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[Post Game Thread] The Minnesota Timberwolves (4-2) defeat the Boston Celtics (5-1) in OT, 114 - 109Post Game Thread (self.nba)

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109 - 114
Box Scores: NBA & Yahoo
 
GAME SUMMARY
Location: Target Center(18024)
Officials: Kevin Cutler, Aaron Smith and Brandon Schwab
Team Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 OT Total
Boston Celtics 26 29 19 27 8 109
Minnesota Timberwolves 29 23 27 22 13 114
 
TEAM STATS
Team PTS FG FG% 3P 3P% FT FT% OREB TREB AST PF STL TO BLK
Boston Celtics 109 36-92 39.1% 11-39 28.2% 26-34 76.5% 11 61 20 26 13 16 2
Minnesota Timberwolves 114 44-85 51.8% 13-37 35.1% 13-25 52% 6 56 26 26 7 23 5
 
PLAYER STATS
Boston Celtics MIN PTS FGM-A 3PM-A FTM-A ORB DRB REB AST STL BLK TO PF +/-
Jayson TatumSF 42:58 32 12-22 2-8 6-8 0 5 5 2 5 0 6 2 +3
Al HorfordPF 36:02 3 1-5 1-4 0-0 2 3 5 4 1 0 2 4 +7
Kristaps PorzingisC 35:40 20 5-14 2-6 8-10 1 4 5 1 1 1 1 5 -7
Jaylen BrownSG 39:29 26 10-21 3-8 3-4 0 7 7 4 1 0 3 5 -16
Jrue HolidayPG 41:36 12 4-16 0-4 4-6 3 8 11 6 1 0 3 3 -19
Lamar Stevens 04:23 0 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 -5
Sam Hauser 24:45 11 3-8 3-8 2-2 1 3 4 0 1 1 1 3 -3
Payton Pritchard 20:22 0 0-3 0-1 0-0 3 3 6 3 0 0 0 2 +13
Svi Mykhailiuk 03:51 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2
Luke Kornet 15:52 5 1-2 0-0 3-4 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 2 +4
Dalano Banton 00:00 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oshae Brissett 00:00 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
JD Davison 00:00 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nathan Knight 00:00 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Neemias Queta 00:00 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jordan Walsh 00:00 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Derrick White 00:00 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Minnesota Timberwolves MIN PTS FGM-A 3PM-A FTM-A ORB DRB REB AST STL BLK TO PF +/-
Jaden McDanielsSF 45:28 20 8-18 4-9 0-0 1 1 2 1 1 0 3 3 -6
Karl-Anthony TownsPF 27:46 7 3-10 1-7 0-0 0 10 10 3 0 0 7 6 -5
Rudy GobertC 40:45 14 6-6 0-0 2-11 2 10 12 1 0 1 2 4 +24
Anthony EdwardsSG 38:08 38 15-25 2-8 6-7 0 9 9 7 1 0 3 5 +18
Mike ConleyPG 36:14 8 3-5 2-3 0-0 0 2 2 3 2 0 0 1 -18
Nickeil Alexander-Walker 19:46 8 3-6 2-4 0-1 0 1 1 3 1 0 1 3 +13
Naz Reid 25:06 14 5-9 2-4 2-2 1 3 4 2 2 2 3 0 -2
Kyle Anderson 25:13 3 1-6 0-2 1-2 2 3 5 6 0 1 4 4 +6
Shake Milton 02:41 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -8
Jordan McLaughlin 03:51 2 0-0 0-0 2-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 +3
Troy Brown Jr. 00:00 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Josh Minott 00:00 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Daishen Nix 00:00 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jaylen Clark 00:00 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Luka Garza 00:00 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Leonard Miller 00:00 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wendell Moore Jr. 00:00 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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[–]NuggetsKangorKodos 1004 points1005 points  (22 children)

Held the Nuggets to 89, and the Celtics to 109 in OT. The TWolves defense is fucking legit folks

[–]76ersLeopardWonderful6467 108 points109 points  (2 children)

Edwards and McDaniels are insane as a wing defender duo. So much size, strength and quickness.

[–]Mavericksporncollecter69 65 points66 points  (1 child)

That was the one weakness of a Gobert anchored defense and they fixed it. This Wolves team legit scary.

[–]CelticsSerialRapper 371 points372 points  (3 children)

Ant and McDaniels are menaces on the perimeter. They are so incredibly physical on defense. McDaniels in particular toes the line between fouling and physical defense almost perfectly. He pushes it pretty much as far as you can without actually fouling. I wish McDaniels hadn't broken his hand and we got to see him against Denver in the playoffs

[–]NuggetsSelfImportance 101 points102 points  (0 children)

I, for one, am very happy we didn’t see him in the playoffs

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    [–]NuggetsSpiritual-Chameleon 155 points156 points  (10 children)

    Yeah the TWolves are the team I'm worried about, not the so called superteams.

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      [–][PHI] James HardenTatersTot 1465 points1466 points  (60 children)

      Rudy is a +24 in a 5 point game Jesus Christ

      [–]Timberwolveskirinboi 887 points888 points  (28 children)

      And missing 90% of his free throws lmao

      [–]Scoot2028MVP 323 points324 points  (20 children)

      Was at least 6-6 from the field.

