A LEGENDARY Defensive Performance by the Timberwolves 🔒⬇ | 2024 WCSF Game 2 vs Nuggets 

Wolves pack😂

​@@401Orishas sure is 😂 hunt together!

Murray is overrated trash.

100% agree

Ironically enough, the only way you can break this defense is by chucking threes beyond the arc like Steph Curry. Doesn't matter how good your team's defense is as long as you keep making them contested quick-release threes, the defense is bound to break.

Best defense I've seen

That's why He's the G.O.A.T... THE G.O.A.T!!!

Free dawkins man you’re a legend .

It’s gonna be a longgg series for Murray 😭😭😭

came through IMMEDIATELY. Respect all around

Horrible defense 😮

@@jefflai5924 and denvers wasnt much better

💯🔥

@@jefflai5924very good defense by twolves

Facts

It’s kinda crazy there were no Tech called that game!!

If Timberwolves win. Things will change

@@AnkrahJordanAnkrahI said this the other day, Steph changed the game to be offense driven…now these guys are gonna bring back defense

Not enforcing the rules?

Small ball is actually dead because giannis towns Jojo and jokic killed it

I think these Timberwolves are gonna get the Ring!

Kyle Anderson looking like prime pippen 😂

If I average at least 15 points a game and will only average 7 if I play both ways? But the only thing the fans demand are the 15 points? And you are going to pay me 10 million for playing less than 70 percent of 82 games? What will I do? Clue averaging 7 is out of the question. Look at the Bucks. Those bone heads, after winning a chip, traded D for offense. They sent the whole of their Defense to defend in Boston. The Buck's Defense is still playing. The Bucks new offense has gone fishing. That's what happens when a GM listens to people who only watch the movement of the ball.

THE PACK OF HUNGY WOLVES

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Defense wins championships is the saying but I will also say that teams/players that enjoy playing defense also leads to championships.

No. Its all referees doing. Now nothing is foul. Its them, players were adjust to that before.. Now? Nobody knows how hard to play..

When they are. Not "they watching."

Yep. Also reminds of the early 2000's Pistons.

​@@KewPie-ym2vuTimberwolves got that 04 Pistons Swag

​@@malikwilson7387 Exactly what it reminded me of.

this is what we want in NBA. the intensity is coming back.

This that pistons defense , 90’s had hand checking . These guys doing this without hand checking that’s how athletic these guys are and ant is 6’5 230 , jaden is 6’9 , Alexander is 6’6 Naz like 6’9-10 and Kyle is 6’8

Rudy Gobert is losing his speed a little bit. Without him, they are better and faster in defense.

@@kondoric hes gonna be dpoy this year. they need him to win the championship

Oh my mama if deffense was played like this it will expose more teams like tonight

Thanks timberwolves for making NBA great to watch again, this defenses is what lacking for the last decade

Murray is up against some Rea Dawgs now

Bc there was...the other 3 were wearing black and stripes. 4:28 and 6:08 are just a couple examples. Those are fouls that should change the momentum of the game. The fix is obviously in for ant.

@@Nugschris cant blame the ref if malone and murray disrespect the ref and nothings happen. The ref defintely helping nuggets

@@hfwong7621 that was two times. Minn fouling pretty much every time down. It's obvi to anyone who isn't rooting for minn

@@Nugschris cry

I was just thinking the same thing. Had to be at least six of em out there. You ain’t gonna convince me otherwise

Jokic even got destroyed by Slo-mo man

I’m not even a Kevin Durant fan but he’s by far looked the best against this defense, 3 good games out of 4. Btw since 2011 teams that have beat Kevin Durant in the playoffs have gotten to the finals or won the whole thing.

It’s crazy to see how unstoppable that was vs LA to can’t even getting to it properly against wolves, they moving different

​@@abtocool6350yeah it's funny how everybody clowned him for getting sweat but what if they sweep the nuggets? Are we going to have the same reaction that we had to Kd getting swept? The KD hate is crazy

@@Lemonpepperwett The media probably won’t, Murray is getting clamped the fuck up and they were cooking Devin Booker for it and jokic actually looks shook and sped up and I was wrong Kd also lost to the champs in 2010 as well. I’m going for the mavs this season but if they get passed the thunder, luka and kyrie are going to have to work for their buckets if they have to see the t wolves.

That’s what these millennials don’t get!

90s basketball had illegal defence which made it much more of an iso ball game. Also the pace was so slow which is the main reason the score was low. I loved to watch 90s basketball but the current version is more complex and interesting to me.

@@maartenvzget off the drugs. ISO ball in the 90’s 😂? This era of the NBA is the definition of ISO ball and launching 3’s. The wolves are bringing back real defense and a team first concept. Ant is their closer when the game needs to be finished.

It’s like 90’s but the players are actually good on offense.

@@worldlfree 90's basketball wasn't like this. Sure, you had good defensive teams like the 90' pistons, 93' Knicks, and 98' Spurs...but that's 3 teams and they were only like that for a short while. It's not indicative of an entire decade. In addition to this, the offense back then wasn't gifted all the advantages they have now. The Timberwolves are playing better defense than any team in the 90's did.

Thats why so called SUPERTEAM got Demolished in this year playoffs LOL 😂😂

⁠@@moongakpark5214idk why ppl thought ts would work maybe it can but idk these young guys can play all night on both ends of the floor they got diff type of energy

​@@moongakpark5214What Superteam? Which team are you talking about. The Suns or the Clippers because neither were Super Teams. Clippers were missing Kawhi and the Suns have no defense or playmaking, just three scorers.

