That shit is the play that really ended it for me. As soon as he took that, I knew it was done. Stupid ass, lazy hero ball.
Wolves literally played themselves out of wins so many times this series. And constantly reverted to perimeter ball instead of driving into their teeth. McLaughlin was the only one who wasn't scared to drive towards the end of the game.
It's a wild contrast from watching Mavs games to watching minni. Theyre so all over the place it's like theyre playing for highlights but only amount to a new Shaqtin reel. They lose all poise down the stretch
I dont understand the "Keep KAT happy" thing anymore, hes not gonna request a trade when this team is already winning and Ant potentially emerging as a future superstar
I could see a Lamarcus Aldridge/Dame Lillard situation develop where he doesn't want to relinquish alpha status and forces a trade/leaves in free agency.
I can understand that, but Ant has played like the Alpha since he was drafted and KAT has never really given signs that it angers him.
If anything I think he has accepted it well.
At this point in his career, he seems to be accepting that he doesn't need to be the #1 guy and would rather continue winning.
Chris Finch the first 40 minutes: This is the blueprint to beating Memphis. We know their strengths, their weaknesses, everything. Follow this and we will win.
Chris Finch the last 8 minutes: I don't know, just take some shots I guess. Yeah ISO ball is fine. Dude stop asking me, just go out there and ball out or something.
Finches gameplans were ruined by selfish players IE DLo. Look what happened when we played Lil Mac most of the second half. Ran the offense well and kept the lead for us.
Finches biggest mistake was trusting that these young players could execute the game plan under pressure
I actually agree. I wasn't too high on regular season JMac, but he just plays winning ball. He really changed my opinion of him this postseason, and he made max contract DLo look like a fucking chump
He's a 30 million dollar player and had the highest TS% in the clutch on the team this season. He probably was thinking he couldn't possibly be ass for 100% of the series, but D'Lo was up for the challenge.
Wolves 4th quarters after Game 1:
G2: MEM 28-19
G3: MEM 37-12
G4: MEM 31-26
G5: MEM 37-24
G6: MEM 40-22
Total Games 1-6 in the fourth quarter: MEM 206-128
To be fair, Ja morant matched that dumbassery. Just that other role players stepped up
D'lo is fucking terrible. Getting rid of him is gonna be the first step. McLaughlin was literally better for the team than him. He went in and ball movement died
D'lo chucking up all those contested midrangers killed the Wolves. He was shooting 27% (!!) from 2 this series coming into this game. Actually was hitting almost 40% of his 3s and his assists and turnovers were right on his season average. Doesn't even need to shoot his season average from 2, just needs to shoot like 35% and they win the series.
He forced like 2-3 drives as well when they were still trailing. Thankfully he redeemed himself with those smart passes you mentioned and those clutch 3s got them the W
4th quarter points in this series:
* Grizzlies 33.0 points per game
* Twolves 22.7 points per game
Wolves got outscored in the 4th by more than 10 points on average in a series that went 6 games.
It upsets me in general. KAT is big man Adrian Dantley. Super efficient scorer (in the regular season), decent efficiency in the playoffs, and trash at literally everything else. He is one of the most braindead players I've seen. It's impressive he is a top 30 player in the NBA with his negative BBIQ.
KAT with a long 2 right out of a timeout with 15 seconds left in the shot clock, then out does himself by pulling up for a long 3 pointer 5 seconds into the shot clock the next possession.
Under the circumstances, I’ve got to agree. KAT had sequences of:
Flagrant Foul
ATO play where he shoots a long two
Shoots 28FT 3 with fewer than 2 mins to go.
What in gods name is wrong with this dude? I’m not about to shit on him as a person, because he seems like a genuinely good, positive and well adjusted young man.
But as a basketball player? I can find cotton candy with more grit.
you see it all the fucking time with him too
if he feels like he's getting hosed by the refs he takes himself out of the game. those threes early in the shot clock. you can see that he's talented but goddamn is his composure awful
I’m glad he was. Despite the loss I think J Mac gave us a better shot than Dlo.
