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5 best individual Timberwolves performances of the first half

By Jake Paynting

MINNEAPOLIS, MN - DECEMBER 27: Jimmy Butler #23 of the Minnesota Timberwolves scored 12 of the Timberwolves 14 points in overtime to lead them to a 128-125 victory over the Denver Nuggets on December 27, 2017 at Target Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2017 NBAE (Photo by David Sherman/NBAE via Getty Images)
MINNEAPOLIS, MN - DECEMBER 27: Jimmy Butler #23 of the Minnesota Timberwolves scored 12 of the Timberwolves 14 points in overtime to lead them to a 128-125 victory over the Denver Nuggets on December 27, 2017 at Target Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2017 NBAE (Photo by David Sherman/NBAE via Getty Images) /
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MINNEAPOLIS, MN – DECEMBER 27: Jimmy Butler #23 of the Minnesota Timberwolves scored 12 of the Timberwolves 14 points in overtime to lead them to a 128-125 victory over the Denver Nuggets on December 27, 2017 at Target Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2017 NBAE (Photo by David Sherman/NBAE via Getty Images)
MINNEAPOLIS, MN – DECEMBER 27: Jimmy Butler #23 of the Minnesota Timberwolves scored 12 of the Timberwolves 14 points in overtime to lead them to a 128-125 victory over the Denver Nuggets on December 27, 2017 at Target Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2017 NBAE (Photo by David Sherman/NBAE via Getty Images) /

1. Jimmy Butler vs. Denver (Dec. 27, 2017)

39 points (10-20 FG, 3-6 3PT), 5 assists, 4 rebounds

The winner of the best performance of the first half of the Timberwolves season goes to Jimmy Butler, who put on a scoring and crunch-time masterpiece in the 128-125 thriller in front of a rampant Target Center crowd just two days after Christmas.

Butler was hitting his usual shots and dishing his usual helpers throughout three quarters, but it was his fourth quarter and overtime explosion that saw this outing top our charts.

Throughout the fourth frame and the overtime period, Jimmy G. Buckets poured home 23 of his 39 points, including 12 of Minnesota’s final 14 points.

Like any great clutch-time stanza includes, the All-Star hammered the final nail into Denver’s coffin with a variety of huge isolation shots and successful trips to the line.

(Plus he told Jamal Murray that he “Can’t *expletive* with me” so yeah, it was an all-around Jimmy Butler kind of evening in Minnesota, and the best individual showing of the season so far.)

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Here’s hoping that we have many more top-five-worthy performances during the second half of the season as the Timberwolves make their run to a playoff berth.

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