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Minnesota Timberwolves 89, Golden State Warriors 105

April 10, 2013 by
Photo Credit: Kelley L Cox, USA TODAY Sports

Photo Credit: Kelley L Cox, USA TODAY Sports

Game Summary:

Playing in Oakland on Monday night, the Minnesota Timberwolves took on the Golden State Warriors who were playing to clinch a playoff spot with a win on their home floor. A win for the Warriors would symbolize the organization reaching only their second playoff berth over the past 19 years.

The matchup featured a showdown between the top three-point shooting team in the league against the worst in that same category. Minnesota, now without team leader and top scorer Kevin Love for the remainder of the season as he gets some scar tissue cleaned up in his knee, had a very difficult time competing in the interior against the Golden State frontcourt of David Lee and a healthy Andrew Bogut.

The Warriors size advantage was impossible to ignore from the tip, as Warriors head coach Marc Jackson put 6-foot-7 Klay Thompson on Ricky Rubio, making penetration tough for the Spaniard off the bat.

The reigning Western Conference Player of the Week, Nikola Pekovic entered the game averaging a dominant 22.7 points and 10.9 rebounds over his past seven games. The Warriors game planned well and Bogut did a very good job of denying Pek the ball on the low block. With Minnesota doing a poor job of finding ways to get the ball to their center in the paint, the Wolves were forced to focus the offense on scoring from the perimeter – something that they usually struggle mightily with.

It was Klay Thompson who provided the majority of Golden State’s points early on, as he was red-hot from beyond the arc. Shooting an impressive 40% from three in only his second NBA season, Thompson hit his first four shot attempts and he led the Warriors with 10 points with the Warriors leading 20-17 with 2:55 remaining in the first period of play. Minnesota looked for backside cuts for much of their offense and went into the second period tied 26-26.

Thompson continued to light it up from all over the floor in the second quarter as he stayed perfect hitting his first 8 field goal attempts with 5 of them being three-pointers nearly halfway through the second. Despite the superb performance Thompson was giving for Golden State, Minnesota held a 40-39 lead with nearly seven minutes remaining in the first half. Stephen Curry had a difficult time getting in a rhythm and was mostly passive throughout the first half and even had to be careful on the defensive end as he picked up his third personal foul with around 3 minutes left in the second quarter.

Having a hard time gaining separation from Thompson, Ricky vied for open jumpers dribbling off screens but his shot looked very flat and he shot 0-5 in the first half. With Rubio unable to create offense for himself and the Warriors baiting him to take longer jump shots, the Pups fell right into Golden State’s gameplan as the Wolves worst shooter continued to brick shots off of the rim while Nikola laid hungry on the low block.

A late run in the first half highlighted by a transition dunk by Harrison Barnes gave the Warriors a 55-54 lead entering halftime. The first half was essentially the Klay Thompson show, who put on an absolute clinic shooting the ball as he went 9-11 from the field on his way to 25 first half points. The Washington State product certainly played a critical role in keeping the Warriors afloat providing nearly half of the team’s points in the opening half of play.

In the second half, Golden State continued their initial game plan of denying Pekovic on the low block while baiting Ricky to shoot jump shots. After averaging such prolific numbers over the past seven games, Pek was unable to get into any sort of rhythm in the paint while facing very impressive interior defense.

With the game only separated by six points, Luke Ridnour and Thompson got into a small shoving match which ultimately resulted in a technical foul against Luke causing a shift in momentum in the opponents favor. From that point on the Wolves started their collapse as the Warriors fed off of each others energy in transition leading to a 19-4 run for Golden State. With Rubio ice cold and unable to score on anything besides free throws, the Warriors gained significant control of the game with just less than four minutes to play in the third period as they led the Pups 78-64.

