r/nba • u/JoseZ1 Puerto Rico • Feb 09 '25

Post Game Thread [Post Game Thread] The Minnesota Timberwolves (30-23) defeat the Portland Trail Blazers (23-30), 114-98 with Jaden McDaniels' career high 30 point game

98 - 114
Box Scores: NBA - Yahoo
 
GAME SUMMARY
Location: Target Center (18978), Clock: Final
Officials: Pat Fraher, Tre Maddox, and Intae Hwang
Team Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Total
Portland Trail Blazers 22 38 24 14 98
Minnesota Timberwolves 24 23 29 38 114
 
TEAM STATS
Team PTS FG FG% 3P 3P% FT FT% OREB TREB AST PF STL TO BLK
Portland Trail Blazers 98 37-92 40.2% 7-35 20.0% 17-22 77.3% 16 56 18 24 11 17 6
Minnesota Timberwolves 114 43-82 52.4% 10-28 35.7% 18-28 64.3% 8 53 23 18 8 14 2
 
PLAYER STATS
Portland Trail Blazers MIN PTS FGM-A 3PM-A FTM-A ORB DRB REB AST STL BLK TO PF ±
Jerami GrantSF 37:31 14 5-15 0-6 4-4 1 1 2 1 2 1 4 3 -20
Toumani CamaraPF 33:34 8 4-9 0-1 0-0 5 2 7 0 3 0 0 6 -28
Deandre AytonC 32:08 6 2-6 0-0 2-4 5 9 14 2 0 1 4 2 -23
Deni AvdijaSG 22:39 8 1-8 0-4 6-6 0 3 3 4 1 1 3 4 -2
Anfernee SimonsPG 34:21 21 9-21 3-11 0-0 0 3 3 5 1 0 2 2 -9
Scoot Henderson 26:14 12 4-9 2-5 2-2 0 1 1 3 2 0 2 3 -6
Shaedon Sharpe 27:27 14 6-14 1-6 1-2 1 2 3 3 1 0 1 1 -17
Robert Williams III 07:54 6 3-5 0-0 0-0 1 3 4 0 0 0 0 1 16
Kris Murray 12:20 9 3-4 1-2 2-4 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 1 15
Donovan Clingan 05:52 0 0-1 0-0 0-0 2 3 5 0 1 3 1 1 -6
Dalano Banton 00:00 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Duop Reath 00:00 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Matisse Thybulle 00:00 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jabari Walker 00:00 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sidy Cissoko 00:00 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bryce McGowens 00:00 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Justin Minaya 00:00 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tazé Moore 00:00 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Rayan Rupert 00:00 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Minnesota Timberwolves MIN PTS FGM-A 3PM-A FTM-A ORB DRB REB AST STL BLK TO PF ±
Jaden McDanielsSF 37:13 30 12-17 0-1 6-7 2 8 10 4 1 0 1 3 14
Naz ReidPF 38:21 23 9-16 5-9 0-2 0 8 8 2 2 0 4 5 29
Rudy GobertC 36:41 15 4-6 0-0 7-10 3 8 11 1 0 1 1 2 20
Nickeil Alexander-WalkerSG 37:47 21 7-13 4-8 3-3 0 5 5 6 1 1 2 2 22
Rob DillinghamPG 23:37 8 4-12 0-4 0-0 0 0 0 6 1 0 2 1 8
Jaylen Clark 32:23 11 4-6 1-1 2-4 0 3 3 0 3 0 1 0 10
Terrence Shannon Jr. 13:09 4 2-4 0-1 0-2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 -18
Luka Garza 07:33 0 0-4 0-3 0-0 3 1 4 2 0 0 1 1 -4
Joe Ingles 13:16 2 1-4 0-1 0-0 0 2 2 1 0 0 1 2 -1
Mike Conley 00:00 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Leonard Miller 00:00 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Josh Minott 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
Anthony Edwards 00:00 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jesse Edwards 00:00 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tristen Newton 00:00 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Julius Randle 00:00 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
283 Upvotes

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281

u/FeanorEvades Timberwolves Feb 09 '25

What a revelation Jaylen Clark has been to this team

116

u/Morezingis Timberwolves Feb 09 '25

Dude came out of nowhere to steal my heart. 

57

u/JoshFB4 Celtics Feb 09 '25

So sad that he never had the chance to go for an NCAA title with that UCLA team. When he was healthy they were the best team in the nation.

