Dunks After Dusk

Rudy Gobert leads the way tonight with 27-24 as the Timberwolves end the Lakers season. Not even historically bad shooting could keep the Wolves from advancing as the Lakers roster just proved to not have the same talent level. Now it's time to wait for the winner of GS vs Houston before the next series begins Monday or Tuesday next week,

And just like that, the Timberwolves have taken a 3-1 series lead behind All-NBA performances from all the studs in the game. The back and forth affair was marked by shotmaking, hard fouls, and physicality.

But in the end, the game was all about Anthony Edwards being the best player on a court shared with two future hall of famers.

The Minnesota Timberwolves take game three behind a 13-1 performance in the clutch led by Anthony Edwards. In the non-clutch minutes, Jaden McDaniels was the team MVP, scoring 30 points and locking down a sick Luka Doncic all game long.

With just 42 hours between games, the Wolves have a chance to get a stranglehold on this series Sunday afternoon.

From the get-go, the Lakers were the more physical and desperate team. While the Wolves were able to hang around, ultimately their lack of shotmaking condemened them to a loss despite a defense that was good enough to win. Homecourt has still been stolen, onto game 3!

Welcome to the postseason! The Minnesota Timberwolves dominate the Lakers in all facets of the game on their way to a blow out win. Offensive scheme, defensive scheme, coaching and execution all favored a Wolves team that also had some love in outside shooting variance.

Jaden McDaniels leads the way as the Big Ticket Award winner, Naz Reid Naz Reided, and Anthony Edwards won a game with his brain as much as with his physical ability. 1-0 with lots of series left to play.

And here we go. Mitch and Pat are back for their favorite kind of episode; a statistical deep dive in a playoff matchup. They spend time digging into who the Lakers have been post-Luka trade, see how their strengths and weaknesses match up with the Wolves, talk about what a winning series would look like for each team, and give their final series predictions.

Spoiler: They do not agree.

The Timberwolves finish the regular season at 49-33 as the sixth seed in the West. They will play the LA Lakers in round 1, but before diving into that matchup, Mitch and Pat take some time to remember the the moments that defined the regular season.

Writing too much about this game would do a disserivce to the game of basketball. The Nets played their 3rd and 4th sringers against the Wolves who were professional enough to win, led by Rudy Gobert who tied a career high.

All eyes turn to Sunday where the Wolves are poised for the 5 or 6 seed with a win.

Well, the predictably unpredictable Wolves come out against Memphis and put together a 52-point quarter on their way to a double-digit victory against the Grizzlies. Anthony Edwards entered the Avatar State for 3 quarters, Julius Randle had maybe his best game on the Wolves, and the rest of the roster did their thing to help the Wolves win.

47-33 with their destiny in their own hands.

Nobody is going to remember the 38 minutes of great basketball from the Wolves, because the last 10 was so bad that it made all the good useless. The Wolves blow a 24-point 4th quarter lead by giving up a 34-3 run. Embarassing.