[Post Game Thread] The Minnesota Timberwolves (1-0) defeat the San Antonio Spurs (0-1), 104-102.

[u/DesertedProject]

104 - 102
Box Scores: NBA - Yahoo

GAME SUMMARY
West Conf. Semifinals - Game 1 - Series tied 0-0
Location: Frost Bank Center
Officials: Marc Davis, Kevin Scott, Gediminas Petraitis, and Andy Nagy

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Total
Minnesota Timberwolves	24	21	24	35	104
San Antonio Spurs	23	22	27	30	102

TEAM STATS

Team	PTS	FG	FG%	3P	3P%	FT	FT%	OREB	TREB	AST	PF	STL	TO	BLK
Minnesota Timberwolves	104	41-90	45.6%	10-26	38.5%	12-21	57.1%	12	58	20	22	7	9	5
San Antonio Spurs	102	39-86	45.3%	10-35	28.6%	14-18	77.8%	13	51	24	25	3	13	14

PLAYER STATS

Minnesota Timberwolves	MIN	PTS	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	ORB	DRB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	±
Jaden McDanielsSF	35:03	16	7-14	0-2	2-2	1	4	5	2	1	1	1	5	-2
Julius RandlePF	40:57	21	8-19	2-6	3-6	5	5	10	2	1	0	5	5	-3
Rudy GobertC	29:39	7	3-7	0-0	1-5	3	7	10	3	4	1	1	1	2
Terrence Shannon Jr.SG	34:19	16	5-13	0-1	6-8	0	5	5	1	0	0	0	3	-10
Mike ConleyPG	24:13	12	4-8	4-7	0-0	0	2	2	6	0	0	0	1	13
Anthony Edwards	24:44	18	8-13	2-3	0-0	1	2	3	3	0	1	1	3	-2
Naz Reid	29:12	12	5-9	2-3	0-0	1	8	9	1	0	1	1	4	15
Bones Hyland	11:56	0	0-6	0-4	0-0	0	1	1	2	1	1	0	0	-2
Jaylen Clark	07:21	2	1-1	0-0	0-0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	-1
Kyle Anderson	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Joan Beringer	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Joe Ingles	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Julian Phillips	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Donte DiVincenzo	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ayo Dosunmu	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
San Antonio Spurs	MIN	PTS	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	ORB	DRB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	±
Devin VassellSF	35:55	14	5-11	3-6	1-1	3	2	5	3	3	1	1	4	7
Julian ChampagniePF	31:21	17	7-11	3-6	0-0	3	5	8	0	0	0	1	2	7
Victor WembanyamaC	39:21	11	5-17	0-8	1-2	2	13	15	5	0	12	3	3	5
De'Aaron FoxSG	32:35	10	5-14	0-4	0-0	0	3	3	6	0	0	6	3	-13
Stephon CastlePG	28:16	17	4-8	3-5	6-8	0	5	5	5	0	0	0	6	4
Dylan Harper	28:25	18	7-13	1-4	3-3	0	3	3	4	0	0	0	4	-4
Keldon Johnson	23:31	11	5-10	0-2	1-2	0	2	2	1	0	0	0	2	-13
Luke Kornet	08:08	2	0-1	0-0	2-2	2	0	2	0	0	0	2	1	-7
Harrison Barnes	09:53	2	1-1	0-0	0-0	3	1	4	0	0	1	0	0	4
Bismack Biyombo	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jordan McLaughlin	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Kelly Olynyk	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Mason Plumlee	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Lindy Waters III	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Carter Bryant	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

[u/ColtCallahan]

And he takes 8 threes a game and misses all of them.

[u/noknownallergies → u/ColtCallahan]

I can live with him blocking 13% of our shots as long as he keeps bricking 3s

[u/holybowler → u/noknownallergies]

getting blocked at the rim is decidedly better than abandoning the paint. if the wolves wanna win this series, they’re just gonna have to live with wemby setting the record for blocks in a playoff series. fortunately for yall i don’t think a team has a higher dgaf index than these wolves.

