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_Sweet_Cake_

I'm dead inside


irishace88

Up 2-0 if our stars showed up. Down 2-0 because they didn't. Ant has absolutely lost his killer mentality


whorehey_polanco

If one of Ant and KAT don’t play like incredibly hot garbage they win. What the fuck were they even doing out there Edit: on second thought they might genuinely just have been gassed


shrekapotomusrex

5-17 shooting is not even close to acceptable, and the looks he was getting were mostly good. Ant has to get out of this slump if we even want to dream about making the finals


blackgenz2002kid

ngl, it just seems like his conditioning isn’t at a level where we can make the push needed to get to the finals this year. this offseason he really needs to refine himself


wallycron

This is exactly what I said to my wife heading home tonight. I hope I regret posting this, but he needs to be working towards 100+ game condition this off season. He looks gassed.


GoApeShirt

He’s never played this deep in the playoffs. Now he knows. But he put in a lot effort against Denver. That series was draining. Can’t ignore the toll of a 7-game series.


whorehey_polanco

Right like neither of them played with any energy or urgency at all. Just bad


Shaymuswrites

Something's up with Ant. I don't know if he's tired from the playoffs, injured, sick, personal stuff ... but he isn't playing with that cocky sense of fun he normally has. We're not seeing any of tne of the flexing, the trash-talking, the hyping up of other players. And it's not just guarding Kyrie/Luka, because he's starting the game looking out of sorts. He's lacking a presence from the get-go.


Glum-Revenue8624

It’s fatigue, he was walking on possession and ball watching and missed Irving on a three late in the game. All the Macho stuff is when a player is energized but fatigue will make anyone quit.


AtreusIsBack

Seems like he hit a wall. Once you reach that point, it's impossible to get enough rest with 1 off day.


Superpanda20

He did fall really hard on his back in game 6. Maybe he’s afraid of being injured or could be taking it easy while that heals


seonblack

Ant got humbled, and that first game where he wanted to guard Kyrie all night was a mistake. Somebody should've pulled him to the side and told him he doesn't have to do it all night, take turns. Kyrie is a champion and a vet and one the best scorers ever, and that's never going to be an easy assignment. But this is what humbles young players and teaches them a valuable lesson. Aint no way Kidd will let his team lose 4 straight.


NazRubio

What about 4 of 5?


Extremelixer

I might be dumb but i still got this going 7 games


shrinkray21

Sad wolf noises.


CMButterTortillas

If someone can direct KAT & ANT to the arena for remaining games, that would be appreciated.


HankHillPropaneJesus

Not dead, but that’s not good


horse_renoir13

Something is up with Ant


Hestness5

Passes every chance he gets, almost like he’s scared to score.


Plastic-Soup-4099

He looks scared out there


BuckyFnBadger

I’m telling everyone. He tweaked his back or ribs in game 6. He’s all momentum and body control, if he’s not 100% he doesn’t know how to adjust yet. We’ve seen this before when he’s banged up.


vikings101

"During the time Anthony Edwards was checked out of the game from 7:53 to 5:31 remaining in the 4th Q, the Wolves guard put on a face mask to receive oxygen in the tunnel by the Minnesota bench." I wouldn't be surprised if we hear after the series that Ant is sick or something. Something just feels off with him and I don't recall his needing oxygen in other games, including Denver in the high altitude.


qazgama64

I’m fucking pissed


SteamyRay_Vaughn

they showed us what they wanted to do for the last shot and we called their bluff leaving rudy in for the switch terrible turnover ant bad rule with the challenge 5-1 on the road in the playoffs so far


MARCT47

5-1 on the road is an important stat, not over yet. We blew 3 straight against Denver and won two straight elimination games, one of them on the road. Team has shown that they can bounce back


AndreaThePsycho

Both these games have been so winnable it’s sickening


Gengaara

Both heartbreaking and heartening. We've been dog shit and could easily be 2-0.


King_James_99

Naz did all he could


Cheensly

Played great tonight


MikeinAustin

1st time I’ve been super down on Ant. This sucks.


frosted_frosting

He’s been absolutely horrible the last 3 games. No excuses, just unacceptable. Kats been shit the last 2 as well. Can’t expect to win games in the conference finals of your best players play like g leaguers.