      Also it's hilarious to me that people give Rodman and Wallace complete passes for being shit on offense, but Gobert, who can actually score buckets efficiently, (FT issues not withstanding) gets completely shit on.

      [–]ClippersMVPG2022 184 points185 points  (6 children)

      They even go as far as glorifying Rodman's 0 point games to show how unselfish he is.

      But Rudy has had seasons where he's led the league in fg% on decent volume (more than prime DeAndre Jordan ever had) and people get mad at him for not having a post game.

      [–]Supersonicsblade-runner2025 35 points36 points  (1 child)

      It’s just considered cool to hate on Gobert and the Wolves. Just repeated bullshit all the way down

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            [–]TimberwolvesAftermathe 176 points177 points  (14 children)

            Other the FTs he had a really complete game tonight.

            [–]Timberwolvesmnsportsfan 86 points87 points  (12 children)

            People shit on the trade all the time (and we did give up a lot) … but I don’t think people give enough credit to the fact that he still might be the most impactful player in the league at stopping the other team from scoring

            Which last time I checked is JUST as important as putting the ball in the hoop. We’re seeing this year that between adjusting and injuries, he wasn’t 100% last year- and he still improved our defense

            Now back at 100%… our defense looks great (first time since prime Garnett I can remember saying this)… Wolves looked poised to have some nice seasons moving forward, so exactly how valuable are those first round picks we gave up?

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              [–]Timberwolvesnhthelegend 174 points175 points  (0 children)

              Dude scored 14 on 6 shots despite shooting 2-11 from FT. The Rudy Gobert experience lmao

              [–]Washington BulletsLavar_ball_brand 29 points30 points  (0 children)

              I honestly expected Porzingis to give him trouble, but Rudy is still a menace on defense even against the best stretch 5 in the league.

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                [–]TimberwolvesH2-nL 795 points796 points  (21 children)

                It's insane to watch Edwards, I can't believe we got this guy.

                [–]Mavericksmangabalanga 289 points290 points  (13 children)

                Remember when he didn't really care about basketball?

                [–]MrDunkingDeutschman 129 points130 points  (4 children)

                I remember all the draft experts were convinced there was no Tier 1 prospect in the entire draft and that it was the worst since the Anthony Bennett year.

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                    [–]Bullstaititans 1614 points1615 points  (178 children)

                    This Wolves team is honestly legit

                    [–]LakersApollo611 753 points754 points  (63 children)

                    Took down the 2 best teams so far

                    [–]TimberwolvesSp_Gamer_Live 515 points516 points  (38 children)

                    Jazz and Heat?

                    [–]TimberwolvesProLemon26 298 points299 points  (37 children)

                    Heat are a scheduled W for us every year (yes I got the joke just wanted to point that out)

                    [–]TimberwolvesCostToBeTheTony 190 points191 points  (36 children)

                    Especially since dog shit Jimmy Butler runs away every time we are scheduled to play him

                    [–]TimberwolvesAirsoftUrban 116 points117 points  (2 children)

                    He said the lights are too bright

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                      [–]Bucksjgatch2001 159 points160 points  (15 children)

                      The Wolves haven’t beat the Wolves though

                      [–]Timberwolvesthestereo300 429 points430 points  (8 children)

                      They did in Atlanta.

                      [–]Lakersfatflipflops 27 points28 points  (6 children)

                      weren't you against the under .500 hawks that time? that's just a regular tuesday for the hawks

                      [–]TimberwolvesRswany 21 points22 points  (5 children)

                      No one had scored as much as we did (in 1st half) AND then scored as few as we did (2nd half) in a game before.

                      Like genuinely historic example of 'beating ourselves'

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                        [–]Ant/Szczerbiakedgykitty 71 points72 points  (0 children)

                        They did in the Atlanta game

                        [–]TimberwolvesCosmicPterodactyl 141 points142 points  (0 children)

                        Oh yes we have.

                        [–]TimberwolvesKojimasWeedDealer 54 points55 points  (0 children)

                        there's no team with a better record against the Wolves than the Wolves

                        [–]Timberwolvesle_sweden 32 points33 points  (0 children)

                        Lol yes they have!

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                          [–]TimberwolvesMatooBatson 33 points34 points  (1 child)

                          I know one of the 2 best teams we beat this year was the Wolves in Atlanta, but who is the other best team we beat, Celtics or Nuggets?

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                            [–]Netslangman17 281 points282 points  (51 children)

                            They beat the Nuggets and Celtics already… if Edwards can maintain this level of scoring they are big contenders

                            [–]United Statesyoitsthatoneguy 312 points313 points  (10 children)

                            The defense is what is doing it. Rudy is looking like DPOY Rudy and the pieces around him are actually communicating and moving well. The shooting has been bad and we're still able to do this.

                            [–]TimberwolvesKojimasWeedDealer 123 points124 points  (9 children)

                            It helps that Ant is great on defense and Jaden is a DPOY caliber player himself and Minnesota Mike can still put in a good shift. Even KAT has actually been great on defence this season and SloMo and NAW are also great defensive specialists from the bench. This Gobert is DPOY Gobert with a team where he doesn't just not have to do everything on defence but one where he can focus on doing the things he's best at.

