The Turnaround Begins - Celtics at Wolves GDT

[DNatagal]

Ant with ZERO turnovers...Finch quote in post game presser " you can't turn it over if you just shoot"

[DNatagal]

Jaden is getting better and better. Could he ever become the Robin to Antman? If Randle gets moved, is he enough to take on that scoring load? That proposed trade by Tim, DDV and Randle for LaMelo and a big, might actually work.

[FNG]

Yeah Ants not clutch

Well that last fumble and chuck worked LOL

Bad process, good result. I'll take whatever we can get!

Exactly...good win though. We'll need to be better to beat the Spurs tomorrow. Wemby is terrific, but they're 5-1 without him.

[AussieWolf3]

Well I won't say it's an unimpressive win, but my God the clutch time... Everything was still dumb as hell

[rapsuperstar31]

Well I won't say it's an unimpressive win, but my God the clutch time... Everything was still dumb as hell

At least it was mostly missed shots instead of turnovers. One bad turnover by Donte. We got some clean looks and missed, and guys passed up clean looks to get worse looks.

[AussieWolf3]

Well I won't say it's an unimpressive win, but my God the clutch time... Everything was still dumb as hell

At least it was mostly missed shots instead of turnovers. One bad turnover by Donte. We got some clean looks and missed, and guys passed up clean looks to get worse looks.

Hunting 3s in that situation tho was so pointless. Run actions to generate some 2 point looks; they had a 10 point lead and kept looking for a kill shot instead

Edit- wouldn't be of much note if the last 4 games hadn't happened

[Q-is-here]

Well I won't say it's an unimpressive win, but my God the clutch time... Everything was still dumb as hell

At least it was mostly missed shots instead of turnovers. One bad turnover by Donte. We got some clean looks and missed, and guys passed up clean looks to get worse looks.

Yeah, here were the Wolves offensive possessions starting at the 110-100 mark:

3:08 - Boston makes 2 pt basket: Wolves 110-Celtics 102
2:43 - Missed DDV shot from 3 - it was a good look.
2:41 - Boston makes 2 FTAs: Wolves 110-104
2:19 - Julius misses step back 3....Not a great look, but not a turnover either. So improvement for Julius? LOL.
2:08 - Boston makes 3 pt basket: 110-107
1:46 - Naz misses 3 point shot....Not a bad look for Naz.
1:38 - Boston makes 3 pt basket: 110-110 - ALL TIED UP
1:20 - Ant misses 3 pt shot, Wolves offensive rebound, and swing pass to wide open Conley made 3: 113-110
:57 - Boston misses 3 pt basket
:44 - Ant gets fouled and makes both FTAs: Wolves 115-110
:37 - Boston fouled on 3 pt attempt, makes 2 of 3: 115-112
:14 - Ant fumbles ball and then takes ill-advised 3 point shot that goes in: 118-112. Game basically over at this point.

I'd give our crunch time offense starting at the 3-minute mark a B or B+. I didn't always like the shot-selection, but the Wolves did a decent job eating clock and most importantly not turning the ball over.

[DNatagal]

Well I won't say it's an unimpressive win, but my God the clutch time... Everything was still dumb as hell

At least it was mostly missed shots instead of turnovers. One bad turnover by Donte. We got some clean looks and missed, and guys passed up clean looks to get worse looks.

Yeah, here were the Wolves offensive possessions starting at the 110-100 mark:

3:08 - Boston makes 2 pt basket: Wolves 110-Celtics 102
2:43 - Missed DDV shot from 3 - it was a good look.
2:41 - Boston makes 2 FTAs: Wolves 110-104
2:19 - Julius misses step back 3....Not a great look, but not a turnover either. So improvement for Julius? LOL.
2:08 - Boston makes 3 pt basket: 110-107
1:46 - Naz misses 3 point shot....Not a bad look for Naz.
1:38 - Boston makes 3 pt basket: 110-110 - ALL TIED UP
1:20 - Ant misses 3 pt shot, Wolves offensive rebound, and swing pass to wide open Conley made 3: 113-110
:57 - Boston misses 3 pt basket
:44 - Ant gets fouled and makes both FTAs: Wolves 115-110
:37 - Boston fouled on 3 pt attempt, makes 2 of 3: 115-112
:14 - Ant fumbles ball and then takes ill-advised 3 point shot that goes in: 118-112. Game basically over at this point.

I'd give our crunch time offense starting at the 3-minute mark a B or B+. I didn't always like the shot-selection, but the Wolves did a decent job eating clock and most importantly not turning the ball over.

It really didn't feel the same as the previous losses. Maybe seeing Clark on the floor at the end was a good sign.

[Coolbreeze44]

I don't like the team right now. I don't see cohesion or a collective effort for 48 minutes. Our best player is proving to be a scorer and not someone who makes the players around him better. Our 2nd highest scorer is a bit of a fraud. We don't seem to have a sustainable identity that we can count on from game to game. I hope we make a trade soon.

[AussieWolf3]

I don't like the team right now. I don't see cohesion or a collective effort for 48 minutes. Our best player is proving to be a scorer and not someone who makes the players around him better. Our 2nd highest scorer is a bit of a fraud. We don't seem to have a sustainable identity that we can count on from game to game. I hope we make a trade soon.

Unfortunately I agree with your assessments, Cool - although I'm not sold on a trade being necessary yet -

Ant made a lot of great play tonight, but still far too many senseless drives into crowds where he overcommitted his feet. He was doing a much better job earlier this season of playing off two feet and being able to play make off that or find a better shot.
The offense played with better synergy earlier this season as well. Hope they can find that again.

I understand the concerns with Randle and him being "a fraud" but it would really be best case scenario for the wolves if they can figure it out with him cause his contact would be so valuable to have in that case