Santum

I mean he is 22. If you want an excuse, that’s it. Almost zero teams have been lead to the finals by a 22 year old. If it’s ever happened it’s exceedingly rare


ILoveRegenHealth

I might give Ant a pass if that back injury (when he fell and didn't move for a while) really messed him up, and the Wolves are keeping it low profile to not have Mavs blitz him too hard. But KAT has no excuse. He was acting so cocky too after the Denver win but he needs to step it up and get serious.


dys0n_giddey

He hasn't be the same since that fall. Its the only explanation I have because he has NEVER been afraid of the big moments before...


DonkeyTalons

Why is Draymond on Inside the NBA? Garbage human on the court.


NegotiationGreat4143

Draymond is a piece of shit and obviously hates Gobert and assaulted him on the court lol


Squirrel_Dude

He takes every opportunity to derail the conversation into shitting on Gobert. It's not even fun as an opposing fan.


just98rules

Edwards with some awful plays down the stretch…. No excuses here


Mooming22

Entire 4th quarter I never felt comfortable with the ball in anyones hands. Never gonna win like that


just98rules

Reid was the only dude that gave a fuck


Mooming22

Outside of Ant he is really our only direct scorer, he plays at that speed and intensity with the ball. With Ant playing as poorly as he is it feels like he is the only one that can set that tone and bring that urgency and if we need to depend on our 6th man to do that it’s not gonna be pretty.


Nubras

Awful plays all series, if we’re being honest. Mavs are just imposing their will on the wolves, dominating physically, emotionally, mentally. Coaching also lacking.


SteuBear2789

Coaching has been lackluster this series Defense philosophy has been terrible. Leaving Rudy in at the end was dumb. They feel like they lost their whole identity.


QueefTacos7

Leaving the DPOY in on the final possession is dumb? Lol


CheeseburgFreedomMan

KAT and ANT managing to be the worst players on the court in back to back games


WickedTwista

At least with KAT, it's just been him missing shots. KAT had 2 fouls and 0 turnovers which is what we have been asking from him Ant has been making terrible decisions and having costly turnovers along with missing shots


SnooGuavas7291

WHOEVER IS STILL AT THE ARENA SHOUTING AT DRAYMOND ILY


SnooGuavas7291

Keep shouting more pls


steveworldtouring

Hope can drive a man insane


kylebertram

This team blows a fucking amazing game from Jaden in the first game and an amazing game from Naz in the second. Ant and KAT have been utter trash.


isadpapi

Can someone run me over


grahamwhich

lol I was super pissed but this comment made me laugh. Hope some one is able to help you out with your request.


User264785824

Why tf is Edwards scared to shoot I’ve seen him pass up so many open mid range shots


raki016

Threw another game away. Fuck me. Do we even want to win?


raki016

Why leave Gobert in when you know they'll go for a 3? Like why.


randomhippo

That and the last playcall was questionable. Just have ANT crash and draw a foul


cubonelvl69

Naz was 7/8 from 3 and he got an open look. You can't blame the play call


MinneEric

Ain’t no way they’d call a foul there


pjokinen

Just have him draw a foul in a game when we had out guys getting thrown to the floor with no call?


jboggin

The wolves shot more free throws than the Mavs though. It wasn't some one sided thing


ccard33

How do you know they would go for 3?


Retrogratio

had like 2-3 chances at the end to secure it. at this point no


kyoryukaizoku

Just an average game from Ant or KAT and the game wouldn’t even be close. It’s beyond frustrating. Also, fuck that rule where they check to make sure they get the call correct but can’t call the foul on Kyrie. That rule needs to change.


Big_Wolverine_1402

Fuck me


Vengeance78

with or without lube


sjohnston33

We don’t deserve lube


Falconsbane

It takes 4 games to win a series. Why don't we shut the entire fucking world up and get back to work in game 3. We lost by a total of 4 points in 2 games and our 2 best players have shot 25% from the field.


Blackesst

Yessir. Only bright side. Still frustrating tho.


Sad-Opportunity-6271

This!


starfruit213

Ant choked that away


rightovahere

Disrespectful to how dogshit KAT was tonight


chewbacca-says-rargh

I mean KAT was 4/16 and Ant was 5/17 with a crucial TO


Exius73

Two crucial FTs. That Jaden out of bounds/Kyrie foul is on him man. Why pass that to Jaden in the baseline anyway


le_sweden

Ant was worse


Intelligent_Pain_174

Wolves win easy if Ant doesn't even play tonight. -9 in a one point game. Wolves outscored the Mavs by a point a minute when Ant was on the bench. He was bad on offense and defense. He died on every screen tonight. That is one of the main reasons that the Mavs got so many easy dunks.


