Minnesota Timberwolves two-way rookie Jordan McLaughlin recorded a career-high 19 points Monday night in a 113-104 loss to the Golden State Warriors.
McLaughlin, who logged 22 minutes off of the bench, finished as the second-leading scorer for the Timberwolves. The former USC guard scored 12 of his 19 points in the fourth quarter and finished by shooting 7-of-13 from the field while he also added four assists, three steals and two rebounds.
Perhaps his best sequence came with under a minute left in the game. McLaughlin put a nice dribble move on Draymond Green, drove to the basket and then threw it down over Warriors forward Alec Burks for his first poster dunk.
5-11 AND MAKING POSTERS 👀👀👀 pic.twitter.com/StxHBfVVDG
— Timberwolves (@Timberwolves) December 24, 2019
The appearance by McLaughlin on Monday was just his fifth of the season after spending much of the year in the G League with the Iowa Wolves. In 16 G League games, McLaughlin is averaging 15.2 points, 5.9 assists, 4.8 rebounds and 2.3 steals.
McLaughlin struggled in his previous four-game stint with the Timberwolves earlier in the season but some time in the G League helped the guard regain some confidence and that certainly showed on Monday.
With the ‘Wolves losers of 11 straight, McLaughlin could help provide a spark for the team.
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