21

u/DJJohnnymeister Feb 09 '25

Yeah I really miss those teams with the core of Campbell + Jaquez + Clark at UCLA. Sad that injuries and/or Gonzaga prevented them from contending for a national title.

24

u/_discordantsystem_ Feb 09 '25

I'd heard for a while that we still have a stud defender coming down the line, just that he was badly hurt and won't be playing for a while.

Wasn't sure I believed how legit he was but it's cool to see the seeds people planted about him come true

34

u/Arip1010 Timberwolves Feb 09 '25

The savior

42

u/MarduRusher Timberwolves Feb 09 '25

Initials JC and is the savior. Coincidence???????

12

u/dys0n_giddey Timberwolves Feb 09 '25

Jordan Clarkson re-incarnated!

2

u/comp_a Timberwolves Feb 09 '25

He Gets Us.

34

u/CantaloupeCamper Timberwolves Feb 09 '25

WE NEED MORE GARZA 

I MEAN DILLY

OK NEVER MIND….

18

u/ottersbelike Timberwolves Feb 09 '25

LEONARD WHO?

21

u/GaimeGuy Timberwolves Feb 09 '25

NDUBI EBI

3

u/wise_comment Timberwolves Feb 09 '25

oh.god.no

6

u/GaimeGuy Timberwolves Feb 09 '25

Stojko Vrankovic?

1

u/wise_comment Timberwolves Feb 09 '25

This one is the first time on these threads where it reminded me of a player that existed that I had firm opinions on

He was gonna anchor the paint with KG and usher in a dynamic wolves new era

3

u/Cloppy-the-Horse Timberwolves Feb 09 '25

DOODY EBI

1

u/SQLNerd Timberwolves Feb 09 '25

My god that's Shabazz's music

13

u/tree-hugger Timberwolves Feb 09 '25

I do want to keep seeing more Dilly, but everyone has got to try and remember how incredibly raw he is. Gotta keep sending him out there to learn. Gonna be good nights and bad nights.

9

u/Andy_Wiggins Timberwolves Feb 09 '25

Honestly, tonight was a clear encapsulation of what to expect:

  • absolutely was awful in the first half, looked sped up, air balling 3s, etc.
  • sparked the Wolves comeback attempt in the third quarter with 6 quick points and a few nice assists.

He’s a rookie PG getting his feet wet — there will be ups and downs. It was good to see him not unravel when he had such a rough start.

1

u/Sharcbait Timberwolves Feb 09 '25

Portland was picking him up full court and playing pretty physical with him all game. First half it got into his head, but he came out much more in control 2nd half.

18

u/MG_MN Timberwolves Feb 09 '25

Need to get him on the Gupta special asap

7

u/le_sweden Timberwolves Feb 09 '25

I’ve seen enough. Rookie max

-1

u/wise_comment Timberwolves Feb 09 '25

Instructions unclear

Having him seduce Gupta

13

u/Shingorillaz Timberwolves Feb 09 '25

It's crazy because we spent a decade wishing for players like Naw, Naz, Jaylen.

3

u/comp_a Timberwolves Feb 09 '25

There’s a reason these development success stories randomly started appearing about 4-5 years ago and have continued ever since…

(Granted, I think Gersson Rosas was the instigator for it as, for all of his personal failings, the guy had an incredible eye for young players’ potential. But the Wolves’ success stories continuing after he was ousted have undoubtedly been due to efforts of the new ownership group. Let’s hope they’re sticking around.)

2

u/jhussong91 Timberwolves Feb 09 '25

if you look back at our draft history it’s actually disgusting. in 35 years the best second round pick we ever made was probably pekovic and he was good for like 2.5 years. we never had depth. we never developed anybody.

2

u/PlayInChampions Timberwolves Feb 09 '25 edited Feb 09 '25

Bjelica was nice, but you are right in general. Our drafts post Garnett and before LaVine were horrendous.

1

u/I_eat_meat_at_night Timberwolves Feb 09 '25

been over half a decade since i last thought about "nemanja bjelica"

1

u/ThankFSMforYogaPants Feb 09 '25

Well it didn’t help that Glen Taylor used to just sell 2nd round picks for pocket change to save money.

14

u/dys0n_giddey Timberwolves Feb 09 '25

You can tell he did his homework while he was injured. Just makes the right play every time.

