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A record night for Kevin Love

A big deal:

A milestone night from Kevin Love was not enough for the Timberwolves to overcome the Mavericks, who held on for a 108-105 victory Monday in Minnesota.

Love scored 23 points and pulled down 17 boards to post his 51st double-double in a row, which is tied with Moses Malone in 1978-79 for the longest streak since the NBA-ABA merger in 1976. The Target Center was about as loud as it has gotten all season in the third quarter when Love extended his streak. He received a standing ovation and loud chants of "M-V-P! M-V-P!" as he shot free throws.

"I'd be jumping for joy if we were winning and everybody was playing great, including myself," Love said. "I'm just going out there and playing hard, and it is just kind of happening for me. But it is kind of an afterthought because we aren't winning."

From Pro Basketball Talk:

Love’s feat is impressive, he’s racked up the numbers, but it’s questionable how meaningful it is.

Love’s feat is a testament to him being the league’s best rebounder — he is grabbing 23.7 percent of all rebounds when he is on the floor, the highest percentage in the league this season. Rebounds are about want and Love wants to get the ball.

Love’s feat is a testament to a fundamentally sound offensive game. He can drain the three — as he did to tie Malone’s record — but he has tremendous footwork that can get him buckets around the basket.

It’s a testament to consistency, bringing it every night.

Congratulations to big fella. Too bad he is playing for a terrible basketball team. May be he will get to join a better team in the future.

All of this is a great for UCLA basketball if UCLA chooses to market the daily success of Love and other Howland coached NBA players we are getting used to see shine on ESPN. Good luck to Kevin. Hope he gets the record tomorrow night when he takes on Darren Collison's Indiana.

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