And here's the apple link to today's podcast with Dane. In which I fail to concede the Wolves are 3rd best team in West, though come close under persistent questioning. And a lot of other stuff.
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
Here's the spotify link to this morning's podcast with Dane. i discover I'm more of a skeptic/worrier vis a vis SloMo than most, but that just topic one on a freewheeling jaunt.
open.spotify.com/show/1lZ6u3L...
Here's the youtube link to a pod I did with Dane today before this evening's matchup with Toronto. Roams over topics even more than usual. I appreciate that Dane almost always tosses the bullet points when I'm on.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=VgfK...
Wolves *are* going to win their fourth straight and 7th in 8 games. 12-4 in last 16. Tightening hold on 4th in the West.
Tougher foe, Toronto, comes to town Thursday, then Orlando. Not cupcakes but winnable
Game wasn't salted away, as Grizzlies are demonstrating. 17 point lead went to 8 in a hot three minutes.
15 point lead with 2:27 to play. Thunder and Spurs have already won (although Spurs blowout not over yet). Lakers face Pels, Suns face Kings later tonight
Ant salting this one away. Up to 5 steals, 5 rebounds, 34 points
Ant hits a three, then skies for a weakside block out of nowhere. Tried for the trifecta with the crossover dazzle and drive but no go--Randle cleans up on the putback
Randle dives on the floor and secures loose ball as time is called.
Easy to let this one get tight. Al4eady 94-87
Might be Ayo's best game as a Timberwolf. It is certainly his signature game as a pace pusher. About nine layup attempts starting at half oourt on a dribble sprint
Spurs are annihilating the Sixers. 111-64 in third quarter. Eight players in double figures.
32-19 in this third period with a minute to go
Gobert outlets quickly to Ayo and he's at the rim with 20 on the clock, drawing the foul.
Starters surge ahead by pushing pace. Love to see it catch on. Wolves are 9th. Wouldn't mind top 6
Wolves cut it to 2 at 68-70. Feeling of inevitability. Grizzlies aren't tanking as hard as many, but there is a silver lining in their losses anyway.
Tyler Ford just wiped out an absolutely legitimate Grizzlies challenge.
Wolves already lost their's too so there will be no more intemperance toward tonight's crew that will be at all effective
Ant was frequently disengaged on defense in that first half.
He also had 4 steals.
Criticize him at your peril, that's my motto and reminder.
57-62 at the half. Memphis shoots 51.3/42.1
SloMo back in on McDaniels third foul. Going to log 8 first half minutes
Women's gold medal hockey team gets an extended standing O
Ayo has shut down Spencer. Can't get a shot off. Should have dished to Ragu in the corner on his latest drive though
Just a gorgeous bit of derring-do by Naz but he didn't finish the deke. The move was what Grady would fall Big Jelly
Ayo pushing pace like a fiend. Love it. Teammates need to follow further.
Ragu not playing good defense tonight
Second Ant dime resulting in a Ragu slam.
Welles draws third foul on Gobert and Naz is right back out there.
SloMo stays in while Naz sits after 7 minutes. Curious to see how these precious minutes get apportioned. Naz was 0-4 in those 7 minutes.
Wolves down 9, 23-32, after one. Just 2-10 from deep, Ant 2-3 rest of team 0-7. Bench is a collective 1-4 with the bucket belonging to Ayo.
Difference is points off turnovers--Wolves behind in that 10-2
SloMo comes in at 2:16 of the first for McDaniels
