| 20 April 2007
May 20th, 2004
I don’t think that there’s any argument about what the greatest KG Moment is for Timberwolves fans. In the vast history of this franchise, filled with disappointments and heartbreaks, this moment shines as one of the few where the Timberwolves nation experienced pure euphoria.
As Game 7 approached, it was clear that Garnett had reached his moment of destiny. If his Timberwolves lost, they would never let him forget it. The Ticket would go to his grave with the title of “choker”. A win would establish him as the game’s most dominant force and silence the masses as he led his franchise to uncharted grounds.
32 points, 21 rebounds, 5 blocks, 4 steals, and 2 assists later, Kevin Garnett had rendered his critics mute once and for all. In the biggest game of his life, Kevin Garnett put on his biggest performance. In a post-season that, until that point, had been defined by Garnett deferring to Sam Cassell during game-deciding moments, The Big Ticket simply dominated. As he lept up onto the scorer’s table, waving his towel and reveling in the praise of his people, he took us all to a higher place.
I’ll never forget that night as long as I live. It may have only been the second round of the playoffs, but for Timberwolves fans everywhere, a championship couldn’t have tasted any sweeter.
Since then, the Wolves have faltered. The future, both of the team and Garnett, remains a giant question mark. As I look back on that fateful night in May, I can’t help but wonder if that moment will be as good as it gets for us.
But if it is… Man, that moment was good.
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