                            [–]Darkonite40 101 points102 points  (3 children)

                            That’s what is scary with y’all’s defense. In Utah Rudy was overcompensating for poor perimeter defense. Now he’s playing with arguably the best POA defender in jaden and ant is an absolute dog on ball defender

                            [–]CelticsDcjj 33 points34 points  (1 child)

                            crazy good defense with an offense that's more than good enough.

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                                [–]AustraliaNoFriendsAndy 162 points163 points  (10 children)

                                If KAT can learn how to play basketball that would help too.

                                [–]Timberwolvesle_sweden 110 points111 points  (1 child)

                                He actually played well last two games but he fucking sucked tonight

                                [–]Timberwolvesnhthelegend 102 points103 points  (1 child)

                                He fouled out so we could secure the win. High IQ move from KAT 💀

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                                  [–][LAL] Luol DengLaBronzo 46 points47 points  (19 children)

                                  Gimme Nugs vs Wolves in the second round thanks

                                  [–]NuggetsManyCookies 54 points55 points  (3 children)

                                  If Denver could duck them until the WCF that would be lovely

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                                      [–]Timberwolvesle_sweden 49 points50 points  (14 children)

                                      First time I’ve ever felt this for real as a fan.

                                      In 04 I was 5 yrs old. I now have a masters degree lol

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                                        [–]TimberwolvesJabroniWithAPeroni 352 points353 points  (11 children)

                                        If the Wolves are gonna beat top teams while KAT is having a meltdown game… they just might be for real.

                                        [–]TimberwolvesShakesbeerMe 85 points86 points  (9 children)

                                        If Rudy was hitting his fts at his usual rate, and KAT his normal 3 rate, this game wouldn't have even been close.

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                                          [–]Celticselcapitandemundo 921 points922 points  (106 children)

                                          GG Wolves, Edwards is an absolute demon we had no answer for him. that defense is no joke either

                                          [–]Raptorsschoolhater12 434 points435 points  (12 children)

                                          Rudy Gobert is like straight up a one man top 10 defense. And the Wolves have McDaniels, Edwards, Conley, and NAW. I hope he finally has the post season success he deserves

                                          [–]TimberwolvesSlim-Ticket 183 points184 points  (9 children)

                                          Yeah besides the FTs he was incredible. Even had great defrense on the perimeter.

                                          Team high +24 couldn't encapsulate it better. We were being killed whenever he was on the bench

                                          [–]Timberwolvesnoknownallergies 61 points62 points  (0 children)

                                          The free throws tonight tho WOOF

                                          He got the hack a Shaq treatment

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                                              [–]Timberwolvesle_sweden 83 points84 points  (16 children)

                                              Tone setting win for us… Celtics are clearly one of the teams to beat so this means everything for us moving forward

                                              [–]CelticsTheGreatForehead 51 points52 points  (8 children)

                                              Happy for the Wolves after the last decade man, I hope Edwards and co make some noise in the West

                                              [–]TimberwolvesCountTwoTenAgain 61 points62 points  (5 children)

                                              Wolves lowkey have a soft spot for the Celtics because KG was so loyal and immediately shouted us out after the title. And we also hate Jimmy Butler

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                                                  [–]CelticsJedH44 222 points223 points  (14 children)

                                                  Ain't no way they took the game over as soon as KAT got fouled out 😭😭

                                                  [–]TimberwolvescvKDean 199 points200 points  (12 children)

                                                  This game was just a KAT hater's 12/25 damn

                                                  Like his defense has been great tbf, but everything else is super rough right now

                                                  [–]TimberwolvesHOW_IS_SAM_KAVANAUGH 95 points96 points  (6 children)

                                                  His defense has been better, but I'm worried that fouling out in a high-pressure game just means he's back to his wild play. Also, for some reason I think it's really funny that you indicated christmas using that format

                                                  [–]Timberwolvesblusunsamurai 47 points48 points  (1 child)

                                                  I think Kat needs to lose the superstar leash and get benched quicker if he is doing dumb stuff. He came in and did his best to blow the game several times.

                                                  [–]TimberwolvescvKDean 25 points26 points  (0 children)

                                                  It's like he has a switch whenever they are on offense and defense, he is a lot more disciplined on D this year, but as soon as they get the ball he plays out of control. The 3's not falling does not help either

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                                                        [–]Nuggetshomiez 91 points92 points  (3 children)

                                                        Wolves are the scariest team to face in the playoffs, and ANT keeps getting better

                                                        [–]TimberwolvesMorezingis 134 points135 points  (36 children)

                                                        Amazing game. The fact that y’all didn’t even have White is scary.

