https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/page/27/?d=4WordPress Posts: WordPress Postsenhttps://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/ants-teammates-helped-him-in-unconventional-ways-in-game-1-r27644/During a media scrum from Ball Arena on Friday, Anthony Edwards was asked what the Minnesota Timberwolves did to make it challenging for the Denver Nuggets in the playoffs last season. “I don’t know how we made it tough on him,” Edwards responded. “They beat us 4-1.” Ant chuckled while saying th...27644Sun, 05 May 2024 08:20:11 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/will-familiarity-breed-contempt-between-the-wolves-and-nuggets-r27643/The Minnesota Timberwolves are in the second round of the NBA Playoffs for only the second time in franchise history. The defending champion Denver Nuggets stand in their way after dispatching the Los Angeles Lakers in five games. The hot-take national TV shows are spending their time talking abou...27643Fri, 03 May 2024 10:30:22 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/the-wolves-must-stick-to-their-defensive-gameplan-against-denver-r27641/The Minnesota Timberwolves had the league’s No. 1 defense for the entire season. They put their defensive prowess on full display against the Phoenix Suns and their star talent, Kevin Durant, Devin Booker, and Bradley Beal. With a second-round matchup against the Denver Nuggets looming, the Wolves...27641Fri, 03 May 2024 14:30:52 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/the-wolves-are-ready-for-denver-this-time-r27640/After being a crucial part of the Denver Nuggets’ run to the 2023 NBA Finals, Bruce Brown accompanied former NBA journeyman Theo Pinson on the Run Your Race podcast in July. Much of what the two discussed included Brown’s rise to the NBA, his pro career, and the championship he was a part of last...27640Sat, 04 May 2024 06:00:17 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/jaden-mcdaniels-laid-out-his-nuggets-blueprint-against-phoenix-r27639/April 9, 2023. Game 82. The Minnesota Timberwolves and New Orleans Pelicans faced off in a vital game for playoff seeding. Both teams attempted to secure the 8th seed and a more comfortable play-in pathway. The Wolves overcame an early Pelicans lead, with Anthony Edwards and Karl-Anthony Towns car...27639Thu, 02 May 2024 10:30:26 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/why-hasnt-rudy-gobert-been-a-postseason-liability-in-minnesota-r27638/In the post-game press conference after Game 3 against the Phoenix Suns, a reporter asked Rudy Gobert if he could feel Phoenix’s apprehension around the basket. Gobert smirks before responding. “Of course,” he said, “that’s what I do best.” Gobert has been the league’s best post defender this...27638Wed, 01 May 2024 14:30:10 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/will-sweeping-the-suns-give-the-wolves-an-advantage-in-the-second-round-r27637/At the end of the regular season, the Minnesota Timberwolves fell out of the 1 seed, landing with what many thought would be their worst possible first-round matchup against the Phoenix Suns. Phoenix had swept the Wolves 3-0 in their regular season games. However, the Wolves flipped the script in...27637Wed, 01 May 2024 10:30:50 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/naw-found-success-by-balancing-presence-and-perspective-r27636/There wasn’t a moment where Nickeil Alexander-Walker figured things out last year. He played inconsistent minutes all season and likely wouldn’t have played a significant role in the playoffs if Jaden McDaniels hadn’t injured his hand punching a wall in the Minnesota Timberwolves’ final regular-se...27636Tue, 30 Apr 2024 10:30:49 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/anthony-edwards-brought-the-rain-and-blotted-out-the-suns-r27635/One hundred fifty-three teams in NBA history have fallen behind 3-0 in a playoff series. Only four times has a team down 0-3 forced a Game 7, and the trailing team has never returned from the deficit. After the Minnesota Timberwolves outplayed them for the third straight game, the Phoenix Suns ent...27635Mon, 29 Apr 2024 06:45:54 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/the-wolves-went-to-another-level-in-game-3-r27634/To understand Game 3, we must look at what the Phoenix Suns said after their Game 2 loss against the Minnesota Timberwolves on Tuesday. “We didn’t keep our composure,” said Phoenix head coach Frank Vogel. When a reporter asked what caused the lack of composure, he responded, “All of the above. W...27634Sat, 27 Apr 2024 08:30:01 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/will-the-wolves-return-to-bad-habits-in-phoenix-r27633/The Minnesota Timberwolves are up 2-0 in their first-round series against the Phoenix Suns. It’s quite an extraordinary development, given everything that happened in the regular season between the two teams. Not only have the Wolves beaten the Suns, who took all three regular-season games, but th...27633Fri, 26 Apr 2024 10:30:08 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/naw-and-naz-round-out-minnesotas-championship-blueprint-r27632/The concept of depth can often be misunderstood when it comes to the playoffs. Having multiple options at the end of your bench to substitute in when a superior player is sitting out is valuable in team building. But things tend to change once you get to the playoffs and rotations tighten. A team...27632Thu, 25 Apr 2024 10:30:04 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/jaden-mcdaniels-is-an-assassin-on-a-team-that-has-developed-a-killer-instinct-r27631/The Minnesota Timberwolves took the tarps off the upper-level seats behind the baskets, and the crowd of 19,478 created a skull-cracking cacophony before Game 1. It didn’t matter that the Phoenix Suns had swept the regular-season series, including a 125-106 win a week earlier. It was the playoffs....27631Wed, 24 Apr 2024 14:45:19 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/how-did-the-wolves-defense-snuff-out-the-suns-r27630/After scoring a playoff career-high 25 points, Jaden McDaniels is answering questions at the post-game podium. A reporter asks what it’s like playing defense with Anthony Edwards and Nickeil Alexander-Walker. “Every time I go on the court and I see them two, I just be like, ‘Who you wanna guard?’