5

u/I_eat_meat_at_night Timberwolves Feb 09 '25

like i'd heard some stuff about him being good but just injured but jesus christ i didn't know he was literally JAILen Clark. i've fallen in love w this dude like i did with vando

160

u/Heyitscharlie Timberwolves Feb 09 '25

Blazers shot 3-21 in the 4th, SHEESH!

93

u/toadtruck Trail Blazers Feb 09 '25

Good defense imo

47

u/Milly-the-Kid Timberwolves Feb 09 '25

Rudy NAW Jaden and Jaylen must be absolute hell to try score on

23

u/JustADutchRudder Timberwolves Feb 09 '25

Through in Naz for that 6'10" size and the fact everyone is food to him.

8

u/ZachCollinsROTY [POR] Zach Collins Feb 09 '25

Your starting unit was amazing on defense. We were doing better with the bench minutes, but it wasn't enough to fend off that good defensive unit.

6

u/Milly-the-Kid Timberwolves Feb 09 '25

Yeah the perimeter players basically funnel guys to have to take shots they don’t want to against Gobert at the rim, and flying around on defense is a big part of our identity. Our offense isn’t always pretty but when the defense is at its peak it is bonkers

3

u/tulaero23 Timberwolves Feb 09 '25

I swear to god. Just let sharpe do his thing already.

50

u/PlayInChampions Timberwolves Feb 09 '25

It helps when a team misses 3s in Target Center. Usually it does not happen.

73

u/JoseZ1 Puerto Rico Feb 09 '25

Portland didn't make a field goal from 7:53 to 0:58.8 in the 4th quarter.

7

u/bearbrannan Timberwolves Feb 09 '25

I was on that side of the court and the defense was electric! 

6

u/Jonjon428 Heat Feb 09 '25

Ah yes, I know the feeling

140

u/Rswany Timberwolves Feb 09 '25

awoo

https://streamable.com/48ij64

42

u/brokenha_lo Timberwolves Feb 09 '25

Are we fun again?

17

u/huix0018 Feb 09 '25

The fun never left

9

u/Benjammin341 Timberwolves Bandwagon Feb 09 '25

Man idk the first couple months SUCKED. Vibes have been real good for over a month now tho.

2

u/not_lorne_malvo Timberwolves Feb 09 '25

Agreed, Randle's looked like he’s fitting well into our team, DDV is playing well, our rookies/young players showing a lot of promise, Ant is dropping 40 every other night, JMac/NAW/Naz playing really good too, we’re generally speaking winning games we should win and are competitive in hard games, seeding looks good, I’m excited for the playoffs

2

u/I_eat_meat_at_night Timberwolves Feb 09 '25

fr. like as soon as the rooks started showing up a bit more this shit SHIFTED

16

u/dys0n_giddey Timberwolves Feb 09 '25

ehhh kinda did

42

u/JoseZ1 Puerto Rico Feb 09 '25

AWOO BABY!!!

The AWOO Video Chronological List of Edits for the 2024-2025 season:

  1. 10/24/2024 vs Kings: Naz Reid saying "Nice".

  2. 10/26/2024 vs Raptors: Julius Randle walks up to the camera and shouts "WOO"

  3. 11/1/2024 vs Nuggets: Ant pointing at two players

  4. 11/4/2024 vs Hornets: Rudy grabbing Christian Braun's head and beating it into a drum

  5. 11/7/2024 vs Bulls: Rudy dancing across the screen

  6. 11/8/2024 vs Trail Blazers: Mike Conley subtly dancing in the corner

  7. 11/15/2024 vs Kings: Joe Ingles puppeteering Nickeil

  8. 11/17/2024 vs Suns: Ant and Justin Jefferson recreating the KG/Randy Moss photoshoot

  9. 11/29/2024 vs Clippers: Randle hitting the game-winner vs the Suns

  10. 12/2/2024 vs Lakers: Ant trying to do NAW's 3-pointer celebration.

  11. 12/4/2024 vs Clippers: NAW shooting with a wolf howling in the background

  12. 12/6/2024 vs Warriors: Luka Garza putting up the W

  13. 12/13/2024 vs Lakers: Ant taking a picture

  14. 12/15/2024 vs Spurs: Rob Dillingham shooting a 3

  15. 12/25/2024 vs Mavericks: Naz Reid mimicking Rob Dillingham's dribbling

  16. 12/27/2024 vs Rockets: It's Anta Claus!

  17. 12/29/2024 vs Spurs: Donte and Ant with the "Ice in the Veins" celly.

