After the game, Timberwolves coach Chris Finch applauded his team’s “mental toughness” in battling the league’s top-ranked defense, a unit he says fouls “all the time.” “It’s so frustrating to play this team because they foul a ton,” Finch said. “They really do. They foul all the time. And then you can’t really touch Shai. And it’s a very frustrating thing and it takes a lot of mental toughness to try and play through it. And we just eventually were able to get downhill and force the issue ourselves and were rewarded for it.”
Source: ESPN
Source: ESPN
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Christopher Hine @ChristopherHine
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 crazy. When I blocked it I was definitely talking a lot of trash, for sure.” – 11:46 PM
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 crazy. When I blocked it I was definitely talking a lot of trash, for sure.” – 11:46 PM
Rylan Stiles @Rylan_Stiles
Jalen Williams “I wouldn’t say anything about our offense. I thought we generated a lot of good looks and they just didn’t go in.” Continued to harp on the defense as Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Mark Daigneault did. – 11:39 PM
Jalen Williams “I wouldn’t say anything about our offense. I thought we generated a lot of good looks and they just didn’t go in.” Continued to harp on the defense as Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Mark Daigneault did. – 11:39 PM
Rylan Stiles @Rylan_Stiles
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander “we had so many plays, not just jump shots, where we were in the paint and just missed…I honestly believe [the offense] wasn’t a problem.” Cited examples of the team missing layups on top of the missed open jumpers. – 11:25 PM
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander “we had so many plays, not just jump shots, where we were in the paint and just missed…I honestly believe [the offense] wasn’t a problem.” Cited examples of the team missing layups on top of the missed open jumpers. – 11:25 PM
Dane Moore @DaneMooreNBA
Chris Finch after the win postgame in OKC:
“It’s so frustrating to play this team because they foul a ton. They really do. They foul, they foul all the time. And then you can’t really touch Shai. It’s a very frustrating thing, and it takes a lot of mental toughness to play – 11:21 PM
Chris Finch after the win postgame in OKC:
“It’s so frustrating to play this team because they foul a ton. They really do. They foul, they foul all the time. And then you can’t really touch Shai. It’s a very frustrating thing, and it takes a lot of mental toughness to play – 11:21 PM
Rylan Stiles @Rylan_Stiles
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander said offensively they were fine, defense was more of the problem. – 11:20 PM
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander said offensively they were fine, defense was more of the problem. – 11:20 PM
Rylan Stiles @Rylan_Stiles
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander “offensively, they were trapping me at half court, got a lot of good looks, they just didn’t go in. That’s basketball” admitted they took the foot off the pedal in this one. – 11:19 PM
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander “offensively, they were trapping me at half court, got a lot of good looks, they just didn’t go in. That’s basketball” admitted they took the foot off the pedal in this one. – 11:19 PM
Christopher Hine @ChristopherHine
Anthony Edwards, celebrating that he got that block on Shai “with a bad calf.” pic.x.com/vn3JoxyA9H – 10:53 PM
Anthony Edwards, celebrating that he got that block on Shai “with a bad calf.” pic.x.com/vn3JoxyA9H – 10:53 PM
StatMuse @statmuse
SGA vs Minnesota:
39 PTS
10 REB
8 AST
Wasn’t enough. pic.x.com/h8Z895U6wF – 10:47 PM
SGA vs Minnesota:
39 PTS
10 REB
8 AST
Wasn’t enough. 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 in the clutch, what a massive play pic.x.com/iJ2Jufqbfr – 10:42 PM
Ant blocks SGA in the clutch, what a massive play pic.x.com/iJ2Jufqbfr – 10:42 PM
Rylan Stiles @Rylan_Stiles
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander continues to whip the ball all over the court when he is 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 over the court when he is 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 35th 30 point game of the season.
SGA leads the NBA in…
20 point games: 55
30 point games: 35
40 point tames: 8
50 point games: 3 – 9:45 PM
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has his 35th 30 point game of the season.
SGA leads the NBA in…
20 point games: 55
30 point games: 35
40 point tames: 8
50 point games: 3 – 9:45 PM
Rylan Stiles @Rylan_Stiles
Another game of Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scoring 30 in 3 quarters. It is insane how normal this is for him. – 9:44 PM
Another game of Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scoring 30 in 3 quarters. It is insane how normal this is for him. – 9:44 PM
Christopher Hine @ChristopherHine
Mike Conley was complaining about Shai’s off-arm shove to an official a few possessions ago. He then draws 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 few possessions ago. He then draws 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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🏀OKC -11.5, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 30+ points (+148)
🏀MIN +11.5, Anthony Edwards 25+ points (+158)
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What’s the better bet tonight?
🏀OKC -11.5, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 30+ points (+148)
🏀MIN +11.5, Anthony Edwards 25+ points (+158)
Listen to the @RotoWireNBA show at 7pm ET with @wha1en and @BaruthaAlex for more on tonight’s games!
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More 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 crazy. When I blocked it I was definitely talking a lot of trash, for sure.” -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 points, 10 rebounds, 8 assists JDub – 27 points, 6 assists Wiggins – 19 points, 7 rebounds Edwards – 17 points, 13 rebounds, 8 assists McDaniels – 27 points, 11 rebounds Reid – 22 points, 11 rebounds NAW – 21 points OKC is 46-11 -via x.com / February 24, 2025