...27630Wed, 24 Apr 2024 07:00:30 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/nickeil-alexander-walker-was-ready-for-this-moment-r27628/Last year, the eight-seeded Minnesota Timberwolves crawled into the playoffs after a Play-In Tournament victory over the tenth-seeded Oklahoma City Thunder. It was Minnesota’s second time making the playoffs in as many seasons. But they had to play the first-seeded Denver Nuggets, equipped with th...27628Tue, 23 Apr 2024 10:30:04 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/anthony-edwards-is-taking-command-r27627/Bradley Beal told Chris Finch that he didn’t think the Minnesota Timberwolves played hard enough after the Phoenix Suns’ 125-105 win over the Wolves in Game 82. Phoenix’s win came nine days after beating the Timberwolves 97-87 in the desert, completing a three-game regular-season sweep. The Vegas...27627Mon, 22 Apr 2024 10:30:55 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/chris-finchs-adjustments-shined-against-the-suns-r27626/A dejected Bradley Beal sits at the post-game podium after the Minnesota Timberwolves thumped the Phoenix Suns 120-95. “Obviously, we’re pissed off about the loss,” Beal said, “but we’ll motivate ourselves and know we can play better.” Down the hallway, Edwards spoke matter-of-factly about Minnes...27626Sun, 21 Apr 2024 06:00:14 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/what-is-behind-ants-second-half-statistical-decline-r27624/A raspy-voiced Anthony Edwards approached the podium late Thursday afternoon after receiving treatment. Dane Moore asked if he was feeling a little sick. “Yeah, for sure,” he said. “But I’ll be alright.” Edwards responded with his trademark smile. Downplaying injuries and illnesses to avoid maki...27624Sat, 20 Apr 2024 06:15:42 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/how-can-the-wolves-make-us-unsee-what-weve-seen-r27623/There was a scratch in Anthony Edwards’ voice when he spoke to the media after practice on Wednesday. He had been in the training room, working through his ailments before the playoffs begin on Saturday. The Minnesota Timberwolves play the Phoenix Suns, the only team that swept them in the regular...27623Fri, 19 Apr 2024 14:30:56 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/grayson-allen-must-be-stopped-at-all-costs-r27622/The Minnesota Timberwolves are heading into the most crucial playoff series the franchise has played in 20 years, with Game 1 against the Phoenix Suns tipping off Saturday at 2:30 pm. The Suns are probably the last team Wolves fans wanted to see strolling into the Target Center in the first round...27622Fri, 19 Apr 2024 10:30:08 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/how-much-should-we-read-into-minnesotas-regular-season-matchups-with-the-suns-r27621/Each NBA season has 82 games. 4 games against your four other divisional opponents 4 games against six other non-divisional interconference opponents 3 games against the remaining four non-divisional interconference opponents And 2 games against the 15 opposite conference teams Winning most...27621Thu, 18 Apr 2024 10:30:21 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/the-wolves-need-their-complementary-players-at-their-best-in-round-1-r27620/In a three-game season series against the Phoenix Suns, the Minnesota Timberwolves struggled to get anything going offensively or defensively. The Suns affected Minnesota’s flow, forcing them to make a lot of mistakes. Credit Frank Vogel and his staff for employing a strategy that has limited Min...27620Thu, 18 Apr 2024 14:30:27 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/wolves-suns-is-the-most-high-stakes-first-round-series-in-the-nba-r27619/The NBA regular season is officially over. After finishing 56-26, the second-best record in franchise history, the Minnesota Timberwolves will go into the first round with home-court advantage for the first time in 20 years. Unfortunately for Wolves fans, several anxiety-inducing factors somewhat...27619Wed, 17 Apr 2024 14:30:46 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/mike-conley-is-at-the-crossroads-again-r27618/Mike Conley answered questions at his locker after the Phoenix Suns thumped the Minnesota Timberwolves 125-106 in Game 82. “I think we’re a team that we haven’t looked across the court,” a reserved Conley said,” and thought we’re not better than [them].” That confidence in himself and the team co...27618Wed, 17 Apr 2024 10:30:38 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/kats-ball-movement-will-be-vital-in-the-playoffs-r27617/On March 7, the Minnesota Timberwolves were in Gainbridge Fieldhouse, taking on the Indiana Pacers. Five seconds into the game, Anthony Edwards rolled his left ankle while attempting to score against Aaron Neisimith. He immediately deferred the ball to Mike Conley and signaled to Minnesota’s bench...27617Tue, 16 Apr 2024 10:30:26 +0000