Not only was Pek held in check scoring-wise, but he was also unable to contribute on the offensive glass as the Warriors did a fantastic job of getting multiple bodies on the 290-pound monster. This inhibited the Timberwolves from creating second chance opportunities and the Warriors held a large advantage in the rebounding battle. Stephen Curry began to heat up in the third period scoring 13 points in the quarter. Chase Budinger was able to provide a spark offensively off of the bench as he scored 10 points in first 12 minutes on the court. However, Golden State controlled the perimeter and interior battles and led 86-70 heading into final period of play.

The fourth quarter was much of the same as the Wolves continued to struggle shutting down any of the Warriors several weapons, and the countdown to the final buzzer was on for much of the fourth quarter. With the clock ticking down, Warriors fans received the 105-89 victory with chants and cheers as they witnessed their team secure a playoff spot for only the second time in 19 seasons. As hard it was to watch Golden State cap off their impressive season with a playoff berth while the Timberwolves are in the midst of finishing their tumultuous 2012-13 campaign, it was a good sight watching a small market club cheered on by a sellout Oakland crowd overcome significant adversity to ultimately grab a playoff spot in the upcoming NBA postseason. While Timbewolves’ fans know that it coulda been, shoula been us, we must continue to look to the future and have confidence that our bit of luck has yet to come.

 

Keys of the Game:

Rebouding - The Warriors out-rebounded the Timberwolves 60-44 while holding a 12-6 advantage on the offensive glass. Lee, Barnes and Bogut each recorded at least 10 rebounds while Greg Stiemsma led the Wolves with 9.

Interior Defense - The Warriors held Minnesota’s starting frontcourt duo of Williams and Pekovic to a collective 10 points on 4-16 FG and 7 rebounds. Bogut recorded 3 blocks and together he and Lee posted 17 points and 26 rebounds.

 

Three Stars of the Game: 

  1. Klay Thompson - Thompson was unconscious in the first half knocking down his first 5 three-point attempts and his first 8 field goals in total. The long shooting guard was two points off of his career high for scoring as he finished with 30 points (10-19 FG, 6-10 3Pt) to pair with 5 steals in 36 minutes on the floor.
  2. David Lee - Golden State’s workhorse in the paint continued his tremendous 2012-13 campaign and recorded another double-double of 15 points (6-12 FG), 12 rebounds and 5 assists in 33 minutes. Lee has been arguably the Warriors most important player this season and he will finally get an opportunity to compete in the playoffs after eight NBA seasons.
  3. Stephen Curry - After a subpar first half, Curry got hot in the third quarter and ultimately finished with 24 points (9-21 FG, 2-9 3Pt), 10 assists and 4 rebounds in 39 minutes. Curry has done a great job of staying on the court this season after several arthroscopic ankle surgeries over the past few seasons. It is no question that Golden State is a fundamentally different team with Curry in the lineup than when he is on the bench with injury.
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Minnesota Timberwolves 99, Golden State Warriors 100

February 24, 2013 by
Photo Credit: David Sherman/NBAE/Getty

Photo Credit: David Sherman/NBAE/Getty

For this afternoon’s game, John and I spontaneously decided to co-author the recap of the Timberwolves 100-99 home loss to the Golden State Warriors so that you can ponder the thoughts of two bummed-out Wolves fans instead of one. Enjoy.

Game Summary

Big Al:

Luke Ridnour’s last second floater over a trailing defender went up and rimmed out just moments before the buzzer sounded, completing the Warriors come-from-behind victory separated by a single point. Despite trailing by as many as 16 points in the first quarter, Golden State overcame Minnesota’s 5-point fourth quarter cushion and narrowly escaped with the victory on a night where nothing seemed to be going right for the playoff-destined Warriors.

Losing their tenth game when possessing a lead heading into the fourth quarter, the Timberwolves imploded in the final period and were impacted by questionable officiating throughout the contest.

The imposing Golden State frontcourt featuring All-Star David Lee and backup extraordinare Carl Landry got off to a very slow start as Nikola Pekovic and Williams established themselves on the low block. The Pups displayed strong ball movement in the interior courtesy of some fancy passes from Andrei Kirilenko.

