Seeing the Spurs dominate the Nuggets, the Wolves probably had even more trouble swallowing this defeat against the Wizards. Because the disappointment is as strong in substance as in form.
Chris Finch’s men therefore lost, conceding no less than 132 points at home, against a team that no longer plays anything, without ever reacting.
“We did not look like a team trying to snatch the playoffs”regrets Karl-Anthony Towns for ESPN. “We were lethargic. We can’t afford it, in meetings like that, against teams like that. It was a trick game. I’ve been there: we’re no longer in the race for the playoffs and we want to spoil the party. We knew they were going to want to do it. »
The two wins in a row, especially the one against Denver, had shown that the Wolves were motivated, ready to give everything to snatch this direct place in the playoffs. Such a service is therefore difficult to understand.
“It’s one of the worst defeats of the season”
“We were upgraded. We didn’t defend at all. They were tougher than us, which is disappointing when you know what objective you play for.concedes the coach for the Star Tribune. “She hurts, that one”ajoute Karl-Anthony Towns. “It’s one of the worst defeats of the season. It’s like we were hoping they were going to give us the game. It was a mistake, a mistake of youth. »
The chances of taking sixth place from Nikola Jokic and company are now slim since Denver would have to lose its last two games (against the Grizzlies and the Lakers) and Minnesota, at the same time, win its last two games (the Spurs and the Bulls on the programme).
An unlikely scenario. We must therefore bet more on a “play-in” between the Wolves and the Clippers.
“We didn’t have the right approach and that affected us on the pitch. Everyone needs to be focused.” warns D’Angelo Russell, referring to the next few days. “It cannot be the holders who are in one evening, and not the substitutes, then the next day, the substitutes who are concentrated and no longer the holders. That’s what kills us in my opinion. »
| Tirs | Bounces | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Players | MJ | Min | Tirs | 3pts | LF | Off | Def | Until | Pd | Bp | Int | Ct | Fte | Pts |
| Karl-anthony Towns | 72 | 33.5 | 53.3 | 41.0 | 82.5 | 2.6 | 7.2 | 9.8 | 3.6 | 3.1 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 3.6 | 24.6 |
| Anthony Edwards | 69 | 34.4 | 43.8 | 36.0 | 78.3 | 0.9 | 3.9 | 4.8 | 3.8 | 2.7 | 1.5 | 0.7 | 2.3 | 21.1 |
| D’angelo Russell | 64 | 32.0 | 41.0 | 34.0 | 82.8 | 0.4 | 2.9 | 3.3 | 7.0 | 2.5 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 2.0 | 18.1 |
| Malik Beasley | 76 | 25.0 | 39.2 | 37.7 | 81.0 | 0.3 | 2.6 | 2.9 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 1.1 | 12.1 |
| Jaden Mcdaniels | 67 | 26.1 | 45.9 | 31.3 | 80.0 | 1.1 | 3.1 | 4.3 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 3.3 | 9.4 |
| Patrick Beverley | 56 | 25.6 | 40.7 | 34.7 | 72.4 | 1.1 | 3.1 | 4.2 | 4.6 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 3.0 | 9.3 |
| Naz Reid | 74 | 15.7 | 49.6 | 34.8 | 76.2 | 1.4 | 2.6 | 3.9 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 2.2 | 8.3 |
| Jaylen Nowell | 59 | 15.7 | 47.6 | 38.3 | 76.8 | 0.4 | 1.7 | 2.0 | 2.2 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 1.2 | 8.3 |
| Taurean Prince | 67 | 17.1 | 45.9 | 37.7 | 76.9 | 0.4 | 2.1 | 2.5 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 1.6 | 7.3 |
| Jarred Vanderbilt | 71 | 25.5 | 58.6 | 15.4 | 65.6 | 2.9 | 5.6 | 8.5 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 2.4 | 7.0 |
| Greg Monroe | 3 | 21.0 | 64.3 | 0.0 | 40.0 | 1.7 | 5.3 | 7.0 | 3.7 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 2.3 | 6.7 |
| Jordan Mclaughlin | 59 | 14.2 | 43.5 | 31.2 | 73.0 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 1.5 | 2.9 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 3.7 |
| Nathan Knight | 36 | 7.0 | 50.0 | 30.0 | 73.7 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 2.1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 1.1 | 3.4 |
| Josh Okogie | 47 | 10.4 | 38.1 | 30.4 | 68.1 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 2.6 |
| Jake Layman | 33 | 6.5 | 38.6 | 20.6 | 71.4 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 2.2 |
| Mckinley Wright | 3 | 2.9 | 66.7 | 50.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 1.7 |
| Leandro Bolmaro | 34 | 6.6 | 28.9 | 23.5 | 81.8 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 1.1 |
| Chris Silva | 1 | 3.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
