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Although injuries and a league-worst 15-50 record headlined the Golden State Warriors 2019-20 campaign, efforts from Eric Paschall and D’Angelo Russell were able to set San Francisco’s Chase Center into a frenzy on a handful of occasions.
November 9, 2019
While he only played 33 games in the Golden State Warriors No. 0 uniform, Russell provided several electric performances during his stint in the Bay Area.
Before he was traded to the Minnesota Timberwolves at the deadline, the former first-round pick lit up his future team for a memorable performance.
The 24-year-old point guard tallied a career-high 52 points on 19-of-37 shooting in 40 minutes against the Timberwolves. During his career-night, Russell knocked down 7-of-17 from beyond the arc.
Russell filled the boxscore, adding nine rebounds, five assists, three steals and two blocks.
However, Russell’s 52 point effort wasn’t enough to close out the Timberwolves in overtime.
Future Warrior Andrew Wiggins helped spoil Russell’s career-high with 40 points, seven assists and five rebounds and three blocks for Minnesota. Karl Anthony-Towns added a double-double effort with 20 points and 14 boards in the Timberwolves’ overtime win, 125-119.
Watch highlights from Russell’s career-high via House of Highlights on YouTube:
During his run in the Bay Area, the former Brooklyn All-Star averaged 23.6 points on 42.6% shooting from the field, with 6.3 assists, 3.9 rebounds and 1.1 steals per game.
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