                                                        [–]TimberwolvesCochonDanseur 191 points192 points  (12 children)

                                                        Their entire bench is white tho tbf

                                                        [–]TimberwolvesKarl_MN 80 points81 points  (6 children)

                                                        It is boston, contractually obligated

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                                                            [–]Timberwolvesbrokenha_lo 26 points27 points  (0 children)

                                                            Crazy game, can't wait for our next matchup

                                                            [–]TimberwolvesChillFax 22 points23 points  (1 child)

                                                            Both teams were battling tonight and it was so much fun to watch. Still crazy you Celtics picked up Jrue. Dude is so fucking good

                                                            [–]TimberwolvesCountTwoTenAgain 20 points21 points  (5 children)

                                                            You guys are frustrating. No weaknesses on the roster

                                                            [–]Celticselcapitandemundo 24 points25 points  (3 children)

                                                            lol I was thinking the same thing about y’all during the game. like who the fuck are we supposed to go at on defense

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                                                              [–]Timberwolvesbeardybuddha 10 points11 points  (1 child)

                                                              That was a fun one, but I wish we could’ve seen you guys at full strength.

                                                              Perhaps we do this again 7 more times in, say, June?

                                                              GG

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                                                                [–]TimberwolvesEsotericPotato 471 points472 points  (30 children)

                                                                Ant was phenomenal, but his defense with 5 fouls left halfway through the 4th, and not fouling out in OT, is insane.

                                                                Gobert is DPOY Gobert again. Timberwolves fans didn’t see this guy last season.

                                                                Also s/o to Jaden McDaniels. Great defense and massive shots when it mattered.

                                                                Timberwolves now delivered the first losses to both the Nuggets and Celtics. Will probably continue to be #1 defense after this game. They might be legit

                                                                [–]CelticsVanguard_Sky 110 points111 points  (8 children)

                                                                Being a Wolves fan in that arena must've been amazing.

                                                                [–]NuggetsManyCookies 209 points210 points  (7 children)

                                                                Denver does not want the TWolves in the first round jesus

                                                                [–]Timberwolvesmeistersinger 138 points139 points  (1 child)

                                                                I don’t think we’ll see you there if things keep going this way…

                                                                [–]TimberwolvesRufiosBrotherKev 161 points162 points  (0 children)

                                                                yea no way denver falls to the 8th seed

                                                                [–]DevilsReject1 55 points56 points  (0 children)

                                                                The 1 and 2 seed won't meet in the first round

                                                                [–]Timberwolvesseventeenweewees 51 points52 points  (1 child)

                                                                Wolves def could have beaten the Nuggets last year if they had outscored them in 4 games

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                                                                  [–]TimberwolvesRswany 644 points645 points  (62 children)

                                                                  LFG awoo

                                                                  https://streamable.com/6r48od

                                                                  [–]Timberwolvescalel8242 303 points304 points  (13 children)

                                                                  God the wolf deep throating the Larry O'Brien lmao

                                                                  [–]HeatXclusivsmoment 95 points96 points  (5 children)

                                                                  Lmaoo you weren't kidding

                                                                  [–]TimberwolvesFrontier21 68 points69 points  (4 children)

                                                                  We have an insane Brazilian fan base for some reason. Their @twolvesbrazil Twitter gave us that and other disturbing memes.

                                                                  [–]TimberwolvesRswany 26 points27 points  (3 children)

                                                                  The Twolves Brazil alliance goes all the way back to the CREAM Team days.

                                                                  They ran an account called the Timbertrolls, look em up for some amazing old content.

                                                                  [–]TimberwolvesTheShinyRedButton 47 points48 points  (0 children)

                                                                  Sigh… guess I already lost NNN

                                                                  [–]WarriorsBombast_ 22 points23 points  (4 children)

                                                                  Nasty as hell, but you gotta respect the commitment. No other team is gonna want to touch the thing afterwards.

                                                                  [–]Timberwolveswise_comment 16 points17 points  (3 children)

                                                                  Looks like we found the one person from Oakland that doesn't like to party

                                                                  We found him

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                                                                    [–]AustraliaRyanKeslord 59 points60 points  (0 children)

                                                                    OUR MESSIAH - LES GO

                                                                    [–]TheNome2 59 points60 points  (0 children)

                                                                    What the hell Brazil.

                                                                    [–]TimberwolvesI_eat_meat_at_night 58 points59 points  (2 children)

                                                                    twolves brasil wolf deepthroating the larry obrien is an all time addition only matched by KAT butt ass naked

                                                                    [–]SpursVictor_Wembanyama1 112 points113 points  (0 children)

                                                                    The trophy lmfao

                                                                    [–]TimberwolvesMorezingis 53 points54 points  (0 children)

                                                                    Noooooo you put it in lmfao

                                                                    [–]TimberwolvesTheShinyRedButton 49 points50 points  (0 children)

                                                                    I am losing my shit with the wolf near the end 🤣🤣🤣

                                                                    [–]Netsrecollectionsmayvary 37 points38 points  (1 child)

                                                                    Y’all, if only begun really following the Wolves this year cos of Ant and that wolf howl thing is my favorite fucking sound; it’s so cool!