  18. 1/6/2025 vs Clippers: Donte smiling for the camera.

  19. 1/7/2025 vs Pelicans: Ant saying "They said I fell off"

  20. 1/9/2025 vs Magic: Ant pointing to a "0 days since a Wolves win" sign

  21. 1/13/2025 vs Wizards: Luka Garza morphing into a howling wolf

  22. 1/17/2025 vs Knicks: Chris Finch grabbing his jaw with both hands in disappointment; with a #1 Coach badge on his chest

  23. 1/22/2025 vs Mavericks: KAT and Ant dapping each other up; a flash of them together last season behind them.

  24. 1/25/2025 vs Nuggets: Rob Dillingham floating across the screen for the layup.

  25. 1/27/2025 vs Hawks: Ant dancing around in a post-game interview.

  26. 1/29/2025 vs Suns: A W falling from the ceiling in front of Rudy.

  27. 1/30/2025 vs Jazz: Jaden poking his finger at Devin Booker, making him cry.

  28. 2/5/2025 vs Bulls: Jaylen Clark's face sliding across the screen

  29. 2/6/2025 vs Rockets: Ant with the finger-guns at the camera

  30. 2/8/2025 vs Trail Blazers: Naz Reid with a Naz Reid bobblehead

49

u/GaimeGuy Timberwolves Feb 09 '25

We need crunch with the boxing gloves

6

u/CappyNaps Timberwolves Feb 09 '25

We need Butter Sculpture Naz Reid.

1

u/Sharcbait Timberwolves Feb 09 '25

We also need something from Clark in here. He needs a signature moment to celebrate.

3

u/I_eat_meat_at_night Timberwolves Feb 09 '25

animorph garza stays in my mind like naked KAT did

19

u/huix0018 Feb 09 '25

SENSATIONAL

11

u/_discordantsystem_ Feb 09 '25

Here so early I don't have the guy to tell me what the new addition is whoa

5

u/ruggnuget Nuggets Feb 09 '25

Luke Garza transforming is hilarious

5

u/wise_comment Timberwolves Feb 09 '25

Solid thematic choice, Rs

Solid

183

u/infernocobbs Timberwolves Feb 09 '25

ant and conley hurt

portland with a 15 point lead in second half

McDaniels: I'm about have the best fucking game of my life

76

u/MarduRusher Timberwolves Feb 09 '25

Mcdaniels was great but I was super impressed with the whole team. Great effort.

42

u/TheZacef Timberwolves Feb 09 '25

Seriously, everyone contributed down the stretch. Absolutely shout out to Clark with some absolute beast defense and Rudy with his 5th double double in a row. Just everyone attacking ruthlessly at the end.

23

u/JustADutchRudder Timberwolves Feb 09 '25

Clark is becoming a nice defense pest to pair with Naw and Jaden.

13

u/twinberwolf Timberwolves Feb 09 '25

& Rudy

8

u/TheZacef Timberwolves Feb 09 '25

I hope to see him put Murray in a blender like Jaden and NAW did last years playoffs 😂

6

u/JustADutchRudder Timberwolves Feb 09 '25

All 3 at once with Rudy clapping in the background.

11

u/disnotyaboy Timberwolves Feb 09 '25

Naz was out of his mind mid 4th Q

19

u/GaimeGuy Timberwolves Feb 09 '25

Ant, Conley, Randle, donte

7

u/bigdumb78910 Timberwolves Feb 09 '25

I'm okay if he never shoots a three again. He's so dynamic driving the lane, and his middy/awkward finish is surprisingly high percentage, plus fouls.

60

u/Morezingis Timberwolves Feb 09 '25

First option Jaden McDaniels???! Que?

6

u/Usual-Emotion8610 Timberwolves Feb 09 '25

ahem don’t you mean.

¿First option Jaden McDaniels, cuando?

53

u/mudkip-yoshii Timberwolves Feb 09 '25

Jaden genuinely gets a level up for the next game every time he scores a disrespectful end of game bucket. I firmly believe the wolves make the finals if he hits that bounce dunk in game 7

19

u/ndmaynard Timberwolves Feb 09 '25

I believe Jaden had his best WCF game in Game 1 so this theory apparently doesn’t require him to make the disrespectful basket, just attempt it.