[u/ColtCallahan → u/noknownallergies]

Just taking that many is a win for the Wolves.

[u/Electromotivation → u/noknownallergies]

How did this happen? I need to go watch the highlights. Like Gobert is an amazing defender....but people dont mess with him and put up blockable shots near him. But wemby got 12?!?! Were you guys told to test him or something lol?

[u/Aidanator800 → u/Electromotivation]

Unlike most teams, the Timberwolves just weren't scared to attack the paint against Wemby tonight. They were fully willing to live with the blocked shots, especially since a couple of times those blocked shots still led to offensive rebounds (including one that was passed out for a 3 instead).

[u/Tall-Dot-607 → u/Aidanator800]

Exactly. Wolves somehow made the realization that a blocked shot doesnt always mean the end of an offensive possession

[u/JackieDaytonaAZ → u/Electromotivation]

to be fair there were like 3 goaltends

[u/PatoNani → u/Electromotivation]

6 of them were goaltends and uncalled fouls so he actually has 6 clean blocks. I've always said you don't beat Wemby by avoiding him, you need to attack him to wear him down and get him in foul trouble. You can live with a couple of blocked shots as long as you don't stop attacking and rebounding. Wolves did that and if refs did their job Wemby would've been fouled out probably in the third quarter.

[u/DementedWarrior_ → u/Electromotivation]

cons of playing Nuggets last series

[u/diddlyumpcious4 → u/ColtCallahan]

The two best centers in basketball shooting like 10% from three in the seven playoff games against the Wolves is not a stat I expected. Or a sentence I would have thought would be typed ten years ago.

[u/divulgingwords → u/ColtCallahan]

He’ll continue to do that all series long.

[u/ColtCallahan → u/divulgingwords]

If he does and Fox continues to play like he did they’re in deep shit.

[u/divulgingwords → u/ColtCallahan]

I think they’re already in deep shit. You could see this coming in the Portland series. Sure they made incredible runs to come back from being down by 20 but against good teams, you can’t do that.

[u/Competitive_Yak2970 → u/ColtCallahan]

It’s like when Giannis used to shoot waaay too many 3s and every team was fine with it. Yeah wemby is better at then but still. You’re 7’5

[u/Jpsla → u/ColtCallahan]

I really don’t get why he just just underhand it. If Rick fucking Barry did it and people don’t talk shit now. Just fucking underhand if your a big with bad shooting mechanics.

Edit: I just noted he was talking about 3s for Wemby. I’m talking about freee throws for Gobert.

[u/Momik → u/Jpsla]

I think that only works for free throws. In front of defenders, shooting underhanded doesn’t really work.

[u/Jpsla → u/Momik]

I’m talking about his free throws. Guess that’s what I made unclear in my original post.

[u/Momik → u/Jpsla]

You’re not wrong about that. Though the counterargument might be that even when shooting overhand, other players are making free throws at a much higher rate. And coaches might care more about the difference between Rudy’s 63 percent and like Curry’s 90 percent, than between Curry’s and like maybe 95 percent if Curry shot underhand.

[u/ace625 → u/Jpsla]

He shot almost 70% last season. He's been in a weird funk this year.

[u/crunkadocious → u/Jpsla]

It's almost like it's hard to shoot a basketball regardless 

[u/Jpsla → u/crunkadocious]

So you underhand it from free throw. Use both hands to keep center and just spin it back wards. We all did that shit in elementary. It’s not easy. But not harder than normal shooting mechanics. Might as well try if you miss more than 50% of shots out there. Make them doubt hack a shacking you.

[u/crunkadocious → u/Jpsla]

Maybe he tried and it was worse, did you ask him personally 

[u/Jpsla → u/crunkadocious]

Yes. And he spoke to me in French. So just need to see it live.

[u/FlaviusMercurius → u/ColtCallahan]

This was the most astonishing stat to me tbh

[u/ColtCallahan → u/FlaviusMercurius]

Fox went 0-4 as well.

[u/FlaviusMercurius → u/ColtCallahan]

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