Steven Adams long bomb cripples Wolves as OKC Thunder net OT win – 3 takeaways

THIS is what a healthy Steven Adams looks like:

The Big Kiwi looked off for much of the early parts of the season. Although he was dealing with a knee contusion there was something else amiss which showed up in his efforts in the paint and specifically in terms of his rebounding and scoring. He also appeared a tad slow on defense at times as opponents sped past him to score.

Towns made some big plays finishing with a massive line of 30 points, eight assists, five rebounds, two steals, and two blocks. And yet, Adams made life very difficult for Towns often beating him on the boards and forcing him to work on both sides of the hardwood.

Aside from his stellar defense (and those KILLER SCREENS) the biggest sign Adams is feeling like his old self was on the glass and the offensive glass in particular where he grabbed six of his 11 rebounds. His full stat line reads like All-Star material as he registered 22 points, 11 boards, two assists, two steals, and FOUR big blocks.

It took a perfect storm which included CP3’s delay of game call out, Gallo’s made technical free throw, Schroder hitting the shot and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander dominating in overtime for the victory, BUT — for my money that long bomb was “the play” of the game and arguably of the entire Friday night NBA action.