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Wolves' Towns, Wiggins look to continue impressive play vs. Pacers
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It is Friday the 13th and the Minnesota Timberwolves hope to remove the curse which has haunted them on this day over the years.
OK, so not quite a curse or haunted, but the Wolves are 6-8 all-time on Friday the 13th while their opponent, the Indiana Pacers, are 16-8, the third best record in the NBA on this superstitious date.
Two things Minnesota hopes continues are the play of youngsters Andrew Wiggins and Karl-Anthony Towns.
Wiggins is just the seventh player in NBA history -- but second in franchise history -- to tally back-to-back 30+-point games on the road at age 20 or younger. Here's the list:
Meanwhile, Towns joined some elite company by posting six double-doubles in his first eight games in the NBA.
6+ Double-Doubles in First 8 Games Since 1985-86
Player | Team | Season | Amount |
David Robinson | Spurs | 1989-90 | 7 |
Dikembe Mutombo | Nuggets | 1991-92 | 7 |
Shaquille O'Neil | Magic | 1992-93 | 8 |
Karl-Anthony Towns | Timberwolves | 2015-16 | 6 |
All three of those players also the only rookies to have seven or more double-doubles in their first nine games, so Towns can join that group as well.
Minnesota's rookie record for most consecutive double-doubles in a season is five, by Christian Laettner from March 16-23, 1993.
Minnesota also hopes to continue its success on the road to start the season. The Timberwolves have won four straight away from home to start the 2015-16 campaign, which is tied for the sixth longest streak to begin the season by a team which had a losing record the previous season. The only teams who have a long streak are the 2007-08 Orlando Magic (7), 1970-71 Detroit Pistons (6), 1987-88 Chicago Bulls (5), 1967-68 St. Louis Hawks (5) and 1958-59 New York Knicks (5).
Other notes:
-- The Timberwolves are allowing just 9.6 fast-break points per game, which is the third-lowest in the NBA. Last season, Minnesota allowed 14.3 fast-break points per game, which was 24th in the league.
-- Indiana is allowing 20.7 points off turnovers, a 5.2 increase from last season. That is the largest margin of increase in the NBA this season.
-- Wiggins is averaging 23.7 points and 6.3 rebounds in his last six road games when playing on zero days' rest.
Statistics courtesy STATS Inc.