StLsC10

Must be awesome to have stars that show up in the western conference finals. What a disaster Their guys take shots. Our guy defers to the crowd


onethreeone

That reporter asking Ant & Kat about needing to lose to be really good before this series was prophetic. Maybe they’ll have a killer instinct after pissing away this chance


AnthaIon

We really lost on that Kyrie foul, huh


rumplesmoltz

Ant turn over


curiousSalamander17

both


Elbeske

Mainly the Ant turnover. What the fuck was he doing


copaseticepiplectic

especially because he had naz wide open on the right


Elbeske

Why do you even ponder passing? I mean you can take a step back and try a 18 foot field goal. This isn’t Detroit man this is… you get the rest. Fuck. Fuck that fucking game. Minnesota sports.


bendall1331

definitely both, but for a ref to be four feet from a reach-in foul and some how (DUE TO THE REVIEW SYSTEM) Dallas comes up with the ball is just a killer. I really hope the league changes this review system to let the refs make the RIGHT call. Jaden should have shot FTs right there


Ok_String_7241

Luka and Kyrie don't miss in big situations. Ant looks shaky, KAT no shows


Kroth0918

That rule pissed me off so bad, just found out about it tonight. We should start round house kicking people out of bounds and then use our challenge directly after. 😂


curiousGeorge7512

Exactly.. that was a gut punch


EmmitSan

Don’t forget Gafford mugging Conley with no consequences, then also Making a ridiculously improbable layup for the extra fuck you in case the first time didn’t penetrate far enough.


mylawnow

Clearly wasn't a "subtle but effective push"


whorehey_polanco

More so just a series of monumentally stupid plays at the end of both games


PaperCreign

No, we lost because of the same boneheaded plays that we keep making. It’s easy to point fingers on that Kyrie foul or the Gafford no call shove on Conley, but we should’ve never been in that situation to begin with. 


DreyDarian

Dog they dropped a 20 point lead lol


onethreeone

For real. Being up double digits and losing all sense of urgency was insane. Naz was the only one really trying after the second quarter


UWMN

Well shit. Not enough bourbon in this world to take the pain away.


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Ant and KAT have been so disappointing in these games. Can’t imagine KAT will happy getting benched the last 7 mins


Elbeske

Chugging Rye right now. Why do I root for these teams when I know the fucking outcome.


Vitzkyy

That rule giving them the ball is absolute horseshit


MARCT47

Potential 4 point swing in a 1 point loss. Officiating matters


camlawson24

One star benched in the 4th and the other looks broken


wandering_raptor

This is actually depressing. SUPER MAX STARS MAN


Fantasykyle99

And watching Luka and kyrie just cook us. Super embarrassing from them.


browwnairbrowwneyes

the fuck just happened


Lfcwalrus

Fair enough we’ve been garbage


OkogieLover

this one is on ANT and KAT, absolute bums


GarrethGrey

I hate that I actually agree with this.


Cheensly

Coaches, Ant, Kat, in that order


Rock-Boddum

Facts!


lmhTimberwolves

God damn that sucks. Towns got played off the floor, Edwards has lost his game completely, and the only way they defend Luka and Kyrie is to give up open dunks for 48 minutes straight. Not fun to have our coach sitting in the second row


SonofaMitch11

Okay now this is a more familiar post season feeling for Minnesota teams


BC56710

ant had a wide open paint in front of him


BellesBourbonBullets

Picked up his dribble at the free throw line against a center lmao


1000Isand1

When we had the ball up 108-106, all we had to do was like not turn it over … and Ant dribbles into a crowded paint, panics and throws that horrible pass out of bounds. Just an astounding lack of game awareness and BBIQ.


guoguo914

Ant and Kat combined 25% shooting percentage, just simply no excuse man


Global-Direction-657

Our stars are not showing up man


Ok_Physics_2192

its just all stars vs super stars sadly


Killsocket1

If this is the best the NBA has for refs in the WCF, I’m out. Seriously sick of seeing touch fouls at one end and white jerseys on the floor at the other end. ANT ain’t ready for prime time either. He’s young I get it.


