little immature in the playoffs, and he only played the first four games due to an injury in G4, averaging 15 points and 83 rebounds and shooting just 328%, while Garnett averaged 25 per game8 points 148 rebounds, 7 assists and 2 blocks, all four stats were the highest of the two teams, leading the team to the second round for the first time.
In the Western Conference semifinals, the Timberwolves will face the Kings, who were also strong at the time, with Peja, Webb, and Bibby, and Peja also averaged 24 per game in the regular season that season2 points, tied for second with Garnett, behind the leading scorer Maddy. In the first two games, the two sides drew 1-1, and G3 Garnett slashed 30 points, 15 rebounds and 5 blocks, leading the team to a narrow victory in overtime. G4 Garnett had 19 points and 21 rebounds, but the loss was difficult to stop. The Timberwolves lost G6 after winning the battle of Tianwang Mountain and were forced into a tie-break. The day of the life-and-death game was also Garnett's birthday, Garnett scored 32 points, 21 rebounds, 4 steals and 5 blocks in the whole game, and the team got a total of 83 points, 50 rebounds, 10 steals and 8 blocks, leading the team to a three-point narrow victory, and the team broke into the Western Conference finals for the first time in 15 years.
Garnett averaged 23 per game in seven games9 points 154 rebounds and 34 blocks, these three statistics are the highest of the two teams, Garnett also jumped on the commentary stage to celebrate after winning the tie-break on his birthday night, and this luxurious data sheet is enough to inform the world: Western Conference finals, the wolf is coming!
In the Western Conference finals, the Timberwolves will face the Lakers again, and the Lakers at this time have been upgraded from the OK combination to F4, and the first game of the Timberwolves was taken by the OK combination in Minnesota, and the two scored 50 points together to lead the team to the first place. G2 Garnett got back on the court, scored 24 points and 11 rebounds, and led the team to an 18-point victory, but after coming to the Staples Center, the Timberwolves lost two games in a row, and the Lakers won the match point, and Garnett, who returned to the home court, scored 30 points, 19 rebounds and 4 assists, leading the team to a two-point narrow victory and won the last victory of the season. The G6 Lakers defeated the Timberwolves 96-90 at home and advanced to the Finals with a score of 4-2.
Garnett's stats in six games are not inferior to the OK combination, and against the twin towers of O'Neal and Karl Malone, Garnett is averaging 237 points 135 rebounds 45 assists 12 steals 12 blocks data sheet, Kobe Bryant, who is also a high school rookie, averages 24 per game3 points, 4 rebounds, 55 assists 15 steals 0With 3 blocks, O'Neal averaged 20 per game7 points 157 rebounds and 28 assists 02 steals, 3 blocks. This season is also Garnett's highest season for the Timberwolves, and MVP+ led the team to the West Finals to establish the status of the first person in the history of the Wolves.
This playoff was also Garnett's last playoff appearance with the Timberwolves, and the Timberwolves' roster got worse and worse for the next three years, and they did not make the playoffs until 2007, when they transferred to the Celtics. The Timberwolves have played a total of 11 playoffs since their establishment, 8 times led by Garnett, and only this season has broken through the first round since the establishment of the team.