After the sport, Timberwolves coach Chris Finch applauded his workforce’s “psychological toughness” in battling the league’s top-ranked protection, a unit he says fouls “on a regular basis.” “It’s so irritating to play this workforce as a result of they foul a ton,” Finch mentioned. “They actually do. They foul all the time. And then you can’t really touch Shai. And it’s a really irritating factor and it takes a number of psychological toughness to attempt to play via it. And we simply finally had been in a position to get downhill and drive the difficulty ourselves and had been rewarded for it.”
Supply: ESPN
Supply: ESPN
What’s the excitement on Twitter?
Christopher Hine @ChristopherHine
Anthony Edwards on his block of Shai Gilgeous-Alexander: “That took all the things out of me. What’s loopy, is I don’t even suppose I jumped that prime. That’s what was loopy. After I blocked it I used to be undoubtedly speaking a number of trash, for certain.” – 11:46 PM
Anthony Edwards on his block of Shai Gilgeous-Alexander: “That took all the things out of me. What’s loopy, is I don’t even suppose I jumped that prime. That’s what was loopy. After I blocked it I used to be undoubtedly speaking a number of trash, for certain.” – 11:46 PM
Rylan Stiles @Rylan_Stiles
Jalen Williams “I wouldn’t say something about our offense. I believed we generated a number of attractiveness and so they simply didn’t go in.” Continued to harp on the protection as Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Mark Daigneault did. – 11:39 PM
Jalen Williams “I wouldn’t say something about our offense. I believed we generated a number of attractiveness and so they simply didn’t go in.” Continued to harp on the protection as Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Mark Daigneault did. – 11:39 PM
Rylan Stiles @Rylan_Stiles
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander “we had so many performs, not simply leap photographs, the place we had been within the paint and simply missed…I actually consider [the offense] wasn’t an issue.” Cited examples of the workforce lacking layups on prime of the missed open jumpers. – 11:25 PM
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander “we had so many performs, not simply leap photographs, the place we had been within the paint and simply missed…I actually consider [the offense] wasn’t an issue.” Cited examples of the workforce lacking layups on prime of the missed open jumpers. – 11:25 PM
Rylan Stiles @Rylan_Stiles
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander mentioned offensively they had been tremendous, protection was extra of the issue. – 11:20 PM
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander mentioned offensively they had been tremendous, protection was extra of the issue. – 11:20 PM
Rylan Stiles @Rylan_Stiles
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander “offensively, they had been trapping me at half court docket, obtained a number of attractiveness, they only didn’t go in. That’s basketball” admitted they took the foot off the pedal on this one. – 11:19 PM
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander “offensively, they had been trapping me at half court docket, obtained a number of attractiveness, they only didn’t go in. That’s basketball” admitted they took the foot off the pedal on this one. – 11:19 PM
Christopher Hine @ChristopherHine
Anthony Edwards, celebrating that he obtained that block on Shai “with a foul calf.” pic.x.com/vn3JoxyA9H – 10:53 PM
Anthony Edwards, celebrating that he obtained that block on Shai “with a foul calf.” pic.x.com/vn3JoxyA9H – 10:53 PM
StatMuse @statmuse
SGA vs Minnesota:
39 PTS
10 REB
8 AST
Wasn’t sufficient. pic.x.com/h8Z895U6wF – 10:47 PM
SGA vs Minnesota:
39 PTS
10 REB
8 AST
Wasn’t sufficient. pic.x.com/h8Z895U6wF – 10:47 PM
StatMuse @statmuse
Ant vs OKC:
17 PTS
13 REB
8 AST
Had a clutch block on SGA. pic.x.com/aYnxfT1L3v – 10:47 PM
Ant vs OKC:
17 PTS
13 REB
8 AST
Had a clutch block on SGA. pic.x.com/aYnxfT1L3v – 10:47 PM
Cameron Tabatabaie @CTabatabaie
Ant blocks SGA within the clutch, what a large play pic.x.com/iJ2Jufqbfr – 10:42 PM
Ant blocks SGA within the clutch, what a large play pic.x.com/iJ2Jufqbfr – 10:42 PM
– Rylan Stiles @Rylan_Stiles
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander continues to whip the ball all around the court docket when he’s doubled threw a fastball into Aaron Wiggins for a layup, Wiggins is in double figures now. – 9:46 PM
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander continues to whip the ball all around the court docket when he’s doubled threw a fastball into Aaron Wiggins for a layup, Wiggins is in double figures now. – 9:46 PM
Brandon Rahbar @BrandonRahbar
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has his thirty fifth 30 level recreation of the season.