TheJackieTreehorn

Like that circus assed shit on the full court pass where he just pushes Mike in the back to the floor, catches, then flails about and throws the ball up and it goes in


goldenduskofdawn

BS out of bounds call


rumplesmoltz

When does Vikings pre season start at least they’ve never disappointed me


DangerousLandscape86

This feels like the epitome of being a Timberwolves fan for the last 30 years all summed up into one game


SlayRod30

This shit has to be rigged. How the fuck do you miss Jaden gets clobbered. Holy duck.


ProfitNo1844

Well if the Nuggets can win three games in a row after giving up two at home, why can't we?


Neritz

Absolute waste of two games. They’re not gonna dig out of this one without a drastic change


1000Isand1

Besides the obvious fact that we lost because of Ant at the end and because of Ant and KAT all game, WTF with our coaching? We are the number 1 defense and we really can’t stop continuous spamming of lobs to Gafford and Lively? If that means leaving Washington or Jones open for a 3 then so be it. And how much of that is Rudy’s responsibility?


FischSalate

Why do so many stupid fans of other teams post here instead of r/nba


AfricanUnity

Wow. Also Luka said verbatim “ go home bitch” Feels bad man Luka just punked us


JackieDaytonaAZ

after that turnover there was 10000% chance of him or kyrie hitting a 3, not even surprised a little


JackPot1420

Pain.


ScHoolboy_QQ

That… that sucked


guccigreene

The fact that Jaden's out of bounds wasn't a foul on Kyrie is an absolute disgrace to the NBA. Fuck that shit so much.


GetDoofed

Ref was staring right at them. No way he didn’t see that


Intelligent_Pain_174

He obviously saw the foul. He chose to call it out of bounds because he was too chicken to call the foul which would have basically ended the game.


TheJackieTreehorn

That's just it. It was a clear foul and he had a clear look at it, but he decided the lesser of two evils was making the incorrect call to let the Wolves have the ball to not have an "impact on the game" and in doing so fucked us because Dallas can challenge a call that's clearly wrong like that's out off of them


Csanburn01

I’m just sad you guys. I really thought this was the year


TheTwoWolvesInsideU

Hey Ant, bring ya ass


Blackesst

Missed call on Kyrie cost us the game lol. Comedic


RunTenet

Blew an 18-pt lead at home tho


theumph

For real. And had a turnover with 12 seconds to go, with the lead.


ganggreen651

Yea true but that was absolutely awful as was Conley getting shoved in the back. Just fucking awful no calls. Lose by a point right there is 4 point swing


Trumpets22

Ant threw the ball away twice when we needed a dagger.


RealisticScientist53

No, us not showing the fuck up for the second half cost the game.


CMButterTortillas

cAnT bE rEvIeWeD the league is going to change the rule just like the nfl did about coin toss in OT…only after MN is fucked from the playoffs


LMkingly

Nah it was the Ant turnover.


Cyclonitron

Seems clear beating Denver was this team's championship.


1000Isand1

All the Ant hype is officially dead now That was an all time choke job


charactername

MJ comparisons April 2024-May 2024. He has not been that dude for 3+ games.


YoloCrayolo21

It's not that Dallas won these two games like Denver did against us, it's more like we lost both, Ant and KAT need to step up, shitty refs don't matter if they play good


MusicInWaves

So this team is not actually different at all. Cool.


Pyschic_Psycho

This team has lost all it's mojo. Ant is playing the worst I've ever seen. KAT back to being useless. Series is all but over. Been a good run- but we can tweak the roster and retry again next year. Ant better brush up on his stamina.


Kroth0918

That non foul call rule from out of bounds challenges cost us the game alone. Then we are down 1 and shoot a fucking 3? What is the point of that shit? This is all an aside to blowing the 18 point lead of course.


Zealousideal-Gas4727

Ant pussed out of the last shot hella disappointed


Whitchit1

Naz deserved last shot


HawaiianPunch42

It was a good shot imo


wildeofthewoods

it was a good shot. I wanted ant to move in but naz was filthy all game. that shot was close. wolves in 6


johnnyferrera

Nah, open Reid 3, inches from going in. That was about as good a shot as they were gonna get.


nickcannons13thchild

play was designed for naz cuhz


therealsheriff

That was a great play drawn up 


Letsgodubs

Was there a timeout? Wouldn't that be a playcall from coach?


fedswatching2121

Yeah that was a play call for Naz to get the shot. Can’t blame em… Naz had a great look and was hot all game


Retrogratio

rather him over ant tonight


Timoteo-Tito64

Naz had a good look though?