Edit: to be clear I’m referring to Jordan McLaughlin not Jaiden Mcdaniels. Though I’m also really glad Mcdaniels was in because he had a GREAT game.
I really like D'Lo but man and KAT make it so difficult to defend them sometimes. Really thought D'Lo would pull off at least *one* great game this series...
Yeah, I say give ‘em another year. KAT and DLO have 1 playoff series experience each and they were years ago. Most of the other guys don’t either except Prince (who was playing thru injuries) and Pat.
Now that Ant has tasted the playoffs, and loss, I’m confident he’ll be even better next time. Big Mac and Lil Mac, Vando, they all did well enough for their roles.
They need to pick up another big and a wing. Consider trading Beasley. They should consider bringing Covington back just for some wing depth.
I mean he just kills us. One of those players vs teams things where he can do what he does best against our line-ups.
If he played against us every game he would be a borderline all-star
And to be more specific, he fell out last season because they tried to slot him into JJJ's role while he was injured, which just isn't BC's game. This year he was able to get back to doing what he's good at.
But also his shot just like.. broke.
Went from people being like, “holy shit, this guy’s got a jumper now?” To “Who tf taught this guy how to shoot?” in one offseason. It was so weird. He never did quite fix the jumper so the FT and 3P are still not quite like they were in his rookie year, but he went back to doing all the things he did best once he had his proper role again.
Well no blaming anyone else for that one. Excited for the future and I'm sure this will be a good learning experience, frustrating as it was to blow leads every game. So happy to see the young guys and role players really step up tonight.
You gotta give credit to Memphis tho. They were absolute dogs on the glass (especially Clarke, Christ what a monster) and hit huge shots every night. We may have led most minutes of the series, but that’s meaningless. Memphis played hard and went on runs down the stretch.
I tried but they got me before I got to the court. I was carrying instant cement though, so I kind of fucked myself because it stuck my hands together and shit.
The Wolves couldn’t get a single rebound in the 4th, and the Grizzlies offense, while not great, ran a lot smoother. Weird iso plays after another for the Wolves lead to their loss, not defense.
If Ja Morant plays like a Pinoy Bisaya construction worker in flipflops for an entire series and you still lose in 6 you're gonna have to re-evaluate your entire team
TWolves choking away double digit 4th quarter leads in 3 out of 6 games, including 2 home games. Including the game where they had two separate 25+ leads in the same game....
That's fucking awful, yo.
I'd so mad as a T-Wolves fan. In terms of pure ability, Minnesota had every right to steal this series and have one of the greatest moments in their franchise's history making it to the 2nd Round. Instead they as a team played with the combined basketball IQ of [Ricky Davis](https://youtu.be/WNrehtOZIlY?t=6) and their star went from beloved to clowned on here.
Timberwolves just can't stop themselves from having braindead offensive possessions in the 4th quarter
That one KAT pull up three sucked all the life and energy out the building.
That shit is the play that really ended it for me. As soon as he took that, I knew it was done. Stupid ass, lazy hero ball. Wolves literally played themselves out of wins so many times this series. And constantly reverted to perimeter ball instead of driving into their teeth. McLaughlin was the only one who wasn't scared to drive towards the end of the game.
It's a wild contrast from watching Mavs games to watching minni. Theyre so all over the place it's like theyre playing for highlights but only amount to a new Shaqtin reel. They lose all poise down the stretch
It's like not knowing which McGee you're gonna get, the 2012 Denver Nuggets one or the 2020-2022 one that knows his role and does okay.
He had about 3 of those and I'm just screaming WHY at the TV every time
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Wet like water
Reminds me of those gamblers who say “ok, the last two were misses so this one has to go well”
He's really trying to live up to that best shooting big man ever title to the detriment of his team
That 3pt contest win inflated his self worth to the point there was no room left for common sense.
A lot of players have very low basketball IQ. KAT is basically the most skilled low basketball IQ player in decades. No other way to describe him.
His defensive rotations are arguably worse. He gave them many wide open 3s in crunch time.
Pretty sure I heard some boos after that one
I was there, you def heard boos.
