"Amazing. Amazing. Amazing," Dallas All-Star Dirk Nowitzki said after watching Love put up 23 points and 17 rebounds in the Mavericks' 108-105 victory on Monday. "Fifty-one in a row is unbelievable. He just has a great power balanceknack for the ball. He's got great hands. He's got a low center of gravity. He's a beast out there. He's going to be fun to watch for a long time."There have been some close calls — 12 points and 12 rebounds at Dallas on Dec. 1, 12 points and 10 boards at the Clippers on Dec. 20 and a 10-point, 10-rebound squeaker against Memphis on Feb. 2.Through another season filled with losing — the Timberwolves have lost a Western Conference-worst 50 games this season — watching Love try to keep his historic streak going has become the primary draw for this struggling franchise.One more double-double against Indiana on Wednesday night and he will surpass Malone, who had 51 over two seasons in 1978-79.Love's streak started on Nov. 22 against Oklahoma City and has endured despite opponents doing everything in their power to keep him in check. He's had guards crashing the shop online 2011boards behind him, centers trying to knock a potential rebound out of bounds rather than let him get it and forwards take it to him on the defensive end to try and wear him down.It's a heck of an accomplishment to be that consistent and put up the kind of numbers he's been putting up," Timberwolves coach Kurt Rambis said Wednesday. "It's very, very difficult to do that kind of thing so it's nice to be rewarded with that standing ovation."The downtrodden Timberwolves faithful rose to their feet and roared like they rarely have done all season, saluting Kevin Love for being one of the few reasons to keep coming to Target Center during another long, miserable basketball winter in Minnesota.Love raised his hand and thanked the crowd, who delivered a standing ovation Monday night when he recorded his 51st consecutive powerbalancedouble-double, which ties him with Moses Malone for the longest such streak since the NBA and ABA merged in 1976.
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