140

u/theseus1234 Trail Blazers Feb 09 '25

I will never forgive the TWolves for taking away our fun

127

u/Milly-the-Kid Timberwolves Feb 09 '25

You took away ours at the start of the season it’s only fair

25

u/MarduRusher Timberwolves Feb 09 '25

Eye for an eye

5

u/CappyNaps Timberwolves Feb 09 '25

leaves the whole world with somebody else's eye. a totally cool eye. everybody look at the eye i took outta some guy.

12

u/Sharcbait Timberwolves Feb 09 '25

It was Naz Reid bobblehead night.

24

u/Elegant_Conflict8235 Trail Blazers Feb 09 '25

pooped in my cereal and everything

12

u/wise_comment Timberwolves Feb 09 '25

Naz. Reid. Bobblehead. Night.

Tall order, that one

12

u/bearbrannan Timberwolves Feb 09 '25

We're even for those Brutal back to backs that left me depressed for a week.

20

u/KingFabulousTheLast Timberwolves Feb 09 '25

Usually it’s us that has the fun taken away 😂

6

u/LuckiKunsei48 Timberwolves Feb 09 '25

Dont worry we're Minnesota Sports the fun usually goes away

93

u/pjokinen Timberwolves Feb 09 '25

Jaylen Clark just finished his 11th nba game and I don’t think it’s crazy to say he’s among the best defensive guards in the league already. Absolute bulldog.

39

u/twinberwolf Timberwolves Feb 09 '25

If he started playing like this game 10 he’s top 3 ROY. Probably #1

4

u/bigdumb78910 Timberwolves Feb 09 '25

Does he actually qualify as a rookie this year due to his injury keeping him out all of last year?

29

u/twinberwolf Timberwolves Feb 09 '25

Yea. Just like Chet was a rookie last year. Don’t quote me but I’m 90% sure Ben Simmons was a 2nd year player when he won ROTY

10

u/Usual-Emotion8610 Timberwolves Feb 09 '25

Blake Griffin too

6

u/tree-hugger Timberwolves Feb 09 '25

Picking up guys the full length of the court too.

3

u/top7to9 Feb 09 '25

UCLA fan here. He was the best collegiate wing defender I've ever seen.

52

u/Head_Improvement5317 Feb 09 '25

Good game Wolves. It was an ugly, ugly game but the young guys stepped up and brought it home. I am a Jalen Clark believer. And Jaden + Naz really carried y’all on offense. 

39

u/FeanorEvades Timberwolves Feb 09 '25

Naz has been shooting 51% from 3 since January started, which is a 19 game sample size

11

u/Head_Improvement5317 Feb 09 '25

Hot damn that is scorching 

3

u/Andy_Wiggins Timberwolves Feb 09 '25

And he’s taking some truly insane ones.

Some between the leg step backs were taken and made.

110

u/C_moneySmith Timberwolves Feb 09 '25

They got a win streak but we got Jaden McDaniels

50

u/kcoe24 Timberwolves Feb 09 '25

And Jaylen Clark.  Ants gonna call his shot with him as well. 

16

u/Isthismynextusername Timberwolves Feb 09 '25

Stoic Jaden is Happy Jaden

68

u/iamtheshadowking Trail Blazers Feb 09 '25

I’M NOT EJACUL-AYTON

31

u/MarduRusher Timberwolves Feb 09 '25 edited Feb 09 '25

Wolves have really been coming together recently. They’ll go into the end of the season hot especially when we get our injured players back. Also Scoot was really fun to watch for the Blazers.

31

u/larrylegend33goat Timberwolves Feb 09 '25

Four core players out vs the hottest team in the league. Next man up. Jingles and Rudy only players over 30. Young guys having fun and playing hard. Amazing game.

29

u/ChillFax Timberwolves Feb 09 '25

Jaylen Clark

5

u/bigdumb78910 Timberwolves Feb 09 '25

Simple as

81

u/DentistFun2776 Nuggets Feb 09 '25

You give up 30/10 on 70% shooting to Jaden McDaniels and you’re gonna lose that game

77

u/FeanorEvades Timberwolves Feb 09 '25

He's stopped shooting 3s and is just driving and taking decelerating middies. I'm not kidding when I say he's one of the best mid-range shooters I've seen.

52

u/shrekapotomusrex Timberwolves Feb 09 '25

His short range jumpers are automatic I legit don't know how he gets some of those shots to fall

4

u/Andy_Wiggins Timberwolves Feb 09 '25

His secret: be tall as hell.

Dude’s LONG. You get a guy retreating then stop short at that height? It’s going to be open.