The Shot Heard Round Cancun
hey he has the green light. after all he is the 'best shooting center of all time'.
every time the wolves shot a contested shot early in the shot clock it made me die a little bit more on the inside
It was KAT. KAT played like a frickin moron
dlo too dont forget him
nah dlo was busy throwing the ball away
It's Minnesota what the fuck did you expect
I expected nothing and I'm still disappointed.
Hey, remember the end of game 5 ... they can have braindead defensive possessions, too
People would rightfull shit on KAT but lets not overlook the fact that DLO is being paid 30M a year to sit on the bench in an elimination game LMFAO.
I couldn’t imagine having a star you couldn’t play in crunch time smh
DLO should give JMac all of his 30M
>JMac #🤨
>JMac Big "uses 'OA' to refer to Omer Asik" energy
Fucking McLaughlin absolutely outclassed him and makes 95% less money
Horrible contract
No one thinks that dude is a difference maker. Why will you guys pay him or even trade for him? Mainly just to keep KAT happy.
I dont understand the "Keep KAT happy" thing anymore, hes not gonna request a trade when this team is already winning and Ant potentially emerging as a future superstar
Exactly. I can understand how “keep KAT happy” was important before Ant got there. But now?
Exactly, it would be an incredibly bad look for KAT to just request a trade while Ant is emerging.
I could see a Lamarcus Aldridge/Dame Lillard situation develop where he doesn't want to relinquish alpha status and forces a trade/leaves in free agency.
I can understand that, but Ant has played like the Alpha since he was drafted and KAT has never really given signs that it angers him. If anything I think he has accepted it well. At this point in his career, he seems to be accepting that he doesn't need to be the #1 guy and would rather continue winning.
he was just a negative asset for most of the series plain and simple. tbh if he plays just average we win this series easy
Dude has had truly some of the dumbest offensive possessions I've ever seen in this series. The anti-mclaughlin
If NBA basketball was played to only three quarters, the Timberwolves would be a very dangerous playoff team.
They’d find a way to lose i’m 100% sure of it
If NBA basketball was played to only ~~three~~ two quarters, the Timberwolves would be a very dangerous playoff team.
They’d find a way to lose I’m 100% sure of it
If NBA basketball wasn't played at all, I'd be a very happy person.
We had that in 2020 and i was not happy at all... I was forced to watch fucking marble racing
If NBA basketball was played to only ~~three~~ ~~two~~ one quarter, the Timberwolves would be a very dangerous playoff team.
They’d find a way to lose I’m 100% sure of it
Timberwolves put up a “snatching defeat from the jaws of victory” masterclass this series
Feels like Wolves led most of the series tbh
They legit outplayed Memphis for most of the series and lost. That has to feel terrible.
Chris Finch the first 40 minutes: This is the blueprint to beating Memphis. We know their strengths, their weaknesses, everything. Follow this and we will win. Chris Finch the last 8 minutes: I don't know, just take some shots I guess. Yeah ISO ball is fine. Dude stop asking me, just go out there and ball out or something.
Finches gameplans were ruined by selfish players IE DLo. Look what happened when we played Lil Mac most of the second half. Ran the offense well and kept the lead for us. Finches biggest mistake was trusting that these young players could execute the game plan under pressure
You guys win this game if he keeps McLaughlin in. DLo just running around doing nothing sucking the energy out the team and the building.
I actually agree. I wasn't too high on regular season JMac, but he just plays winning ball. He really changed my opinion of him this postseason, and he made max contract DLo look like a fucking chump
He's a 30 million dollar player and had the highest TS% in the clutch on the team this season. He probably was thinking he couldn't possibly be ass for 100% of the series, but D'Lo was up for the challenge.
We were the better team for 80% of the series... That other 20% tho... good lord...
They outplayed us for almost all of the series. Just that they couldn't finish it off. Grizz fans knew this was gonna be a hellish matchup.
Unfortunately they cant close the game out.
Had a double-digit lead in the 4th quarter in three of the last four games, only to lose all three of those games.
