The Minnesota Timberwolves are officially in the NBA playoffs, and former Ohio State guard D’Angelo Russell is a big reason why.
Russell, who averaged 18.1 points per game during the regular season, scored 29 points for the Timberwolves on Tuesday night to help lead them to a 109-104 win over the Los Angeles Clippers in the NBA Play-In Tournament. Russell also led the Timberwolves with six assists and three steals and grabbed five rebounds.
D'Angelo Russell took control of the @Timberwolves offense late, knocking down the go-ahead 3 late to advance to the #NBAPlayoffs presented by Google Pixel!@Dloading: 29 PTS, 5 REB, 6 AST, 3 STL
— NBA (@NBA) April 13, 2022
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With Tuesday night’s win, the Timberwolves secured the No. 7 seed in the Western Conference and will now play the Memphis Grizzlies in the first round of the NBA playoffs, beginning Saturday at 3:30 p.m. on ESPN.
