NBA Wolves

[KEN W]

Big game tonight at 9:00. Wolves and Denver for first place in the West. Winner should get the number 1 seed in the tournament.

ESPN and Ballysports.

[KEN W]

First time in Minn Pro Sports History. A sweep of a 7 games series. Wolves sweep Suns 4-0.

Never done by the.....
Lakers
Northstars
Twins
Wild
Wolves
Lynx

Only downside was Timberwolves head coach ruptured his patellar tendon after colliding with guard Mike Conley late in the team's series-sweeping win over the Phoenix Suns Sunday night. Finch was helped off the court and later left the arena on a cart. The Timberwolves confirmed the nature of Finch's injury.

[KEN W]

Next up.....

Wolves at Denver Thursday May 4 if Denver wins tonight.

or Saturday May 6 if the Denver/Lakers series goes 6 or 7 Games.

[Steve-o]

I dropped out at half-time, but it looked like the game was hard fought the whole way.  Right before the half, the Suns seem to have the momentum and we're staying ahead of the Wolves.  When in the game did that change?

[Gunner55]

Suns got it to 6 but it never got any more than that. They were still up 2 starting the 4th, T'wolves took a time out ~ 2 minutes into the 4th & they got Edwards & Towns back in then. The Suns then went 3+ minutes without a basket but the T'wolves didn't push the lead to 4 until there was only ~ 2 minutes left. A couple stupid fouls & turnovers by the Suns sealed it.

[KEN W]

Edwards scored 40 points.....31 in the second half. 

Kat had 28 

[Gunner55]

  They quit doubling Edwards all the time early in the 3rd quarter & I think it made him mad. He made his 1st 3 not long after that & hit 2 more before the period was over. Then when they started to come out to guard him, he started going to the basket. KAT was good from deep all game. Denver finished off the LAL last night, so it's the Nuggets on Saturday, time still TBD.

[Gunner55]

Ant man goes for 43 & Naz Reid had 14 of his 16 pts in the 4th while the T'wolves shoot 71% in the 2nd half  to take game 1 from the Nuggets. 

[Steve-o]

I didn't see that coming after the cold shooting 1/2 way thru the 1st and all thru the 2nd - but they kept it close at the half.
That technical foul on Ant was

I wish Kat would stay out of foul trouble.

[Gunner55]

Yeah, Murray's pistol shooting taunt towards KAT was way worse than the 1 Ant got the T for. It seems like either Gobert or Towns is in foul trouble every game. Their plan of continually switching between McDaniels, Towns, & Gobert guarding Jokic worked pretty good yday. He still had 32 but he was 11-25 & only 2-9 from deep.

[Steve-o]

Denver will adjust.  What will the Whoofies do?  We'll see soon enough.

[KEN W]

Wolves have a much better bench. Denver wears out by the 4th quarter. Jokic outweighs Gobic and Kat and the refs let him elbow his way down the lane. BUT he never comes out for a rest and wears out. As long as they can stay close for 3 quarters they have a good chance.

[Gunner55]

Jokic had 7 TO's too, that doesn't usually happen.