How the Wolves turned the Clippers around

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The Wolves missed the start of the match against the Clippers. Sluggish in defense and uninspiring in attack, Chris Finch’s men trailed by as many as 18 points in the second quarter, and were still down -14 when they returned to the dressing room.

However, the big weak point of the Clippers this season is in the third quarter where the teammates are James Harden too often they tend to falter. A pattern that repeated itself in this match.

After returning from the locker room, Jaden McDaniels He goes on a 9-0 run that allows the Wolves to get back to within eight points. Julius Randle he followed suit to bring Minnesota back to within four lengths before the last twelve minutes of the game.

“Julius really got us started aggressively, which allowed us to move the ball well,” analyzes Chris Finch after the meeting. Jaden was very important and helped us change direction after half time.

Launched, the Wolves continued in the fourth quarter and took the lead thanks to Jaylen Clarkauthor of eight points and especially present in defense as Jayden McDaniels pointed out : “He’s got my back, I’ve got his back. He brings energy and has a great defensive mentality. You couldn’t ask for a better defender than Jaylen.”

Naz Reid decisive

Except the Clippers try to stay afloat and tie the game with just a minute left. If Mike Conley etc Bogdan Bogdanovic baskets are exchanged, the solution comes from Naz Reid. On a good offensive possession where the ball was circulating well, Jayden McDaniels missed a shot from the middle, but the interior deflected the offensive ball and the ball was back in his hands moments later. He finds himself with an open shot in the corner that he puts in to bring the Wolves victory (109-106).

“I don’t know how Mike ended up with the ball” try to remember Naz Reed. “He gave it to Ant (Anthony Edwards) while I was open in the corner. So I just took my time. I heard my teammates on the bench yelling my name. It’s a fun moment to be in that situation in front of your bench.”

Thanks to Naz Reed, the Wolves have their fifth win in a row and are moving a little further into the top 6 in the West. With a record of 15 wins and eight losses, the Wolves are now two wins ahead of the seventh-placed Suns (13-10). The Phoenix team that Minnesota will face on Monday night at 01:30.

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			Shots			Rebounds
Players	MJ	Min	Shots	3pts	LF	Off	Def	That	Pd	Bp	Int	Ct	Ft	Pts
Anthony Edwards	18	34:00	49.4	41.8	82.5	0.8	3.8	4.6	3.9	3.0	1.2	0.8	2.2	28.8
Julius Randle	22	33:35	49.9	35.5	82.9	1.6	5.9	7.5	5.9	2.7	1.0	0.2	2.5	22.9
Jaden Mcdaniels	21	31:54	52.3	46.5	86.7	1.3	3.6	4.9	2.5	1.9	1.2	1.0	3.7	15.5
Donte Divincenzo	22	31:33	42.4	39.7	84.0	0.8	3.1	4.0	3.6	1.4	1.1	0.5	2.3	14.0
Naz Reid	22	25:33	45.9	38.0	76.7	1.2	4.5	5.7	2.4	1.5	1.0	1.0	2.7	13.5
Rudy Gobert	22	31:46	73.2	0	54.1	3.5	6.8	10.3	1.9	1.5	0.4	1.5	2.9	11.3
Mike Conley	22	19:22	37.9	37.9	92.6	0.4	1.5	1.8	3.3	0.7	0.6	0.1	1.7	5.5
Terence Shannon Jr.	13	14:18	42.0	41.7	76.2	0.2	1.4	1.6	0.8	0.9	0.3	0.0	1.6	5.2
Jaylen Clark	20	14:51	42.1	36.6	62.5	1.1	1.2	2.3	0.5	0.3	0.8	0.1	1.7	4.7
Rob Dillingham	20	10:15	35.2	30.0	69.2	0.2	1.0	1.2	2.0	1.0	0.8	0.1	1.1	3.9
Bones Hyland	14	8:30	48.8	32.0	75.0	0.1	0.9	1.1	1.3	0.6	0.4	0.0	1.1	3.6
Joan Beringer	9	4:07	72.7	0	66.7	0.2	1.1	1.3	0.0	0.2	0.1	0.2	1.0	2.0
Leonard Miller	9	4:13	50.0	0.0	60.0	0.1	1.1	1.2	0.4	0.4	0.2	0.0	0.8	1.7
Johnny Yuzang	8	2:45	33.3	28.6	50.0	0.1	0.3	0.4	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.4	1.1
Joe Ingles	6	3:50	0.0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.2	0.0	0.3	0.0