Just got back. Wolves win in Brooklyn
107-96.
Incredibly, 2-1.
What a game. You had to be there. The game was going just as I expected and then the team found some pride and figured it all out. I was stunned as much as the crowd was. I'm damn near speechless.
The good:
AK-47: 16 points (7-11 FG), 10 rebounds, 6 assists, 4 blocks. He spearheaded the entire game. Kudos to him. He is fun to watch and kept the team in it. Veteran leadership 101.
Pek: 21 points, 7 rebounds, 2 blocks. The only person that could stop Pek tonight was Pek. Had he not gotten into foul trouble, he woulda had 30 easily. He's got their number.
Dante Cunningham: 11 and 11, +21. Animal. His motor never stopped. That was contagious and everyone else played that way.
Chase: 16 and 6, kill shot 3. If Chase does this semi-consistently, especially from outside, he and Dante will be the 2 shrewdest moves we made, speaking of shrewd,
Shved: 10 points, 3 assists, +16, but really he shined in the 2nd half. That's the Shved I wanted to see yesterday. This is the Shved I know he can be for this team. CSKA Shved was out there. I hope this is the beginning of something good for him.
As for the team, 50% shooting, 11 turnovers, 36 points in the 2nd half. Awesome
the bad:
the first half was so bad it was Rambis-esque. 61 points, all those wide open 3's. We were so awful.
18 fouls. Had Brooklyn played it smarter that coulda did us in permanently.
Lastly, I don't wanna say Derrick Williams played badly. If anything when we were down 22 I wanted Rick to play him the rest of the way. However, Rick did the right thing in playing Cunningham. Derrick has to make sure he's not in that position. That wouldn't happen to Love. That wouldn't happen to Rubio. He needs to play well enough to where that never happens to him. It all worked out though.
Bad teams find a way to lose. We might not be bad for much longer.
What a game. You had to be there.