Former Ohio State Guard D’Angelo Russell Leads Minnesota Timberwolves To NBA Playoffs

Former Ohio State guard D’Angelo Russell scored 29 points, dished out six assists and pulled down five rebounds to lead the Minnesota Timberwolves to a 109-104 win over the Los Angeles Clippers in the NBA Play-In Tournament on Tuesday night.

D'Angelo Russell took control of the @Timberwolves offense late, knocking down the go-ahead 3 late to advance to the #NBAPlayoffs presented by Google Pixel!@Dloading: 29 PTS, 5 REB, 6 AST, 3 STL

🏀 GM 1: TIMBERWOLVES/GRIZZLIES
Saturday, April 16th, 3:30pm/et on ESPN pic.twitter.com/mn8YecUqjs
— NBA (@NBA) April 13, 2022

With the win, the Timberwolves have earned the No. 7 seed in the Western Conference and will play the second-seeded Memphis Grizzlies in the first round of the NBA Playoffs, which begin Saturday at 3:30 p.m. on ESPN.

Now in his eighth year in the league after being selected by the Los Angeles Lakers with the No. 2 overall pick in the 2015 NBA Draft, Russell averaged 18.1 points, 7.1 assists and 3.3 rebounds in 65 games with Minnesota this season.

D'Angelo Russell speaks on visualizing plays like his go-ahead basket, and how he looks to impact winning on a nightly basis. pic.twitter.com/DmVkQqhZND
— NBA (@NBA) April 13, 2022

That’s slightly better than his career averages of 17.7 points, 5.6 assists and 3.5 rebounds in 424 regular season games, which also includes stints with the Brooklyn Nets and Golden State Warriors.

Russell has appeared in just one playoff series to this point in his career, when Brooklyn took on the Philadelphia 76ers in the first round of the 2019 NBA Playoffs. He averaged 19.4 points, 3.6 assists and 3.6 rebound per game, but the Nets lost in five games.

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