Wolves hold on to beat Atlanta
103-108 at home. Almost lost it but all in all, good game. Front court did its thing. They hit big shots when they needed them.
Wolves now 16-15
The good:
Pek: 25 and 18. Too much for Atlanta. They had that Godfather music playing in the background too
Derrick Williams: 17 points in 21 minutes. He built up the lead and really was underutilized anyway. He was crucial.
AK47: 21 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists, knocked down some big 3's that saved the game.
9 turnovers, 8-15 from 3.
Lastly, Rubio: +10, 4 points, 8 assists, 4 steals in 18 minutes. He's getting there. Slowly, but he's getting there.
The bad:
The 4th quarter. Outscored 32-23 and Shved did everything he could to blow this game. Didn't milk the clock, jump passes. Team missed some gimmes too and couldn't stop Zaza, J-Smoove or Lou late in the game. They almost blew a big lead to Atlanta for the 2nd year in a row. They should have used Ivan Johnson and Anthony Morrow but what do I know?
Allowed 49% FG and 10 3's.
It may only be for one game, but Terry's coaching got worse as the game went along. Rotations got worse. Didn't call a time out to stop the bleeding when they needed it. The one positive thing he did was play Derrick more and then he forgot he was there, so he blew that too.
All in all, good win. First W against Atlanta since 2006
Hopefully the team can split the next 4. 16-15.