Minnesota Timberwolves: 15 greatest moments of Kevin Garnett’s career

6. Garnett beats the Pistons at the buzzer

Garnett had a bit of unfair rap for much of his career related to his willingness and/or ability to take a clutch shot at the end of games. In fact, it’s not all that unlike some of the criticism that LeBron James has gone through for much of his career.

The reason for this, of course, is that both Garnett and James are fundamentally sound basketball players who almost always make the right play. If they’re double-teamed and can’t get a clean shot off, they’ll pass the ball to an open teammate.

And while the number of game-winners that Garnett hit in his career with the Wolves was low relative to the sheer number of games he played with Minnesota, he did hit a couple of memorable ones.

The first came on April 10, 2000, with the Wolves jostling for playoff position down the stretch of the regular season.

Minnesota was hosting the Detroit Pistons, who came to Target Center with a record of 40-36. The Wolves trailed by five points heading into the fourth quarter, but ultimately tied the game at 100 and had a final possession with a chance to win.

Garnett didn’t disappoint, despite being double-teamed on the catch of the pass lofted directly from the in-bounder. Garnett fell away to his left and drained a cold-blooded game-winner as the final horn sounded.

The Wolves finished the season with 50 wins before losing in the first round of the playoffs to the Portland Trail Blazers.

Don’t worry, there’s another buzzer-beater on this list…