SGA leads the NBA in…
20 level video games: 55
30 level video games: 35
40 level tames: 8
50 level video games: 3 – 9:45 PM
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has his thirty fifth 30 level recreation of the season.
SGA leads the NBA in…
20 level video games: 55
30 level video games: 35
40 level tames: 8
50 level video games: 3 – 9:45 PM
Rylan Stiles @Rylan_Stiles
One other recreation of Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scoring 30 in 3 quarters. It’s insane how regular that is for him. – 9:44 PM
One other recreation of Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scoring 30 in 3 quarters. It’s insane how regular that is for him. – 9:44 PM
Christopher Hine @ChristopherHine
Mike Conley was complaining about Shai’s off-arm shove to an official a number of possessions in the past. He then attracts an offensive foul on a Shai off-arm shove. – 9:35 PM
Mike Conley was complaining about Shai’s off-arm shove to an official a number of possessions in the past. He then attracts an offensive foul on a Shai off-arm shove. – 9:35 PM
Brandon Rahbar @BrandonRahbar
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 1st half
20 PTS
5-10 FG
2-3 3PT
4 REB
2 AST – 9:04 PM
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 1st half
20 PTS
5-10 FG
2-3 3PT
4 REB
2 AST – 9:04 PM
Brandon Rahbar @BrandonRahbar
Thunder starters vs Wolves
SGA
Wallace
Dort
JDub
Hartenstein
OKC vs Minny Doubleheader: Vol. II – 7:40 PM
Thunder starters vs Wolves
SGA
Wallace
Dort
JDub
Hartenstein
OKC vs Minny Doubleheader: Vol. II – 7:40 PM
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What’s the higher wager tonight?
OKC -11.5, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 30+ factors (+148)
MIN +11.5, Anthony Edwards 25+ factors (+158)
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What’s the higher wager tonight?
OKC -11.5, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 30+ factors (+148)MIN +11.5, Anthony Edwards 25+ factors (+158)Take heed to the @RotoWireNBA present at 7pm ET with @wha1en and @BaruthaAlex for extra on tonight’s video games!
Hear LIVE: sxm.app.link/nbaradiolive pic.x.com/pMruKXYYGu – 7:00 PM
Extra on this storyline
Chris Hine: Anthony Edwards on his block of Shai Gilgeous-Alexander: “That took everything out of me. What’s crazy, is I don’t even think I jumped that high. That’s what was loopy. After I blocked it I used to be undoubtedly speaking a number of trash, for certain.” -via x.com / February 25, 2025
Hoop Informatics: Among the top 50 players by total drives this season, the following players are averaging more free throw attempts per drive than Shai Gilgeous-Alexander: • Giannis • ANT • Jaren Jackson Jr. • Austin Reaves • Jayson Tatum • Franz Wagner • James Harden • RJ Barrett • Julius Randle -via Bluesky / February 25, 2025
Clemente Almanza: FINAL (OT): Wolves 131, Thunder 128 SGA – 39 factors, 10 rebounds, 8 assists JDub – 27 factors, 6 assists Wiggins – 19 factors, 7 rebounds Edwards – 17 factors, 13 rebounds, 8 assists McDaniels – 27 factors, 11 rebounds Reid – 22 factors, 11 rebounds NAW – 21 factors OKC is 46-11 -via x.com / February 24, 2025