Wolves pack for a reason😂

If they allow this kind of physicality good luck beating the wolves

fvck mike malone good to see him eat a mouthful of humble pie

Wolves are having a feast with the main dish being jamal murray 😂

@@edgybravo4287they weren’t allowing if for the nuggets. Why you think they were down so much

yeah towns ain't no weak ass now. compared to his early days in NBA. Finch did a great job

Wolves pack😂

No, I wouldn’t say that, there’s a chance we sweep em but unlikely

Best defense since the 2004 positons

Not true

2004 Pistons

2 years of process and developing by Finch, this is art.

@@lockdownfan9853 definitely a masterclass defensive performance by the wolves

Mike Malone will literally share this vid link to all of Nuggets' players after the game 😅

@@syarbel9352 and then do nothing at all in game 3 🤣🤣

Yes, it's claustrophobic to watch

That's what happens when you go from Reeves and Dlo defending you to THIS

@@elmehdinafia1237 Nothing to do with the lakers and everything to do with the timberwolves

@@isaacwilliams7217 all I'm saying is that the Lakers guards are mediocre defenders while Wolves guards are top of the league defenders..and that makes all the difference

@@isaacwilliams7217I’m still mind blown from this stat, but since 2011 teams that have beaten Kevin Durant in the playoffs have gotten to the finals or just straight up won the whole thing. With this information alone it feels like there going to the finals but if they don’t that would break that Kevin Durant cursed stat.😂

@@abtocool6350 Not since 2011, but his whole career outside of 2013. 2010-2023, besides 2013. Ironically the same is true for LeBron James. Outside of 2006, every team to beat LeBron has reached the finals. One of those streaks has to end now.

Ant always shouts out to the crew before addressing himself!!

Are they gonna be able to keep all these amazing players for next year? I very much doubt it..

gober wall over which jokic regularly throws somewhere between 35 and 45 :D

​@@elmehdinafia1237 i hope they do, they have something really special ging on in minnesota

@@rubentimmer4329 yeah but KAT, Gobert and Ant salaries are so huge I don't know how they can keep their bench!

Wolves pack indeed 😂

None of this can matters if the refs can’t be consistent. Defense like this was being played with handchecking fouls on every play but the t wolves shot 8 FT compared to the nuggets shooting 2. They were calling touch fouls on the other end.

Yeah dude I felt horrible for Denver. If I was them I would’ve quit mid second quarter

@@SkolV1k1ngs they did quit they got frustrated refs made it clear early nuggets couldn’t touch but wolves were playing football on the other end.

@@jofieji5312 That’s true but I woulda literally packed up and gone home

I will go 4-1

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Notice his footstep-this is how leg injuries affect Jamal. Any guards who has slightly stronger legs (even those like CP3 won’t) won’t lose balance in this play. And then there it is-> injury, loss strength to stay balance-stop ball.

Right😮im really starting to like the nba again

Can you give me a link where i could watch te rediff for free? Plz

I watched it

@@glodikayembe4728 sportsurge

If i couldve i wouldve

Nba

We don't give two ish about Europe.

​@@ethanquenum4778😂😂 rs

@@ethanquenum4778 I just wanted to point out how game was good no reason to have such a strong reaction

@@mh-rl4sz I'm not having a strong reaction. We absolutely don't give two ish about Europe. No one likes you guys. You are absolutely insufferable.

Me too! They all look so in sync with one another and more importantly having fun while killing it. So beautiful to watch!

Exactly

that was with frank vogel coach not ham

Yea lakers won the ring with most of elite defenders that year beating the nugget really missed that lakers team

@@jrbtv3700 … that’s what i meant

@@jrbtv3700 Part of that, yes. But the team was much better back then, with the exact same pieces like Wolves having rn. The only difference was that Lakers' big couldn't shoot 3s.

They can't score in the 2nd half.

🤣

Not every team can do this. They even took a huge gamble playing so hard in the 2nd quarter because even the coach said they were gassing in the 2nd half. We all could see them in the third making some errors they don't usually make because of fatigue. It paid off though and if they can sweep they'll get a nice rest. In short, no. It's like the Pistons in 2004 didn't change that much except it started the big 3 wave.

​@04mzwach true. However, they were the number 1 defense throughout the season without exerting as much energy as this game so it could possibly influence that sort of defensive priority to come back into the fold. Making teams focus on strong defense that "can" be called into overdrive if needed.

Golden state was top 1-3 defense always except 1 2018

You funny. Gsw built their dinasty also on their defense. They changed the game because they proof a team can win without a big man. Both on the offense and defense. And you can see that, without a good defense they can t even reach the playoffs since 3 years. Despite they still have steph klay and dg. 2 of them the best 3 point shooter of all time by far. As always nobody give enough credit to defense and how it is crucial to have a chance to win a championship

Timberwolves simply play team ball just like the Warrior dynasty played teamball. This is just the end of the superteam era.

It is not about “can’t jump”, it is about the others losing threat. How TF are you going to win if your guys shoot 2/23 from three excluding Gordon and Holiday, and your Point Guard broke the leg and cannot even holds the ball? It is just simple- if your teammates are bricking all the time, they clamp on you solely, and you eventually miss

@@Kyubey_UwU Man, even if you double Brunson or Kirie youll see their numbers would be big, Jokers numbers are not good enough for the amount of hyping he has, Embiid was broken and was given the same numbers.

Still think the Joker is hyped?

@@gri734 He´s showing his greatness, thats the kind of figures he should do regularlly, now thats ok.