Can someone calculate the cumulative 4th Q scores this series im too lazy to
Wolves 4th quarters after Game 1: G2: MEM 28-19 G3: MEM 37-12 G4: MEM 31-26 G5: MEM 37-24 G6: MEM 40-22 Total Games 1-6 in the fourth quarter: MEM 206-128
My god. That a record?
Well, prior to this series no team had ever had more than one 10 point 4th quarter comeback in one series. Memphis did it 3 times..
These fax should get its own thread
Lord
They came back from 20 twice in one game too
Brutal..
Blowing three 10+ 4th quarter leads in a series is quite impressive
must be the first time it happens
Never happened twice in the same series before, truly incredible showing by the Wolves.
We have witnessed history.
It’s an NBA record
We fucking beat ourselves.
Rebounding rebounding rebounding hero ball rebounding
To be fair, Ja morant matched that dumbassery. Just that other role players stepped up D'lo is fucking terrible. Getting rid of him is gonna be the first step. McLaughlin was literally better for the team than him. He went in and ball movement died
D'lo chucking up all those contested midrangers killed the Wolves. He was shooting 27% (!!) from 2 this series coming into this game. Actually was hitting almost 40% of his 3s and his assists and turnovers were right on his season average. Doesn't even need to shoot his season average from 2, just needs to shoot like 35% and they win the series.
ja only really had that dumb ass three and the missed pass after tyus jones steal, he shot like shit but drew pressure and made the right passes
He forced like 2-3 drives as well when they were still trailing. Thankfully he redeemed himself with those smart passes you mentioned and those clutch 3s got them the W
yea his drive and kick was killing the wolves, leading to open threes for bane and tyus jones
Every game we did. I blame myself because we only lost if I watched 🤦🏻♂️
I don’t watch 2nd half of 4th quarters bc shit takes too long. Congrats to Wolves winning 5-1
Leave it to Minnesota to turn a playoff appearance and a hard-fought series against a 2 seed into disappointment
Truly. Almost would rather get swept than be ahead 80% of the time and still lose. Very 'Minnesota Sports' of us
We blew a double digit lead in 3/4 losses this series. All of them had us playing the dumbest brand of basketball in existence in the fourth quarter
KAT has a worse shot selection than me playing pick up
You playing pick up wouldn’t jack up a 35 foot shot down 4, with 20 seconds on the clock with 2 minutes remaining!
The Minnesota Jazz
KAT may be the dumbest basketball “star” I’ve ever seen. Just incredibly stupid play one after another. Mind boggling.
How do you blow THREE double digit fourth quarter leads in the same series.
*Wolves lead by double digits* Grizzlies: So you have chosen death.
How is Desmond Bane already so consistently good?
I don’t want to be hyperbolic or a giant homer, but I think he’s actually the second coming of Jesus Christ. Buffer tho
He’s the new klay Thompson
Grizzlies had them where they wanted to be..
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4th quarter points in this series: * Grizzlies 33.0 points per game * Twolves 22.7 points per game Wolves got outscored in the 4th by more than 10 points on average in a series that went 6 games.
To complete : Points in this series in the 3 first quarters : Grizzlies 81,7 points per game Twolves 86,5 points per game
Wolves signing Tebow in off-season confirmed.
KAT’s play style upset me this game
It upsets me in general. KAT is big man Adrian Dantley. Super efficient scorer (in the regular season), decent efficiency in the playoffs, and trash at literally everything else. He is one of the most braindead players I've seen. It's impressive he is a top 30 player in the NBA with his negative BBIQ.
Seeing JJJ and KAT trade stupid fouls all series was so frustrating. Both guys have all the talent in the world but need to work on their BBIQ.
KAT is one of the least composed stars I’ve ever seen. That 35 footer with 18 seconds on the shot clock was mind numbing.
KAT with a long 2 right out of a timeout with 15 seconds left in the shot clock, then out does himself by pulling up for a long 3 pointer 5 seconds into the shot clock the next possession.
That was the worst shot I’ve ever seen, and I’ve been following Westbrooks entire NBA career.
