The Minnesota Timberwolves are cruising their way to securing a postseason spot after clinching a win over the Sacramento Kings at the Golden 1 Center last night.
The 119-115 win stretched the Timberwolves’ victory to four games, and it was the result of pure team effort and a little bit of individual brilliance from Jaden McDaniels.
He scored 20 points with three rebounds and two assists, but that wasn’t the key moment for the small forward.
With four minutes remaining during the fourth quarter, the 22-year-old got the ball outside of the arc but decided to barge in and ended up with a stunning dunk for the Wolves.
At that moment, the visiting team went up to 114 points with a 10-point lead, and fate wrote the game.
SLIM.
MY GOOOOOOOOODNESS.
THAT'S A POSTER pic.twitter.com/ZRhuz62lRT
— Minnesota Timberwolves (@Timberwolves) March 28, 2023
The NBA community went bonkers after witnessing such an iconic dunk in the ending moment from the youngster and started pouring praise.
How did the fans react to the Minnesota Timberwolves Jaden McDaniels dunk?
After the clip went viral on social media, a fan commented on Twitter, “We going crazy.”
WE GOING CRAZY
— southard (@BlakeSouthard) March 28, 2023
— ObiwanKobe (@obiwankobe3324) March 28, 2023
Another fan shared the clip and wrote, “😭😭😭 bro is turnt up !!”
😭😭😭 bro is turnt up !! https://t.co/6JmFC4h9oK
— Etan 🏁 (@collins_etan) March 28, 2023
Absolutely BONKERS https://t.co/1O9z3TLRSt
— Joey Franchise (@happyjoelucky) March 28, 2023
“GOT UP AND CHOSE VIOLENCE,” said another.
GOT UP AND CHOSE VIOLENCE 😂😂😂 https://t.co/B0RbAAIyD1
— Louis Grabowski (@LouisGrabowski) March 28, 2023
This poster made me impulse buy a Jaden McDaniels jersey https://t.co/nJVILJshzC
— Stanley Rodrigo (@stan_rodrigo69) March 28, 2023
“Slim throwing it down hard enough that aftershocks are still being felt up and down the Pacific Rim,” a fan praised.
Slim throwing it down hard enough that aftershocks are still being felt up and down the pacific rim. https://t.co/ahqxDTyLQS
— 〽️atthew Bick (@MatthewBick) March 28, 2023
“Jaden dunked on all of California,” sports director Reggie Nelson wrote.
Jaden dunked on all of California. https://t.co/VIT6Xe9UgD
— Reggie Wilson (@ReggieWilsonTV) March 28, 2023
Slim Reaper https://t.co/iIJoW3PKEI
— Jared Winter (@JaredWinter25) March 28, 2023
Besides McDaniels, Naz Reid scored 18 points, Anthony Edwards added 17 points, and Rudy Gobert had 16 points. On the other hand, the Kings’ De’Aaron Fox scored 29 points, and Domantas Sabonis added 24 points.
With this victory, the Timberwolves went up to the sixth seed, tying the Golden State Warriors with a .513 record in the Western Conference. They have six more games to play to secure their spot in the playoffs.
How would you rate Jaden McDaniels’ poster dunk? Can the Minnesota Timberwolves hold their place? Leave your predictions with us in the comments.
