The Twolves are done. They choked away both home games to start a conf finals series. Has any team ever done that and went to the finals? I dunno. These guys won't. Because that loss was totally down to a lack of mental toughness and intelligence.
I don't get what the coach or Ant was thinking at all. The possession before the game winning shot Gobert was way out guarding Luka and getting cooked just like he did on the 3 that won the game but they just got lucky he missed the first time. How on Earth did the coach not prevent that exact scenario from happening again the next time?
And IDC if Naz Reid was hot, you should have had KAT in the game at the end. Heck, keep Reid in and take out Rudy, he didn't do anything at all in the clutch even on defense they were getting lobs late.
The refs had to have seen they missed that foul on Kyrie during the review, why not go to the rim, they probably would have given you a makeup call. Ant obviously does not have the clutch gene. He doesn't even want the ball.
I know he was 7 of 9 but still, Naz Reid? Foe the game in a must win? No. Look at how stiff his shot motion is compared to the guys who made their clutch shots, Kyrie and Luka. You don't give it to a guy like that to hit the game winner, he's gonna brick it. You need someone with touch on the ball. Someone who is actual quality.
I have to admit I was wrong thinking the Nugs Wolves winner was going to win the West. What the Wolves have shown is they don't have a real leader. They don't have anyone who can take that big shot. Dallas has 2 guys that can, and that's made all the difference.
Not that it matters because there's no way either of these teams beats the Celtics. The Wolves are there because the Nuggets choked away game 7 and the Mavs are gonna advance because of tonight's choke job. Pacers also choked away a game they had, but Minnesota actually lost the lead late in both games.
Gonna be a lot of finger pointing going on in that locker room and I don't think they have the maturity or mental toughness to handle what just happened to them. Gobert has always been a loser and Edwards just got exposed as a total choker.
Denver actually lost the first 2 games last round and only looked like they were gonna come back and win because they won 3 in a row and were the champs and Jokic went off after winning MVP. The Wolves aren't gonna win 3 in a row like that and they don't have a player like Joker to lead a storming comeback. They just proved that, there is no one to step up and be the man on this team. This series could be over in 5. It won't go 7.
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