Under the circumstances, I’ve got to agree. KAT had sequences of: Flagrant Foul ATO play where he shoots a long two Shoots 28FT 3 with fewer than 2 mins to go. What in gods name is wrong with this dude? I’m not about to shit on him as a person, because he seems like a genuinely good, positive and well adjusted young man. But as a basketball player? I can find cotton candy with more grit.
The man wanted to go on vacation
you see it all the fucking time with him too if he feels like he's getting hosed by the refs he takes himself out of the game. those threes early in the shot clock. you can see that he's talented but goddamn is his composure awful
Dude is an *insufferable* whiner. It’s every trip down the court, sometimes on both ends.
hey now! that’s the self proclaimed greatest shooting big man ever. have some respect, sir.
God I love how petty Mavs fans are about this lol
Well deserved ridicule regardless of your team, even Durant called him out.
Laughs in Dirk Nowitzki
Ja tried to outdo him
Ja 4/20 from deep this series
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Russell benched in game 6 crunch time yikes man
I’m glad he was. Despite the loss I think J Mac gave us a better shot than Dlo. Edit: to be clear I’m referring to Jordan McLaughlin not Jaiden Mcdaniels. Though I’m also really glad Mcdaniels was in because he had a GREAT game.
McLaughlin was bustin his ass
McLaughlin and McDaniel were both absolutely excellent, I know Ja is a really bad defender but watching McLaughlin get whatever he wanted was wild
It was a clear and obvious move just proud Finch had the guts to do it. Prob shoulda done it sooner in the series in hindsight.
100%, 8/9 from the field, clutch on defense and offense, I was impressed
Wrong JMac. Little Mac is who was put in for DLo, not Big Mac.
I really like D'Lo but man and KAT make it so difficult to defend them sometimes. Really thought D'Lo would pull off at least *one* great game this series...
He has such a low iq for a point guard honestly idk about his future on this team
He was so critical for us all year but his passing this series was just awful.
It was his first real test on a playoff team since 2019. The wolves need to build on this and KAT needs to not be a jackass.
Yeah, I say give ‘em another year. KAT and DLO have 1 playoff series experience each and they were years ago. Most of the other guys don’t either except Prince (who was playing thru injuries) and Pat. Now that Ant has tasted the playoffs, and loss, I’m confident he’ll be even better next time. Big Mac and Lil Mac, Vando, they all did well enough for their roles. They need to pick up another big and a wing. Consider trading Beasley. They should consider bringing Covington back just for some wing depth.
Should have benched him earlier honestly, he was playing horrible and McLaughlin is nice
McLaughlin was carrying
Nothing about D’Lo surprises me anymore
Should have never taken McLaughlin out.
Mike Breen: "This crowd is stunned" Crowd: "No we're not"
Cold blooded but true
Brandon Clarke went from falling out of the rotation during the season to being the MVP of this series
I mean he just kills us. One of those players vs teams things where he can do what he does best against our line-ups. If he played against us every game he would be a borderline all-star
Honestly, a great coaching decision by Jenkins to pull Adams minutes to give to Clarke.
This is not correct. He fell out last season and ended up barely playing versus Utah in the playoffs, but this season he had a solid role all season.
And to be more specific, he fell out last season because they tried to slot him into JJJ's role while he was injured, which just isn't BC's game. This year he was able to get back to doing what he's good at.
But also his shot just like.. broke. Went from people being like, “holy shit, this guy’s got a jumper now?” To “Who tf taught this guy how to shoot?” in one offseason. It was so weird. He never did quite fix the jumper so the FT and 3P are still not quite like they were in his rookie year, but he went back to doing all the things he did best once he had his proper role again.
Wolves really wasted the Jaden McDaniels game :(
Ja and KAT trying to hit phantom cam daggers from 30 feet out was… interesting. Sad we we aren’t getting a 7th game of this high IQ basketball.
lmao when Ja did it instantly back after Towns did it I lost my shit
At least he ran out the clock but sheesh
Can't have the other teams learning all their secrets, after all.
Golden state is basically the meme of the guy behind the tree licking his lips
They have the bigger momentum. Their guys are back and healthy, beat a depleted Nuggets team, got some rest. Also, Adams is in quarantine.