                                                                    [–]Timberwolveskirinboi 33 points34 points  (0 children)

                                                                    AWOOOO

                                                                    [–]Timberwolvesla-blakers 34 points35 points  (0 children)

                                                                    Timberwolves Brasil has officially made it

                                                                    [–][GSW] JaVale McGeeashwinr136 50 points51 points  (1 child)

                                                                    The larry o'brien gawk gawk

                                                                    [–]petrichormus 42 points43 points  (0 children)

                                                                    Did not expect an awooo tonight but here we fucking gooooo

                                                                    [–]TimberwolvesCantaloupeCamper 21 points22 points  (0 children)

                                                                    Oooooooooo!

                                                                    [–]TimberwolvesMinnesotaNoire 21 points22 points  (0 children)

                                                                    LOL. I thought I missed it.

                                                                    [–][DEN] Jamal Murraytacopower69 21 points22 points  (8 children)

                                                                    does this video get updated every season? Feel like this has less spliced clips than other ones

                                                                    [–]Timberwolvesmeistersinger 46 points47 points  (6 children)

                                                                    Every year he starts anew. Memes a plenty are added with each win.

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                                                                        [–]CelticsWushetam 93 points94 points  (0 children)

                                                                        Anthony Edwards is in fact, that guy

                                                                        [–]TimberwolvesNatearl13 260 points261 points  (8 children)

                                                                        IS THAT ANOTHER BANNER?!

                                                                        [–]TimberwolvesRswany 106 points107 points  (3 children)

                                                                        HANG IT

                                                                        [–]Timberwolvesmichaelmacmanus 68 points69 points  (2 children)

                                                                        DO WE HAVE ANY ROOM LEFT?!

                                                                        [–]alwaysranting 20 points21 points  (1 child)

                                                                        Don’t worry. We can always hang banners from our banners

                                                                        [–]djrty_puppy 25 points26 points  (0 children)

                                                                        Hang it!

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                                                                          [–]Patrick BeverleyKiryuXGoro 332 points333 points  (4 children)

                                                                          #1 Defence > #1 Offence

                                                                          [–]TimberwolvesCountTwoTenAgain 164 points165 points  (0 children)

                                                                          Pat Bev flair hits different with this comment

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                                                                            [–]CelticsLafilduPoseidon 1205 points1206 points  (15 children)

                                                                            Biased ass refs fouling KAT out to help Minnesota win

                                                                            [–]Timberwolveskirinboi 297 points298 points  (0 children)

                                                                            Eh shit, plan exposed.

                                                                            [–]Ihate_reddit_app 79 points80 points  (0 children)

                                                                            Refs really MVP for that. Too bad it wasn't earlier.

                                                                            [–]DrBobbleKnobbs 139 points140 points  (5 children)

                                                                            That was the worst game I've ever seen him play coming off of his best game of the season

                                                                            [–]TimberwolvesRswany 269 points270 points  (2 children)

                                                                            People were saying it felt like a playoff games so he played accordingly

                                                                            [–][MIN] Ricky Rubioazallday 41 points42 points  (0 children)

                                                                            Lmfao

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                                                                              [–]TimberwolvesMagazine_Mediocre 13 points14 points  (0 children)

                                                                              He did not have it tonight.

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                                                                                [–]TimberwolvesDM_ME_YOUR_PET_PICSS 121 points122 points  (0 children)

                                                                                This made me laugh really hard. What a game.

                                                                                [–]Raptors19degreez 25 points26 points  (1 child)

                                                                                They wanted to foul out Ant but scared it would be too obvious so they got KAT instead, but little did they know Wolves actually needed that

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                                                                                  [–]Puerto RicoJoseZ1[S] 153 points154 points  (1 child)

                                                                                  I LOVE THIS GODDAMN TEAM!!!!!!!!

                                                                                  LFG!!!!!!!!!

                                                                                  [–]Timberwolvesle_sweden 37 points38 points  (0 children)

                                                                                  WOLVES ARE SO BACK!!!!!

                                                                                  [–]JazzAgnk1765342 75 points76 points  (1 child)

                                                                                  Sometimes single game plus/minus lies.

                                                                                  Edwards +18 and Gobert +24 in an overtime win is no lie. Wolves are damn good when they have those players dominating their respective ends of the court.

                                                                                  [–]TimberwolvesSlim-Ticket 25 points26 points  (0 children)

                                                                                  2 best players in the game. We would have been blown out without Rudy tbh

                                                                                  He better be a DPOY frontrunner

                                                                                  [–]Timberwolveswink91wink 217 points218 points  (10 children)

                                                                                  Honk if you love Naz Reid. Honk twice if you love Naz Reid and Anthony Edwards.

                                                                                  [–]Celticsdiableslasher 196 points197 points  (12 children)

                                                                                  That TWolves defense is legit

                                                                                  MacDaniels also played Tatum really well, Tatum wanted the switch whenever he could get it which bogged down the offense because they'd try to spend so much time getting it and the Wolves weren't letting it come easy

                                                                                  I also feel like everyone forgot about Porzingis from the 4th quarter onwards, but Gobert was also playing him really well and you can tell that everyone was bothered to attack the rim when Gobert was inside. I was honestly shocked because I feel over the last few years we've kinda bullied Gobert, but he was really active tonight. I'd honestly say he was their 2nd most important player tonight after Edwards(but I will say I was happy whenever he was at the free throw line).