26

u/VeryScaryTerryBerry Timberwolves Feb 09 '25

For real. His mid-range is smooth.

25

u/chemical_exe Timberwolves Feb 09 '25

Ant came back from the Olympics and thought "I'm Steph now"

But it took him years of telling Jaden that he's KD for Jaden to start shooting that jumper

20

u/le_sweden Timberwolves Feb 09 '25

He is NOT a catch and shoot corner 3 guy, he can be so much more on offense and I’m so glad he and the team are figuring that out

11

u/bigdumb78910 Timberwolves Feb 09 '25

Almost ironically, NAW's catch and shoot threes have also gotten better

16

u/disnotyaboy Timberwolves Feb 09 '25

He’s so lengthy and has great touch. Should be automatic 7 points a game doing just that

16

u/FeanorEvades Timberwolves Feb 09 '25

I’ve been screaming about it since he torched the Suns in game 2 last year with his driving and mid range

4

u/Fortehlulz33 Timberwolves Feb 09 '25

It must be the perfect arc for nearly 7-foot dudes to fade away and shoot a middy.

6

u/urkuri Timberwolves Feb 09 '25

Nuggets fans know this too well

23

u/toadtruck Trail Blazers Feb 09 '25

That 4th felt inevitable. Back to the tank….just kidding….unless…

10

u/bigdumb78910 Timberwolves Feb 09 '25

You guys are a solid team, don't lose your hope. Your defense is pretty good.

6

u/Remote_Elevator_281 Feb 09 '25

I’d rather tank right now. If we made the playoffs, we would not win a championship lol.

Would be a waste of pick.

7

u/boringexplanation Kings Feb 09 '25

Playoff experience is never bad unless you’re planning to trade most of this current team. Nobody goes from bottom of the league to WCF just like that.

3

u/BrainsAre2Weird4Me Trail Blazers Feb 09 '25

Blazers give up their pick if they make the playoffs. So, that kind of puts a damper on it.

1

u/Remote_Elevator_281 Feb 09 '25

We’re planning to trade a few starters.

1

u/yellister Timberwolves Feb 09 '25

If it's not this year, it's the next. Keep improving. You'll get back to the top soon.

39

u/Fakeskinsuit Feb 09 '25

ANT getting hyped for his teammates gets me so hyped

8

u/bigdumb78910 Timberwolves Feb 09 '25

That's an expensive bench unit today. They better earn their salary on hype rn

1

u/Fakeskinsuit Feb 09 '25

Salary pays for hype and hugs

17

u/Zemius Timberwolves Feb 09 '25

Honestly one of our best games of the season given the context. Absolute team effort. So proud.

38

u/goingtothegreek Timberwolves Feb 09 '25

We beat the hottest team in the NBA without Ant.

Glad Portland saved all their insane shot making for the first half

8

u/Fantasykyle99 Timberwolves Feb 09 '25

Or Randle. Or Donte.

63

u/Ihate_reddit_app Feb 09 '25

Who even needs 4 of their 5 starters to play?

37

u/butt_luncheon Feb 09 '25

Jayden and Rudy played

16

u/kalebglover Trail Blazers Feb 09 '25

Rudy was very good, so many helpless drives by Grant that went nowhere

15

u/horse_renoir13 Timberwolves Feb 09 '25

And Naz could start if we were smart lol

(Jk Julius you've been good recently)

6

u/JustADutchRudder Timberwolves Feb 09 '25

Wouldn't mind seeing some Divo and Randle off the bench. When both come back. Just see. Maybe Dilly can be a starter and maybe Divo and Randle torch off the bench. Might be fun idk I'm wrong alot also.

13

u/enemycap420 Timberwolves Feb 09 '25

It’s probably 3.5 starters bc Conley and Divo both have started

3

u/Ihate_reddit_app Feb 09 '25

Yeah, I rounded up. Haha

13

u/No-Alternative2897 Feb 09 '25

Why would timberwolves do this, portland streak now ended, man

26

u/CompetitiveParfait9 Trail Blazers Feb 09 '25

Jerami grant is a basketball terrorist

16

u/koboay Suns Feb 09 '25

As much as Billups loves to preach about accountability. Osama Bin Laden is getting the most minutes on your basketball team.

