Dunks After Dusk

Robert Dillingham was special, but he wasn't enough to overcome a 4/25 night from beyond the arc for the Timberwolves' starters. The Timberwolves lose their 3rd straight and fall below .500 at 8-9.

The Minnesota Timberwolves gave a solid effort this afternoon in Boston. Unfortunately, solid is not enough against the defending champs. Rudy Gobert had a bounceback game, Anthony Edwards filled the stat sheet, and Robert Dillingham must be the Dairy King because his breakout performance left us craving a Dilly Bar.

While the same basketball issues (turnovers and points in the paint) plagued the Timberwolves in the 110-105 loss to the Raptors, the story of the night was Rudy Gobert acting like a petulant child. Having not received a pass from Julius Randle while he had deep post posistion on Scottie Barnes, Gobert intentionally got a 3-second call, committed a frustration foul, and then dropped the ensuing pass from Randle on the next possession. Ball game. Wolves fall to 8-7.

Monster Dunks. 60 point performances. Superstar heroics. This game had a little bit of everything - but despite the roller coaster ride, the most important part was that the Timberwolves found a way to win thanks to the closing effort of Anthony Edwards.

7-6 with Phoenix coming to town on Sunday.

The Timberwolves fall in back-to-back games against the Portland Trailblazers and that brings with it a new low point of the past two years and lots of questions about where this team is going. Mitch and Pat break it down, roast some players, and offer very little optimism outside of "hopefully this is as bad as it gets".

From the tipoff, the Miami Heat wanted to make this game a dogfight, and it was. Full court pressure, blitzing switches, and lots of physicality by both teams led to an old-school 94-95 final score. Minnesota was up eight with four minutes to go, but were ultimately doomed by slopiness, frustration fouls, and baffling coaching decisions.

The Timberwolves shoot 22/50 from three and win a wire-to-wire victory over the Portland Trailblazers. Anthony Edwards leads the way once again with 37-6-5, our Cerbarus bench showed up and did their thing, and Rudy Gobert was the anchor in the middle. 6-3 with General Soreness coming to town on Sunday where he will find another reason to skip a game in Minnesota.

The Timberwolves play an uneven game against Chicago, but an offensive explosion makes the final score seem like that game was not as close as it actually was. The good and the bad of this team is still there, but winning games as they sort through their identity is a good place to be.

If not for a few new faces on the roster, you may have thought you were watching the Timberwolves of last season! The defense had their best outing of the season while the offense took care of business on the other end of the floor. 4-3 with some very winnable games over the next 10 days.