Timberwolves 4th quarter woes in the last 5 losses.

[AbeVigodaLive]

Up 9. Opponent shoots 67%, including 5 three pointers. Wolves shoot 39%. Loss.
Up 8. Opp shoots 33%, with 1 three. Shoots 17 FTs and dominates glass. Wolves shoot 25%. Loss.
Up 10. Opp shoots 65%, with 5 threes. Wolves shoot 47%. Loss.
Up 15. Opp shoots 64%, with 6 threes. Wolves shoot 27%. Loss.
Up 9. Opp shoots 42%, with 2 threes. Wolves shoot 23%. Loss.

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Timberwolves outscored 157 - 95 in the 4th quarter. (31+ - 19)

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Timberwolves are shooting 33% from the field in the 4th of those 5 games. Opponents shooting 54%.
Timberwolves are shooting 69% from the line in the 4th quarter. Opponents shooting 80%.
Wolves 18 TOs. Opponents 10 TOs.

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Bad offense. Bad defense. Bad losses.

[Coolbreeze44]

The offense gets so stagnant, and then we make bad decisions and turnovers. I like to call it prevent offense.

[Phenom]

Is it poor shooting luck? Is this who the Wolves are? Is it a bump in the road?

I think this is who the Wolves are and teams will need to shoot very well to beat them, especially in a playoff series so that bodes well, however the Wolves offense gets so clunky sometimes.

[60WinTim]

Is it poor shooting luck? Is this who the Wolves are? Is it a bump in the road?

I think this is who the Wolves are and teams will need to shoot very well to beat them, especially in a playoff series so that bodes well, however the Wolves offense gets so clunky sometimes.

I also think we are asking some young players to grow up pretty damn quick. All these games, good and bad, are feeding into that growth. Will they be better come playoff time than there are now? That's the plan!

[AbeVigodaLive]

Is it poor shooting luck? Is this who the Wolves are? Is it a bump in the road?

I think this is who the Wolves are and teams will need to shoot very well to beat them, especially in a playoff series so that bodes well, however the Wolves offense gets so clunky sometimes.

I also think we are asking some young players to grow up pretty damn quick. All these games, good and bad, are feeding into that growth. Will they be better come playoff time than there are now? That's the plan!

The Timberwolves are not a young team.

Two young players: Edwards and McDaniels. And one of those guys is often a 4th or 5th option and doesn't even have the ball much.

Veterans (near-decade or more in the L):
Gobert
Conley
Towns
Anderson
Reid

[Coolbreeze44]

Is it poor shooting luck? Is this who the Wolves are? Is it a bump in the road?

I think this is who the Wolves are and teams will need to shoot very well to beat them, especially in a playoff series so that bodes well, however the Wolves offense gets so clunky sometimes.

I also think we are asking some young players to grow up pretty damn quick. All these games, good and bad, are feeding into that growth. Will they be better come playoff time than there are now? That's the plan!

The Timberwolves are not a young team.

Two young players: Edwards and McDaniels. And one of those guys is often a 4th or 5th option and doesn't even have the ball much.

Veterans (near-decade or more in the L):
Gobert
Conley
Towns
Anderson
Reid

Reid?

[FNG]

I also think we are asking some young players to grow up pretty damn quick. All these games, good and bad, are feeding into that growth. Will they be better come playoff time than there are now? That's the plan!

The Timberwolves are not a young team.

Two young players: Edwards and McDaniels. And one of those guys is often a 4th or 5th option and doesn't even have the ball much.

Veterans (near-decade or more in the L):
Gobert
Conley
Towns
Anderson
Reid

Reid?

I would agree with Abe's statement that we're not a young team a la OkC...we have a good balance of vets and youngsters. But to Tim's point, we are relying on several young players to be key players in the rotation: Ant, Jaden, Naz and NAW would all be considered young developing players I would say.

[AbeVigodaLive]

I also think we are asking some young players to grow up pretty damn quick. All these games, good and bad, are feeding into that growth. Will they be better come playoff time than there are now? That's the plan!

The Timberwolves are not a young team.

Two young players: Edwards and McDaniels. And one of those guys is often a 4th or 5th option and doesn't even have the ball much.

Veterans (near-decade or more in the L):
Gobert
Conley
Towns
Anderson
Reid

Reid?

Meh. 10 years. 5 years. Same thing! LOL.