Wolves v Celtics 1/10 Game Thread

[bluethunder0005]

Always crappy to lose a game that should have been a win but overall I'm glad they played well. Best team in the East, on a back-to-back, without 2 starters, and had to fly in to Boston this morning. This is a classic schedule loss but they fought hard.

[Klomp]

Or did we lose the game by sitting Conley? He plays, he controls the offense a lot more than Ant in key moments.

[KGdaBom]

Anthony Edwards lost us this game. Everything I complained about in the third quarter was obviously correct, because we’ve seen this literally all season.

I don't blame Ant for the loss. Yeah he had a couple bad plays down the stretch, but without him we are down 15 at that time anyway.

[winforlose]

Well damn, that's probably it. Props to Boston. They are good, Tatum killed it there in the clutch. We just made too many mistakes in the important moments of the game.

Ant should have taken the shot when he made the intercepted pass to McD. He still had a very good game IMO, but that was the play that changed the game.

Ant dribbles into trouble and loses the ball. Keeps happening and keeps costing us.

[Calinks]

In the last 10 minutes, we made several mistakes, Boston didn't make any, that's the difference. Execution. It's like the Nuggets last post-season. The Nuggest execution was damn near flawless and that's a big reason why they steam rolled everyone. We have to be smarter. The turnovers, the silly offense, KAT not getting a shot all 4th. Just really bad decisions added up to turn what was a win into a loss. Got to give Boston a lot of credit for battling back and taking the game, we really had this one in hand but we blew it.

[winforlose]

Always crappy to lose a game that should have been a win but overall I'm glad they played well. Best team in the East, on a back-to-back, without 2 starters, and had to fly in to Boston this morning. This is a classic schedule loss but they fought hard.

We had this one and Ant gave it away.

[BlacJacMac]

Anthony Edwards lost us this game. Everything I complained about in the third quarter was obviously correct, because we’ve seen this literally all season.

I don't blame Ant for the loss. Yeah he had a couple bad plays down the stretch, but without him we are down 15 at that time anyway.

3 turnovers by Ant in OT alone.

[Guest84]

Always crappy to lose a game that should have been a win but overall I'm glad they played well. Best team in the East, on a back-to-back, without 2 starters, and had to fly in to Boston this morning. This is a classic schedule loss but they fought hard.

No excuse for this one. They had the game at the end of the fourth and OT. They simply made bad decisions at the wrong time.

[Nick K]

Poor Ant has just failed us late. What a shame. Towns and NAW were superb. I put it on the coach for not demanding it to Towns.

[Guest84]

Jaden is prob more frustrating than Towns. He’s absolutely worthless once the fouls start. I want him to grow with the wolves since we’ve cut loose young talent way too soon before. However, I don’t think he’s untouchable like maybe most of us thought before.

Like Towns, his play style is valuable to us but he just can’t stay on the floor enough for us to benefit from it. Same player as last year if not slightly worse. Smh

[Nick K]

Anthony Edwards lost us this game. Everything I complained about in the third quarter was obviously correct, because we’ve seen this literally all season.

I don't blame Ant for the loss. Yeah he had a couple bad plays down the stretch, but without him we are down 15 at that time anyway.

A couple? Is a couple 5 or 6 to you?

Sorry, but I'm not in the mood to defend my favorite Wolves player right now. Ant blew it by being to selfish and not relying on Towns more.

[KGdaBom]

Anthony Edwards lost us this game. Everything I complained about in the third quarter was obviously correct, because we’ve seen this literally all season.

I don't blame Ant for the loss. Yeah he had a couple bad plays down the stretch, but without him we are down 15 at that time anyway.

3 turnovers by Ant in OT alone.

You can blame him. I say we lose by 15-20 without him.

[Guest84]

On another note, hope the league was watching cause they could have 7 OT games with this finals matchup

[Nick K]

In the last 10 minutes, we made several mistakes, Boston didn't make any, that's the difference. Execution. It's like the Nuggets last post-season. The Nuggest execution was damn near flawless and that's a big reason why they steam rolled everyone. We have to be smarter. The turnovers, the silly offense, KAT not getting a shot all 4th. Just really bad decisions added up to turn what was a win into a loss. Got to give Boston a lot of credit for battling back and taking the game, we really had this one in hand but we blew it.

Yep. That's it. Nailed it. Plus, we played stupid selfish ball without enough ball movement. How do they not use Towns more late I'll never understand.

[twolves31]

Anthony Edwards lost us this game. Everything I complained about in the third quarter was obviously correct, because we’ve seen this literally all season.

I don't blame Ant for the loss. Yeah he had a couple bad plays down the stretch, but without him we are down 15 at that time anyway.

3 turnovers by Ant in OT alone.

Ant isn't a pg, needed Conley' to calm things down out there against the legitimate favorite to make it the championship out of the east. Bad tunorvers by Ant, bad fouls by Naz and Jaden, a few shots by Ant and Naz that went in and out. Oh well, its a team game and Boston is a fantastic team.

[jpatrick]

Towns was actually great. But we froze him out in the fourth. NAW made the one mistake with the offensive foul, a huge mistake, but played well. We desperately need McDaniels to play better. He’s been almost unplayable offensively lately; and today, he made some really dumb plays defensively.

[FrenchMinnyFan]

Not a big deal this loss. But we learn a lot tonight. When the team is focus, we are good even without 2 key players.
Crutch time : As long as coach not control more ANT and let Mike handle it by carriyng the ball and KAT shoot more, we will not go to the next level.
Ant is fantastc but not ready yet for those moment. Will be a tough task for the coach as ANT got champion ego. KAT change in a good way, not sure ANT can do it, he is still too young and at that stage probably more worry about his career than wining title..
I'm worry too about Jaden. Seems to have a lack of brain at important times.

Anyway was a good effort, Hope they get good rest as next one will be tough too.

[TimberKat]

Yes, bunch of Ant errors near the end. Growing pains. A painful loss. It could had been the national statement game. Hopefully, it's still a confident building game. We could be a championship team if we play the right way.

[Araxen]

Anthony Edwards lost us this game. Everything I complained about in the third quarter was obviously correct, because we’ve seen this literally all season.

I don’t know how many times we have to see it until other people on the forum recognize it, but oh well. Onto the next one.

People like to willingly bury their head in the sand about it. It's sad tbh.

[FrenchMinnyFan]

I hope too that Slomo start next one instead of Jaden. Sometimes as a coach you have to send clear message.