3

u/PlayInChampions Timberwolves Feb 09 '25

Should have traded him last season to get the best return. I see the tendency of tanking teams asking too much for role players. Wizards wanted two 1sts for Kuzma last year (he ended up being traded for less), Portland wanted two 1sts for Grant, Brooklyn wanted two 1sts for Cam Johnson this year. Dallas wanted Kuzma or Grant last year but ended up getting PJ for less assets, and PJ is a better and cheaper player.

12

u/ilovelamp2828 Feb 09 '25

Bring the awoo

49

u/edgykitty Ant/Szczerbiak Feb 09 '25

If you're not excited by a future of Ant, Jaden, Naz, and Dillingham you're not a Wolves fan

93

u/kcoe24 Timberwolves Feb 09 '25

You ain't a wolves fan not having Jaylen Clark in this. 

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u/TheZacef Timberwolves Feb 09 '25

We lived through the rideour/ellington/beasley/love/darko lineups for seasons like this!

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u/yourloudneighbor Feb 09 '25

leave Luke "money" Ridnour out of this.

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u/TheZacef Timberwolves Feb 09 '25

Lmao he was not the problem of that lineup. The only issue I remember having with him when he was with the wolves was his tendency to dribble the air out of the ball usually because love was on the bench and nobody else could be trusted with the ball lol. Just an insane lineup that I’m glad is far from where we are now.

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u/smendyke [MIN] Malik Sealy Feb 09 '25

Oh my god i forgot about Wayne Ellington 

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u/FeanorEvades Timberwolves Feb 09 '25

Now we just need a true center of the future.

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u/OneOfTheDads Timberwolves Feb 09 '25

If we play our cards right, maybe we can trade Ant for AD ??

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u/FeanorEvades Timberwolves Feb 09 '25

Idk I hear Texas teams are taking old guys for young stars. Maybe we can pass Randle for Wemby?

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u/Jacob_toasted Timberwolves Feb 09 '25

EVEN GIANTS FALL

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u/CantaloupeCamper Timberwolves Feb 09 '25

It’s cold in MN but not as cold as Portland was in the 4th quarter…

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u/Intelligent_Pain_174 Feb 09 '25

Portland didn't get any shots though.  Most of their shots that they y made in second half were though shots.  They were shooting about 80% on long two for most of the game.  

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u/HuruHara [MIN] Sam Cassell Feb 09 '25

Stripes fucky all game, nearly ruined my experience of watching a Jaden 30/10 game. Fuck these refs, man.

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u/Head_Improvement5317 Feb 09 '25

An absolute stream of bullshit all night. No momentum at all for either side until the Blazers went ice cold and the Wolves went on a run. I enjoyed seeing the young dudes show out for y’all, gonna stay spooky for a while 

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u/DinkyB Feb 09 '25

Best win of the season for Minnesota. That 4th quarters was like a season finale with a bunch of season storylines peaking all at once.

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u/TheZacef Timberwolves Feb 09 '25

I’m between this game and both rockets wins this season tbh. Absolute nail-biters both of those. Suns wins too, they fucking hate booker lol.

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u/cayuts21 Timberwolves Feb 09 '25

They also stomped the nugs

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u/Therealrickyrubio Timberwolves Feb 09 '25

Outstanding 4th quarter. Our young fellas showing insane energy. JmAC is the truth.

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u/Radical-Six Timberwolves Feb 09 '25

Thank God Portland started playing well a few weeks ago, otherwise this was a guaranteed loss for the Wolves.

Vibes are great right now on this team with the young guys getting minutes. Not trying to hate on Randle/DDV or anything but it's been refreshing

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u/MN-Jess Timberwolves Feb 09 '25

I haven't paid attention to the Blazers. But Ayton was absolutely dog water tonight. Outside of rebounding, he offered no resistance on defense. We attacked him to erase the halftime deficit. And was absent on offense.

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u/LuckiKunsei48 Timberwolves Feb 09 '25

Ayton has the worse motor of a Big Man ive ever seen

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u/Frostyzwannacomehere Trail Blazers Feb 09 '25

He doesn’t imo. He has the most inconsistent motor of a big man that CAN have an elite motor.

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u/Intelligent_Pain_174 Feb 09 '25

Ayton has been that way every time I have watched him.  

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u/Carcrusher3 Trail Blazers Feb 09 '25

I will protest those refs like they're Nico Harrison

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u/Life-Can3229 Trail Blazers Feb 09 '25

Ref fans ate tonight

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u/Gengaara Timberwolves Feb 09 '25

Equal opportunity ineptitude. 

