Karl-Anthony Towns buried a triple with 9 minutes, 30 seconds left to play Tuesday to put Minnesota up 13 points. He turned, put his finger to his mouth and shushed the Memphis crowd as the Timberwolves went back to their bench for a timeout.
In that moment, Minnesota seemed destined to score another road upset and claim a 3-2 series lead, with a chance to clinch advancement on its home court. But this team never makes life that easy on itself.