                                                                                  Really fun game that was close the entire way through

                                                                                  [–]Timberwolveshowsaboutyou 44 points45 points  (7 children)

                                                                                  Those free throws almost bit us in the ass. He has been much better at the line this season, but he was awful tonight. We even saw a hack-a-Gobert

                                                                                  [–]Celticsdiableslasher 23 points24 points  (3 children)

                                                                                  Yeah, I remember in past seasons Gobert hovering around the 70% rate for FTs so I was surprised he was bricking so many tonight. It was also why I was kind of against the hack-a-Gobert strat but he didn't make them pay for it so I was not complaining

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                                                                                    [–]TimberwolvesSlim-Ticket 25 points26 points  (2 children)

                                                                                    Yeah Gobert team high +24 and it met the eye test

                                                                                    Y'all were getting easy points at the rim and attacking whenever he was on the bench. If we didn't have Gobert, KAT would have fouled out sooner and we would have been screwed with little size

                                                                                    [–]TimberwolvesRufiosBrotherKev 11 points12 points  (0 children)

                                                                                    people who scoffed at gobert's back issues last year must be under 30, back pain is no joke. but man is healthy now and it shows.

                                                                                    [–]SpursVictor_Wembanyama1 65 points66 points  (1 child)

                                                                                    Minny defense is insane when Edwards starts hounding then Gobert mans the fort leaving very little room

                                                                                    [–]TimberwolvesCountTwoTenAgain 34 points35 points  (0 children)

                                                                                    Switching off Jaden onto Ant with Rudy roaming is a nightmare

                                                                                    [–]76ersmxnoob983 395 points396 points  (14 children)

                                                                                    Edwards is a ridiculously good leader for a 22 year old. Some of those 1v1 defensive stands vs Tatum and Brown with 5 fouls were straight up incredible

                                                                                    Wolves offence is pretty ugly down the stretch. Big improvements needed, and poor Towns, he really tries but he is struggling.

                                                                                    [–][BOS] Terry RozierKing_Of_Pants 105 points106 points  (0 children)

                                                                                    Edwards and McDaniels are a terrifying defensive duo. Those two are both so good.

                                                                                    [–]Bucksmilkhotelbitches 109 points110 points  (3 children)

                                                                                    ANT knew that if he kept knocking down shots and kept the crowd rolling, there was no fucking way he would foul out.

                                                                                    [–]TimberwolvesSiriusTen 24 points25 points  (1 child)

                                                                                    He just said in an interview that he felt the refs didn’t want to throw him out so he just kept being super aggressive

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                                                                                      [–]copaseticepiplectic 58 points59 points  (0 children)

                                                                                      he was taking those matchups personal

                                                                                      [–]Timberwolvescomp_a 13 points14 points  (2 children)

                                                                                      Case in point to leader Ant + poor Towns: check out this video of Ant (seemingly) coaching KAT from the bench.

                                                                                      It's kinda incredible that Ant would not only have advice for KAT in that position, but also be comfortable giving it to the established vet teammate (I think they each had 3 early fouls at that point).

                                                                                      But I also think KAT's receptiveness to it is extremely notable. KAT's never had the same kind of cold-bloodedness that Ant has as a player—he just has shit games sometimes. He has a ton of bad habits and it's frustrating as hell as a fan. But to recognize the fact that he couldn't get anything going, to check his ego, and respond to the advice of a 22 year old that took his spot as The Main Guy on the Wolves was pretty cool to see.

                                                                                      It'd obviously be way cooler if KAT simply played better, but hey, we take what we can get.

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                                                                                        [–][MIN] Tyus Jonespollinium 127 points128 points  (8 children)

                                                                                        it felt like there were a TON of real world minutes in the back of the 3rd with neither Tatum nor Ant in the game and it was very weird, even if the reasons made sense for each of them

                                                                                        also wow at Jrue's poise down the (regulation) stretch. I don't know that Smart wins this for them, and I know Brogdon doesn't.

                                                                                        though maybe Mike Conley does 😏

                                                                                        [–]Celticsmr_duong567 47 points48 points  (2 children)

                                                                                        Jrue was unlucky with his shot all night, made so many good drives and looks that were just in and out.

                                                                                        [–]Timberwolvesgradual_alzheimers 33 points34 points  (0 children)

                                                                                        a player like Gobert will do that. Hell, Porzingis caused enough trouble for us inside tonight without many blocks

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                                                                                            [–]copaseticepiplectic 123 points124 points  (4 children)

                                                                                            rudy was soooo important too, i know everybody's gonna clown him for the poster but he was for sure our second best player tonight

                                                                                            [–]TimberwolvesSemataryPolka 81 points82 points  (0 children)

                                                                                            Shooters shoot and shot blockers get dunked on sometimes. That's the nature of the beast. I'd rather him get dunked on contesting than be a coward and run away.