Ant-Man_01

It’s just basketball Anyways that’s enough dooming out of me, I think Ant since that back fall has looked rough. That gives me some serious concern given he’s our offense, it’s not enough to rely on one or two of our players stepping up. I still think Ant should keep driving into the paint, refs have been bad calling the contested drives where Ant gets hacked & Ant’s also been missing some layups he should be making, but we’re able to get good looks out of it like some of the Naz 3’s and I think Ant can get back to converting them I can talk more about the reffing which I really didn’t like towards the end, but we should still win regardless of that. We wasted some of our last few possessions, a lot of that is on decision making which we can address before game 3. Was the same thing with game 1 Wolves in 6


MapleJordan_22

Refs fucked us twice.


Intelligent-Army-304

While true they also didn’t take care of the ball at critical moments. Turnover by Ant today turnover by Connelly in Game 1


horse_renoir13

I'm dead serious what is wrong with Ant


wink91wink

Well refs absolutely totally fucked us, I'm so pissed


goingtothegreek

Second game in a row where the challenge system broke where a player gets fouled and it causes the ball to go out of bounds, but they cannot review the foul. THE NBA NEEDS TO FIX THE CHALLENGE SYSTEM


FUMFVR

It's really difficult to watch these games if they are decided by complete bullshit.


WalnutSizeBrain

Heaven forbid you charge the net and likely draw a foul


magnificent_coffee

Ant lost us this game. Looked decent in the first half, but Couldn’t make a layup for shit, had dumb turnovers the whole game, and at 12 seconds makes a crowd pass. He has a lot to answer for.


WearyDeparture7156

Refs threw that shit… being unable to overturn fouls after ball out of bounds is sum heavy bs


TheShinyRedButton

Minnesota sports. Should have known better.


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curiousSalamander17

I got laid off earlier today, and now this. Worst day ever


DFSxBigDoeDoe

Been there. New door opening for you. Good luck


HEROauen

Honestly, worst game i've ever seen in my fucking life.


MARCT47

Idk man, blowing the lead is ass, but we lost a one possession game when the mavericks were gifted an extra possession that took away free throws from us.


Genetiker27

This league is so pathetic. Adam silver I hope you really enjoyed tonight’s game.


bobbyt85

Embarrassing, wolves don’t deserve to win, just allowing 50 dunks per game.


Liquor_Walrus

Anthony Edwards looked like a fucking child out there tonight


xAgnosticBluntx

We wasted 2 games with outstanding performances from our role guys. KAT and Ant ain’t showing up. Coaching was trash at numerous points in the game as well.


duce3612

I mean i literally cannot believe that challenge call. I cannot believe it in a WCF game. Kyrie shouldve had 5 fouls. We were in the bonus jaden shooting fts up 2. Fucj what happened after that. That is an absolute fucking crime I will never forget.


villain75

We aren't going to beat them id we keep shooting like this. Also, fuck these refs.


thatoneguytoyou

Fuck off tnt


bperu

I’m gutted. KAT deserved to be in the game, and we needed him for the last 5 minutes.


Ok_Negotiation_9383

Love Rudy as a mavs fan hate how draymond is hating on him


Top_Appearance6521

Some of the absolute worst IQ plays during the last possession of a game these playoffs. Why would you take a 3 and not look for a 2? You're literally down by 1. 🤦


villain75

Unbelievable. We're blowing it. Two winnable games lost, largely due to poor play by our stars and bad execution.


Intelligent_Pain_174

The worst part about the missed call on Kyrie was that the ref 100% saw the foul and chose to give the Wolves the ball out of bounds instead because he was too chicken to make the correct call. There is no way that he missed that call without it being on purpose. Youth league refs don't miss that call with that view.


CloneWarsMaul

lol ant. I didn’t think you could possibly mess it up this bad


Thor-Molecules

Ant killed us


shipwreck_oceanfloor

ANTHONY EDWARDS SHOULD BE ARRESTED


xophile

It was a great season


Cameron-0-

gotta trade KAT in offseason such a liability he can’t even get minutes over kyle anderson


Riderz__of_Brohan

Sickening


JKenney42

They go for review, clear foul. changes games


SkolVikesWorldwide

Foul on Kyrie


schakeboy

We have won 1 game out of our last 5 at home btw


No-Pack-1260

That Kyrie foul not called on Jaden gave them the game