Phenom wrote: ↑Tue Apr 21, 2026 12:29 am
A lot of credit to a lot of guys. Game ball to Donte. Rudy finished the game like an HOF. Ant should get a ton of credit for putting in 40 minutes. Jaden and Ayo wore down Murray.
Wolves in 6 kids
Donte was great, but i might give the game ball to Julius. 24 efficient points, 9 rebounds, 6 assists and only one turnover. Plus terrific defense all game (except for the one lapse on Braun) and the clutch free throws. But you're right...credit to a lot of guys!
kekgeek wrote: ↑Tue Apr 21, 2026 12:28 am
Jokic 2-13 when guarded by Rudy.
He has major faults but he stepped up when needed.
Also sorry for the passive aggressiveness
It may have been Rudy's worse offensive game of the season...some absurd misses. But he more than made up for it with his defense against the best player on the planet!
Rudy has some situational-ness to him. It made sense to sit him when we were down by double digits early and the game was at risk of slipping away. We needed points in a hurry. But Finch nailed it by sticking with him late, as Jokic just absolutely destroyed the single coverage we threw at him otherwise and he would love nothing more than to be doubled.
Phenom wrote: ↑Tue Apr 21, 2026 12:29 am
A lot of credit to a lot of guys. Game ball to Donte. Rudy finished the game like an HOF. Ant should get a ton of credit for putting in 40 minutes. Jaden and Ayo wore down Murray.
Wolves in 6 kids
Donte was great, but i might give the game ball to Julius. 24 efficient points, 9 rebounds, 6 assists and only one turnover. Plus terrific defense all game (except for the one lapse on Braun) and the clutch free throws. But you're right...credit to a lot of guys!
You get to tee up the GDT for game 3, phenom!
Yes big kudos to Julius with big points in clutch time. Its a good sign when there are multiple game ball candidates.
kekgeek wrote: ↑Tue Apr 21, 2026 12:28 am
Jokic 2-13 when guarded by Rudy.
He has major faults but he stepped up when needed.
Also sorry for the passive aggressiveness
It may have been Rudy's worse offensive game of the season...some absurd misses. But he more than made up for it with his defense against the best player on the planet!
Rudy has some situational-ness to him. It made sense to sit him when we were down by double digits early and the game was at risk of slipping away. We needed points in a hurry. But Finch nailed it by sticking with him late, as Jokic just absolutely destroyed the single coverage we threw at him otherwise and he would love nothing more than to be doubled.
You nailed it, Q, and so did Finchy. Now get to bed...it's almost 2 there!
Phenom wrote: ↑Tue Apr 21, 2026 12:29 am
A lot of credit to a lot of guys. Game ball to Donte. Rudy finished the game like an HOF. Ant should get a ton of credit for putting in 40 minutes. Jaden and Ayo wore down Murray.
Wolves in 6 kids
Donte was great, but i might give the game ball to Julius. 24 efficient points, 9 rebounds, 6 assists and only one turnover. Plus terrific defense all game (except for the one lapse on Braun) and the clutch free throws. But you're right...credit to a lot of guys!
You get to tee up the GDT for game 3, phenom!
DDV was a +20, far and away the best on the team, once again validating Finch's decision to stick with him in the starting lineup instead of replacing him with Ayo. Like everyone else on the team, he made a boneheaded play or two, but hit some big 3's and hustled for a lot of loose balls and long rebounds.
It may have been Rudy's worse offensive game of the season...some absurd misses. But he more than made up for it with his defense against the best player on the planet!
Rudy has some situational-ness to him. It made sense to sit him when we were down by double digits early and the game was at risk of slipping away. We needed points in a hurry. But Finch nailed it by sticking with him late, as Jokic just absolutely destroyed the single coverage we threw at him otherwise and he would love nothing more than to be doubled.
You nailed it, Q, and so did Finchy. Now get to bed...it's almost 2 there!
Ha, adrenaline rush is going to take a while to subside! Just such a huge win. Don't know if we win the series, but keeping the first game close-ish and then winning this one gives me hope I didn't really have going into this series. Gotta be a coin flip at this point, no?
Every player had their moments. Bones was god awful defensively but scored 11 points. Randle and Ant played like all stars. Jaden can’t hit a 3 but his defense was amazing, Ayo did well, Naz had a 4th Q flurry.
