Minnesota vs. Ciippers - Feb 12

[bdonovan]

Anyone watching?

Clips are playing small ball at times against Gobert. Put Westbrook on him, and then other smaller players. Timberwolves lack team IQ to get him the ball with the mismatch. Solid game overall.

[bdonovan]

Gobert clears out Kawhi. Dunks on him. Great physical game. (Earlier Kawhi cleared out McDaniel for the layup). Kawhi usually not easy to move.

[imdaman99]

This is a fun game. A lot of back and forth. Rudy puttin on a clinic on defense, along with mcdaniels. Minny's best lineup is with KAT on the bench, crazy as that sounds

[bdonovan]

This is a fun game. A lot of back and forth. Rudy puttin on a clinic on defense, along with mcdaniels. Minny's best lineup is with KAT on the bench, crazy as that sounds

For a while it seemed like the Clippers multi-faceted offense were good enough to score despite the Timberwolves top defense. Then in the 2nd half it's been all Minneosta. Everytime the Clippers try something, the Wolves have packed the paint with big guys, and there's nowhere to go. If the Cliips can score 3's and spread out the Wolves D, they might have a chance.

[bdonovan]

Westbrick misses 3; Clips need to have those shots shot by people who can make them.

[bdonovan]

Harden airballs 3.

[bdonovan]

No surprise the Wolves D is top-notch but in particular they are strong in fundamentals. It reminds me of how the Warriors used to be- if your man creates separation, you sprint and close it. They never give up on D. Hands in passing lanes. Anticipate the ball-handler and where their man is going. Everyone is dialed in and moving. So often defense is marked by being a spectator. Timberwolves do almost none of that.

[Im Still Ballin]

Great win for Minnesota. They're holding on to that number one seed right now. Get to the All-Star break and recharge for the final stretch of the regular season.

[Xiao Yao You]

This is a fun game. A lot of back and forth. Rudy puttin on a clinic on defense, along with mcdaniels. Minny's best lineup is with KAT on the bench, crazy as that sounds

crazy that their lowest IQ player makes them better?

[Xiao Yao You]

Great win for Minnesota. They're holding on to that number one seed right now. Get to the All-Star break and recharge for the final stretch of the regular season.

while adding two Morris'. Still have another roster spot too

[Xiao Yao You]

Christopher Hine: Anthony Edwards: “I don’t know why teams put two on me because KAT is the best offensive player we got. If you put two on me, KAT going to have a field night. I’m all for it.”

– via Twitter ChristopherHine

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Anthony Edwards, as only Anthony Edwards can describe:

– "In the third? Getting cussed out in here!"

– "They went small, and we punished them down low."
– "Finchy came in here and showed clips — 'Ant, you can go fast, and they can't load up on you…'" pic.twitter.com/DEE8EGdSLN

— Law Murray ❤️*🔥 (@LawMurrayTheNU) February 13, 2024

– via Twitter LawMurrayTheNU

Only way you're going to beat the Wolves is with mismatches. No one can play as big as them. You're in trouble if you go small and it doesn't work which it hasn't most of the year

Law Murray: Anthony Edwards mentioned that Rudy Gobert cussed team out at halftime “English or French?” Ant: “English. We don’t know French.”

– via Twitter LawMurrayTheNU