https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/page/15/?d=4WordPress Posts: WordPress Postsenhttps://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/okcs-defense-dictated-the-wolves-offense-in-game-1-r28045/The Minnesota Timberwolves shot a playoff-high 51 three-point attempts (3PA) in their Game 1 loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder. According to tracking data, 39 of those shots were quantified as “open” 3PA. The Timberwolves only made 11 of their open 3PA. Ultimately, rotational role players Naz Rei...28045Thu, 22 May 2025 10:30:41 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/the-wolves-created-a-vicious-cycle-in-game-1-r28044/Chris Finch opened his post-game interview following the Minnesota Timberwolves’ 114-88 Game 1 loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder by discussing Minnesota’s defense. “Our offense affected our defense,” Finch said pointedly. “That can’t happen.” Looking back on the loss, that rings true. The Wolves...28044Wed, 21 May 2025 16:30:32 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/the-wolves-must-let-everyone-else-complain-about-shai-gilgeous-alexanders-foul-baiting-r28043/The frustration was evident heading into the series. It bubbled up even with the Minnesota Timberwolves leading the Oklahoma City Thunder 48-44 at halftime of Game 1. As hard as it may be, the Timberwolves must ignore Shai Gilgeous-Alexander‘s foul-baiting and the whistles he gets. Head coach C...28043Thu, 22 May 2025 06:00:31 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/the-wolves-drowned-in-game-1s-inevitable-storm-r28042/Nickeil Alexander-Walker tried his best to rally his troops as the third quarter was winding down in Game 1 of the Western Conference Finals. They were men in black, drowning in a ferocious white storm. His cousin, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, just converted an and-one over Anthony Edwards. It was E...28042Wed, 21 May 2025 07:25:56 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/3-timberwolves-keys-to-success-against-the-thunder-r28041/The Minnesota Timberwolves have made it to the Western Conference Finals for the second year in a row, and they face their toughest challenge yet in the Oklahoma City Thunder. Not even the most optimistic Wolves fans would have seen this coming halfway through this season, even though the second h...28041Tue, 20 May 2025 14:30:38 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/the-old-jazz-core-is-getting-one-last-chance-with-the-wolves-r28040/On September 1, 2020, the Utah Jazz were down 80-78 to the Nikola Jokic-led Denver Nuggets. Donovan Mitchell got the inbound from Joe Ingles with only 16.5 seconds remaining. He took the ball across halfcourt. As he drove to the rim, Bruce Brown stripped the ball right in front of Rudy Gobert, who...28040Tue, 20 May 2025 06:00:28 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/jaden-mcdaniels-thrives-behind-enemy-lines-r28039/Jaden McDaniels knew what he was doing. He smirked, which is notable because he rarely emotes. However, you know McDaniels is about to do something mischievous when he does. “Everyone’s against us, I’ve kinda been like that forever since high school. I never liked playing at home,” McDaniels sai...28039Mon, 19 May 2025 14:30:07 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/the-wolves-must-break-through-the-wall-of-fatigue-to-beat-the-thunder-r28038/The Minnesota Timberwolves are back where they finished last year. After dispatching the Los Angeles Lakers and Golden State Warriors in five games, the Timberwolves have returned to the Western Conference Finals for a second straight season. Last season, the Wolves could only scrap out one win...28038Mon, 19 May 2025 10:30:59 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/this-was-the-jimmy-butler-series-minnesota-needed-r28037/Few questioned Jimmy Butler when he shouted, “You f—ing need me, Scott,” at former Minnesota Timberwolves general manager Scott Layden. “You can’t win without me,” he said. Who would dare question Butler? The Wolves traded for him on draft night in 2017, and he led them to their first playoff be...28037Fri, 16 May 2025 06:00:38 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/rudy-gobert-is-minnesotas-closer-r28036/Sometimes, life is just not fair in basketball. Sure, they have the intro videos with Kendrick Lamar’s Squabble Up belting in the background and the player intros with screaming fans. The NBA has cool nicknames, like Rudy Gobert’s The Tower of Power, or Big Ru Go Bert, as Anthony Edwards calls hi...28036Fri, 16 May 2025 10:30:25 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/the-wolves-leaned-on-savvy-and-selfless-play-to-eliminate-the-warriors-r28035/Have you ever seen that KIA commercial where Draymond Green picks up a runaway basketball in the middle of a mountain road? You know, the one where he hops into a KIA Telluride and ultimately outruns being chased by a wolf? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dNVJpSsO3q8 Well, maybe they should make...28035Thu, 15 May 2025 16:30:41 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/minnesotas-patience-with-julius-randle-paid-off-r28034/A mid-season injury changed everything for the Minnesota Timberwolves. Right when they turned a corner with their retooled roster, winning 5 games in a row in mid-January, Julius Randle came up gingerly after an overextended layup early in the second quarter against the Utah Jazz. [video width="1...28034Thu, 15 May 2025 14:30:12 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/steph-currys-injury-should-not-discredit-minnesotas-accomplishment-r28033/At halftime in Game 1, tears streamed from Stephen Curry’s face. Steve Kerr hugged him. The Golden State Warriors were leading the Minnesota Timberwolves by 13, the same number of minutes Curry played before he returned to the locker room with a hamstring injury. Curry scored 13 points in those 1...28033Thu, 15 May 2025 06:35:35 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/the-wolves-have-one-last-demon-to-conquer-r28032/Anthony Edwards had beaten the half-time buzzer with a deep three, igniting his 30-point night. The Minnesota Timberwolves responded by outscoring the Golden State Warriors 39-17 in the third quarter, and Steve Kerr began to pull his starters with the Wolves leading 105-87 with 6:53 left. Still,...28032Wed, 14 May 2025 15:30:46 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/jaden-mcdaniels-has-had-a-mini-%E2%80%9Cleonard-leap%E2%80%9D-r28031/On March 14, 2016, Kawhi Leonard explained why he has such a quiet demeanor. “I don’t like to bring attention to myself,” he told Sports Illustrated. “I don’t like to make a scene.” Leonard earned his first All-Star appearance in 2016. He would win his second Defensive Player of the Year award a...28031Wed, 14 May 2025 06:00:31 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/ants-deep-three-at-the-end-of-the-half-changed-everything-r28030/It’s astonishing how one timely second-quarter shot can change the momentum of an NBA game. That was true for the Minnesota Timberwolves and Anthony Edwards in Game 4. He drained a 3-pointer at the buzzer right before halftime, cutting the Golden State Warriors’ lead to 60-58. Edwards chirped an...28030Tue, 13 May 2025 16:30:58 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/ants-curry-like-takeover-all-but-cements-golden-states-fate-r28029/Anthony Edwards hit one of those shots that even stunned Golden State Warriors fans, who have seen countless heroic shots from Steph Curry. https://twitter.com/Timberwolves/status/1922133149464633701 It was a 30-foot bomb to close the first half. Gary Payton II was draped all over Edwards. Draym...28029Tue, 13 May 2025 06:35:07 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/the-timberwolves-redefined-clutch-time-in-game-3-r28028/Okay, first and foremost, can the Minnesota Timberwolves please wear their black Jordan jerseys every game? After their strong fourth quarter in Game 3 against the Golden State Warriors and securing a 102-97 win, they are 3-0 in the playoffs in their “statement jerseys” and now up 2-1 in the Weste...28028Mon, 12 May 2025 06:00:33 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/the-wolves-are-slowing-things-down-to-grind-out-wins-r28027/Naz Reid spoke on what it took to steal a win in Golden State after Saturday night’s 102-97 rock fight to take a 2-1 series lead. “Defense. Defense,” Neid said. “Stuff happens, not gonna play perfect for 82-plus games, so you have to figure out how to dog the game out and win it.” Naz would brin...28027Sun, 11 May 2025 16:00:43 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/the-wolves-are-in-a-race-against-time-r28026/The Minnesota Timberwolves’ reserves expected the Golden State Warriors’ depth players to pressure them full court when Chris Finch and Steve Kerr emptied the bench in Game 2. They knew Kerr drew criticism (and praise) for pulling his starters early in Game 5 of the first round against the Houston...28026Sun, 11 May 2025 13:00:08 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/ant-and-randle-showcased-the-gap-in-star-power-between-the-wolves-and-warriors-r28025/Anthony Edwards was chopping it up with Gary Payton II during Game 3. “Y’all trying to get to a Game 6,” Ant said. “And get Wardell back.” “That is the plan,” Payton responded with a chuckle. “That’s the plan.” https://twitter.com/CharlieWaltonMN/status/1921587336254533739 It was a lighthearte...28025Sun, 11 May 2025 06:15:58 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/jaden-mcdaniels-has-become-minnesotas-litmus-test-r28024/Jaden McDaniels sometimes gives a look to the camera. It’s a half grin. It’s subtle coming from a guy who has built a persona around having no emotions, but it’s there. The look is almost to say, I’m going to do something, Jaden McDanielsey. He gave me that look on Thursday, after the Minnesota T...28024Sat, 10 May 2025 06:15:31 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/ant-elevated-the-wolves-even-when-he-wasnt-shooting-well-r28023/The Minnesota Timberwolves had a white-out at Target Center for Game 2 of the Western Conference semifinals. Most fans in attendance were wearing white T-shirts draped over every seat. On the shirt was a cartoon boxing wolf with “Wolves Back” written across its left and right boxing gloves. Well,...28023Fri, 09 May 2025 17:30:09 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/game-2-reminded-everyone-how-much-the-wolves-need-naw-and-ddv-r28022/The Minnesota Timberwolves have one of the league’s most well-rounded guard rooms in the NBA. Among the starters, veteran Mike Conley is a consistent presence of balance, and the budding superstar Anthony Edwards can get a bucket at will. However, Minnesota’s primary bench options, 3-and-D specia...28022Fri, 09 May 2025 14:30:04 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/the-wolves-highlighted-the-chasm-between-them-and-the-curry-less-warriors-in-game-2-r28021/The Minnesota Timberwolves knew they let one slip away in their 99-88 Game 1 loss to the Golden State Warriors. Chris Finch hoped his guys were stewing ahead of Game 2. “[The] team has been a little quiet in the last day and a half,” Finch said. “But I like that.” They shot a remarkable 0 of 15...28021Fri, 09 May 2025 07:25:04 +0000