                                                                                            [–][MIN] Kevin Garnett891960 27 points28 points  (0 children)

                                                                                            He'd got +24 for the game, he's huge

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                                                                                              [–]Raptorsnorthernjigby 61 points62 points  (2 children)

                                                                                              Funny, everyone calling the Gobert Wolves a bust and how bad of a decision it was when KAT only played 1/3 of the season and their first round was the Nuggets

                                                                                              [–]HawksmyhellcatgotRepod 49 points50 points  (0 children)

                                                                                              Even with OT the Wolves held the number 1 offense to under 110 points. Rudy Gobert needs to already be -1000000000 odds to win DPOY 7 games in

                                                                                              [–]godsfavoritesniper 95 points96 points  (4 children)

                                                                                              Wolves Back

                                                                                              [–]Timberwolvesthe___heretic 32 points33 points  (2 children)

                                                                                              Get the word out

                                                                                              [–]TimberwolvesWaveytony 17 points18 points  (0 children)

                                                                                              AWOOOOOO

                                                                                              [–][MIN] Tyus Jonespollinium 132 points133 points  (38 children)

                                                                                              Excited to hear Celtic's fans thoughts on the game. Specifically the Tatum/JMac matchup, because it's clear Tatum HATES being guarded by McDaniels (who walks the line between fouling and not on basically every possession)

                                                                                              [–]CelticsTheGreatForehead 102 points103 points  (2 children)

                                                                                              McDaniels was definitely bothering Tatum, and Gobert was obviously a problem for us too in the paint. The length of your team might be our biggest weakness. GGs.

                                                                                              [–]Celticseamonious 55 points56 points  (2 children)

                                                                                              I thought Tatum needed to be more aggressive to the basket for drive and kicks. But also that we got baited into ISOs too much, not enough ball movement. Truth is, this was a terrible game to not have Derrick White. Without him, the ball sticks more and our spot up 3 pt shooting is just not the same threat.

                                                                                              [–]Celticscrashbandicoochy 36 points37 points  (5 children)

                                                                                              McDaniels was great on Tatum, all night.

                                                                                              I think Tatum still played pretty well, it's just that late in the game the whole team had nothing going so Tatum was asked to repeatedly take incredibly difficult shots. When the other 4 guys on the court hold up in their matchups, it's a lot easier to put your best wing defender on an island and make Tatum's life hell.

                                                                                              [–]TimberwolvesSlim-Ticket 22 points23 points  (3 children)

                                                                                              Yeah I thought Tatum was great despite Jaden on him. Can't believe he's 25, I think he's going to be MVP this year

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                                                                                                [–][SAS] Malik RoseTA_Account_12 36 points37 points  (2 children)

                                                                                                As a neutral fan with absolutely no bias and no preference or say in the matter, this game just proves to me that Derrick white is the real mvp

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                                                                                                  [–]CelticsDwarfNips 46 points47 points  (1 child)

                                                                                                  I think it’s pretty fair to say Minnesota’s defense is legit

                                                                                                  [–]Timberwolvesfartswitheagles 166 points167 points  (17 children)

                                                                                                  Lost in KATs very bad offensive game is him having a very good defensive game.

                                                                                                  [–]Timberwolvesnhthelegend 52 points53 points  (0 children)

                                                                                                  He was definitely good on the boards. If we're already doing this well with him playing like dogshit on offense, hopefully things get even better when he figures it out.

                                                                                                  [–]TimberwolvesShakesbeerMe 52 points53 points  (8 children)

                                                                                                  It's like the people shitting on him didn't even watch the game.

                                                                                                  [–][CLE] Mark PriceWitOfTheIrish 12 points13 points  (1 child)

                                                                                                  Saw someone comment that he's "emotionally detached" and should be traded. His performance was many things but certainly didn't lack emotion.

                                                                                                  Idiots will just say any dumbass thing to seem like they're part of a trend.

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                                                                                                      [–]LakersApollo611 121 points122 points  (7 children)

                                                                                                      Ant is a problem

                                                                                                      Edit: It’s a compliment Wolves fans lol

                                                                                                      [–]MavericksStefonDiggsHS 150 points151 points  (6 children)

                                                                                                      Naz Reid

                                                                                                      [–]Timberwolvesbearbrannan 41 points42 points  (0 children)

                                                                                                      Wolves just put the league on notice.

                                                                                                      [–]Celticspotatomanflan 37 points38 points  (0 children)

                                                                                                      GG Wolves

                                                                                                      Ant is amazing

                                                                                                      Your defense is terrifying

                                                                                                      [–]Washington BulletsLavar_ball_brand 36 points37 points  (1 child)

                                                                                                      Mike Conley is gonna fly under the radar this game because of Ant's performance, but he had some clutch points/steal on JB and rebounds.

                                                                                                      [–][MIN] Sam CassellHuruHara 144 points145 points  (4 children)

                                                                                                      If Rudy Gobert has million number of fans I am one of them.

                                                                                                      If Rudy Gobert has ten fans I am one of them.

                                                                                                      If Rudy Gobert have only one fan and that is me .

                                                                                                      If Rudy Gobert has no fans, that means I am no more on the Earth.

                                                                                                      If world against the Rudy Gobert, I am against the world.

                                                                                                      I love #Rudy Gobert till my last breath . . . .

                                                                                                      Die Hard fan of Rudy Gobert, hit upvote if you Think Rudy Gobert DPOY, Best player & Smart In the world.