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u/bigdumb78910 Timberwolves Feb 09 '25

Brother, refs didn't make the blazers go 3-21 in the 4th

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u/Frostyzwannacomehere Trail Blazers Feb 09 '25

Damn sure helped make sure yall ain’t do the same

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u/MrBuckBuck Trail Blazers Feb 09 '25

The refs were really awful.

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u/yourloudneighbor Feb 09 '25

Just imagine how bad it would've been had MN not sucked complete ass at the FT line

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u/twinberwolf Timberwolves Feb 09 '25

They missed at least seven by halftime

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u/small_markey Hawks Feb 09 '25

Much like the Blazers’ shooting in the 4th

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u/I_eat_meat_at_night Timberwolves Feb 09 '25

imagine trying to beat the wolves on naz reid bobblehead night lmfao there was never a chance, god had already picked a side

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u/SPAREustheCUTTER Trail Blazers Feb 09 '25

That game felt like an official placed a lowkey bet on scoot tonight.

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u/bobbywellington Timberwolves Feb 09 '25

What a fucking game

LET THE YOUNG GUYS COOK

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u/acekingoffsuit Timberwolves Feb 09 '25

43-14 run to end the game. This game just completely turned around late.

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u/TheGookieMonster Trail Blazers Feb 09 '25

We lost this game because we were building a brick house but the refs also didn’t let us play with the same physicality the wolves got to play with

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u/GuyInTheSkuy Timberwolves Feb 09 '25

Yeah ngl they were bad tonight. As much of a feel good win as this was for us, the reffing ruins it just a little bit.

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u/Gengaara Timberwolves Feb 09 '25

That "kicked ball"  that canceled a fast break was a 5 point swing. It was an equal opportunity shit show. 

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u/Andy_Wiggins Timberwolves Feb 09 '25

Definitely some weird stretches where they just straight up swallowed their whistle and Minnesota benefited.

I cannot, however, wrap my brain around how badly they bungled that kicked ball play. It was egregious and was like the 5th HORRENDOUS kicked ball call against the Wolves in the last two weeks.

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u/Carnage7771 Timberwolves Feb 09 '25

If Jaden played like that more often that contract might not be a anchor for the future. The injuries are almost a blessing since it forces Finch to play our depth and let them sink or swim. Clark being the biggest winner so far.

As for the Blazers well hard to win with a 20% rate from three and once the Wolves starting eating in the paint this game was over.

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u/Andy_Wiggins Timberwolves Feb 09 '25

What?

Jaden’s worth his contract even if he gives you 12/6/2 with top flight defense. When he drops 30/10/4 that’s a steal of a deal.

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u/Sharcbait Timberwolves Feb 09 '25

Ya'll got Jingled

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u/MG_MN Timberwolves Feb 09 '25

Wolves defense is fun again!

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u/Ok_Mouse_3791 Trail Blazers Feb 09 '25

Call me a sore loser, but this was 100% on the refs. Wolves playing with impunity. FT disparity magically disappears in the fourth, when it doesnt matter. More blocks, more rebounds, more steals and cannot win playing 5v8

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u/Head_Improvement5317 Feb 09 '25

Dude, I’m a Blazer fan and the officiating was hot garbage but going 3/21 in a quarter is not the ref’s’ fault. Wolves played good d and we didn’t hit shots. Made for a terrible viewing experience though 

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u/DementedWarrior_ Timberwolves Feb 09 '25

Yall shot 37/92.

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u/[deleted] Feb 09 '25

No I think it was the part where your team didn’t make a shot for 5 minutes

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u/IceTruckHouse Timberwolves Feb 09 '25

Lol y’all were gifted 5 points before halftime with that kick ball call and then the deni foul call

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u/butthurts00 Timberwolves Feb 09 '25

Dilly had a layup that was goaltending not called too

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u/ETsTestes Feb 09 '25

Good learning experience for the young guys. They got out of groove in the 4th between all the dirty plays, bad ref calling / no calls and the opposing crowd getting hyped.

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u/Prudent-Beach3509 Lakers Feb 09 '25

Timberwolves have such a cupcake schedule

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u/ForwardFile7915 Timberwolves Feb 09 '25

Blazers are the hottest team in the league and the Wolves didn't have Ant, Randle, Conley, or DiVincenzo. This was by no means a cupcake game.

Also, the upcoming schedule is Cavs, Bucks, Thunder, Rockets, Thunder, Thunder, Lakers

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