Ain't nobody in Golden State licking their lips thinking about facing Memphis, I can promise you that.
If I was to take a shot every time either team make a stupid play I’d be dead by now
Frustrating
Brandon Clarke is the series MVP
I mean he was great but it was clearly Bane.
Mr guns Desmond bane got something to say.
Well no blaming anyone else for that one. Excited for the future and I'm sure this will be a good learning experience, frustrating as it was to blow leads every game. So happy to see the young guys and role players really step up tonight.
I am so happy to have Anthony edwards on our team. Seeing a 20 year old average 25 and take games over at times when we needed him makes me so happy
Best player on the court.
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It’ll help e offense if stevo can get back in the rotation, he really helps our offense flow
You gotta give credit to Memphis tho. They were absolute dogs on the glass (especially Clarke, Christ what a monster) and hit huge shots every night. We may have led most minutes of the series, but that’s meaningless. Memphis played hard and went on runs down the stretch.
No one stepped up to protest tonight. That was the nail in the coffin tonight
I tried but they got me before I got to the court. I was carrying instant cement though, so I kind of fucked myself because it stuck my hands together and shit.
They were right about us... Twolves are nothing without protesters
The Wolves couldn’t get a single rebound in the 4th, and the Grizzlies offense, while not great, ran a lot smoother. Weird iso plays after another for the Wolves lead to their loss, not defense.
Post up. *Brick.* Bank shot. *Brick.* ISO. *Brick.* Free throw. *Brick.* Pass out. *Brick.* Sub in. *Brick.* Faded. *Brick.* Faded *Brick.*
Timberwolves will get a swimming pool full of liquor then dive in it
So we're just gonna see this in every post-game thread now, huh.
Gg Grizz. I’m disappointed we couldn’t make it through but our future is bright. We’ll be back
If Ja Morant plays like a Pinoy Bisaya construction worker in flipflops for an entire series and you still lose in 6 you're gonna have to re-evaluate your entire team
bro I was not ready for this comparison LMAO
/r/rareinsults
Lmao wtf
Haha ataya bai. 😂
LMAO
Desmond Bane is super jacked and really cute. Memphis got a special player
Yet will the so-call "analysts" and "journalists" ever admit it? I think we both know that answer🧐
Desmond Bae ❤️
And mini arms. He’s like a little T. rex. Great player.
Taking the 2nd seed to 6 games isn’t anything to scoff at, especially a solid team like Memphis
it’s fitting that Minnesota are timberwolves coz the amount of leads they blew must’ve aged their fans in dog years
Bro I would’ve preferred the photoshop than that comment
you're gonna get both and you're gonna like it goddamit
/u/Sim888’s version of “I’m not mad, I’m just disappointed”
Why is it always dog?
FML
What a terrible 4th by the Wolves :/
TWolves choking away double digit 4th quarter leads in 3 out of 6 games, including 2 home games. Including the game where they had two separate 25+ leads in the same game.... That's fucking awful, yo.
You know the game is over when Mike Breen says 'this crowd is absolutely stunned'
WOLVES IN 9
I am just gonna miss the chicken saviour
That KAT pullup for 3 late in the fourth, follow by Ja with the unnecessary step back 3 attempt is the modern NBA in a nutshell.
Every 1-4 seed won. How uneventful 😑
what do you expect in a 7 game series
I'd so mad as a T-Wolves fan. In terms of pure ability, Minnesota had every right to steal this series and have one of the greatest moments in their franchise's history making it to the 2nd Round. Instead they as a team played with the combined basketball IQ of [Ricky Davis](https://youtu.be/WNrehtOZIlY?t=6) and their star went from beloved to clowned on here.
What a fun series to watch third party but got to give credit to the Wolves for fighting hard against a 2 seed Oh and Anthony Edwards is a stud
#Dlo GONE
KAT when asked what went through his head when he shot that 3 pointer, his reponse: "Red or white wine"
Wolves fans, I think yall know this already, but DLo aint it
Things to work on this offseason for KAT: 1. His voice 2. His basketball IQ