                                                                                                      [–]JazzAndrei_Kirilenko_47 18 points19 points  (2 children)

                                                                                                      They are clowning gobert in ig after being dunked on by jaylen brown. Like it was hist fault that kat can't stay in front of his man

                                                                                                      [–][MIN] Sam CassellHuruHara 9 points10 points  (0 children)

                                                                                                      Even if there is a lapse in defense outside the paint, which can happen playing against the current number 1 offense, Gobert will still challenge every drive into the paint. Always.

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                                                                                                          [–]TimberwolvesHeyitscharlie 33 points34 points  (0 children)

                                                                                                          That was fun

                                                                                                          [–]RaptorsPorkinsHeldIt 31 points32 points  (0 children)

                                                                                                          Edwards got that dog in him man

                                                                                                          [–]TimberwolvesMN-Jess 29 points30 points  (0 children)

                                                                                                          Wolves defense passes the test for the second time. They did it against DEN. And now BOS. They are the best defense to start the season. Anchored by r/nba favorite player Rudy Gobert. He's been great and is on his way to another DPOY.

                                                                                                          [–]dys0n_giddey 61 points62 points  (3 children)

                                                                                                          Ant was unreal

                                                                                                          Jaden was unreal

                                                                                                          Rudy was unreal (except from the line)

                                                                                                          [–]TimberwolvesMatticInYoAttic 38 points39 points  (1 child)

                                                                                                          Jaden shot the largest quantity of open shots I've ever seen. He's not even a bad shooter, the Celtics game plan was complete disrespect.

                                                                                                          [–]TimberwolvesX-iStheGr8estWRapper 24 points25 points  (0 children)

                                                                                                          It worked in the 1st half, wasn’t going to be sustainable

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                                                                                                            [–]CelticsConfirmation__Bias 25 points26 points  (3 children)

                                                                                                            Yeah we deserved to lose. Respect to Minnesota

                                                                                                            [–]CelticsGhostoftheWolfswood 27 points28 points  (1 child)

                                                                                                            Everyone in Mass and Minny is gonna be mad about the last 2 minutes report tomorrow but don’t let that distract you from the transcendent game Anthony Edwards just played. What a ridiculous young man

                                                                                                            [–]Clipperscalifournya 46 points47 points  (0 children)

                                                                                                            Anthony Edwards is the man

                                                                                                            [–]Mavericks [DAL] Jaden HardyAlexeinM 59 points60 points  (0 children)

                                                                                                            you love to see when a superstar outdogs the other's teams superstars

                                                                                                            [–]SunsSuckaFreeRIP 22 points23 points  (2 children)

                                                                                                            Ant!!! Don’t be fooled if you didn’t watch the game it wasn’t all Ant. Jaden hit BIG fucking shots. What a game

                                                                                                            [–]Timberwolvessleepyfox1312 21 points22 points  (2 children)

                                                                                                            y'all who were trying to say Anthony Edwards doesn't have MVP potential are really fuckin quiet now. he just out-dueled Tatum.

                                                                                                            gg Celtics, that was a damn good game. y'all are definitely the team to beat this year.

                                                                                                            [–]Jazztheinternetisnice 23 points24 points  (0 children)

                                                                                                            Gobert +24. Heck.

                                                                                                            [–]Magicjdolan98 13 points14 points  (2 children)

                                                                                                            why didnt the celtics call a timeout during that ANT run lmao

                                                                                                            [–]Jazzcaptmugiwara 14 points15 points  (0 children)

                                                                                                            GREAT D! NICE ANT MAN! KAT IDK ! GREAT WIN !

                                                                                                            [–]Nuggetsbkbeam 13 points14 points  (0 children)

                                                                                                            What a game. Ant is him and the Timberwolves are officially contenders

                                                                                                            [–]Sillycyb1n 14 points15 points  (0 children)

                                                                                                            WE DON’T NEED DURANT WE GOT JADEN MCDANIELS😤😤😤

                                                                                                            [–]Timberwolvesfrallet 45 points46 points  (0 children)

                                                                                                            Jaden McDaniels

                                                                                                            [–]76ers2n20 29 points30 points  (4 children)

                                                                                                            I love these titan slayer TWolves

                                                                                                            [–]Jazzsuperburritoman1 12 points13 points  (0 children)

                                                                                                            Damn... wasn't even a fluke. They played great

                                                                                                            [–]JazzUnfortunatePhysics 13 points14 points  (0 children)

                                                                                                            Wolves scary

                                                                                                            [–]CelticsJoJonesy 11 points12 points  (0 children)

                                                                                                            The Timberwolves are good, man

                                                                                                            [–]CelticsDo_This_Often 24 points25 points  (3 children)

                                                                                                            We lost this game as soon as KAT fouled out

                                                                                                            [–]Celticsgoofygoober2 9 points10 points  (1 child)

                                                                                                            Team played like they forgot Porzingis was on the roster in OT

                                                                                                            [–]Ant/Szczerbiakedgykitty 10 points11 points  (0 children)

                                                                                                            By far the game of the season thus far. Ant is HIM

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