Andrew Bogut, who was acquired last season in a trade involving Monta Ellis, did not travel to Minnesota for Sunday’s matchup after an MRI revealed a disk protrusion which was causing back spasms. The 7-foot center has been one of the most injury-riddled players in the entire association since being taken with the first pick in the 2005 NBA Draft. Bogut, who has been limited to only 12 games since returning from surgery on his troublesome ankle, has not been worth his $13 million price tag since arriving in Oakland. The Warriors hope Bogut can be healthy in time for the playoffs when they will greatly need him for their frontcourt depth.

John:

The Wolves jumped out to a very strong start, taking an 18-6 lead heading into the first timeout and receiving positive contributions from everyone in the starting lineup.  At the same time, Stephen Curry picked up two quick fouls and had to take an early seat on the bench.  This normally would have been a net-positive for the Wolves, but Jarrett Jack came in and hit two quick three pointers.

If it weren’t for Jack, the Warriors would have been down quite a bit more.  Jack had 11 of the Warriors 18 points in the 1st quarter.  However, he couldn’t contain the strong play of the Wolves, who filled the highlight reel in the first twelve minutes.  Rubio, Pekovic, Kirilenko and Williams all had very strong 1st quarters.  At the end of the 1st, the Wolves held a 32-18 lead.

Slowly but surely, the Warriors cut the Pups lead throughout the 2nd quarter.  With under a minute to go, Golden State cut the lead to one point due to poor execution on both ends of the court.  The quarter got a little chippy between the two teams with Jack and Stiemsma going at it a bit.  The officials were letting the teams play through a lot of banging and slapping in the paint.

At the end of the first half, the Wolves held a 55-52 lead.  Here are a few halftime thoughts through my Wolves lens:

  • Minnesota dominated the paint, particularly in the 1st quarter and needed to revert back to this quickly (36 points for the Pups vs. 20 for GSW in the first half)
  • A very nice team effort from the Wolves in the first half, with four players in double digits
  • Rubio was doing a little bit of everything – 4 points, rebounds, and steals, to go along with 5 assists

Despite some questionable officiating, the Wolves were able to maintain their lead through the 3rd quarter, going into final 12 minutes, holding an 81-76 lead.  Derrick Williams and Ricky Rubio helped lead the charge for the Wolves in the quarter, playing the entire twelve minutes and putting in a number of highlights.  In fact, Williams led the Pups with 18 and 11, putting up another double-double in only three quarters.

Big Al:

As mentioned above, the Wolves dropped their tenth game after heading into the final quarter with the lead, which leads the NBA. Minnesota’s woes in the fourth quarter were largely due to their inability to hit the long ball (0-7 in the final quarter) and too many mental and physical mistakes leading to 5 fourth-quarter turnovers. Jack and Curry each hit big shots in the final minute to seal the victory while Minnesota couldn’t buy a basket (AK-47 wide-open airball, Ridnour missed floater).

Keys of the Game

  • Three-point Shooting - The most blatant difference between Minnesota and Golden State revolves around the two teams ability (and inability in the Wolves’ case) to knock down three-pointers. The Pups shot a horrendous 1-11 from downtown while the Warriors converted on 7 of their 17 attempts. Jack was an assassin from deep as he drilled 5 of his 7 three-point attempts.
  • Free throws - In games that are ultimately separated by a few points, it is easy to point to missed free throws as the scapegoat. While the results of a game extend much further than a couple of missed attempts at the charity stripe, it must be noted how significant Rubio’s only missed free throw was following his and-1 late in the final period. Golden State got it down from the line as they converted 19 of their 23 tries (83%), while Minnesota hit just 24 of their 31 tries.

Three Stars of the Game

  1. Jarrett Jack - What a game for the Warriors 6-man as he finished the night with 23 points (8-19 FG, 5-7 3PT), 8 assists, 5 rebounds and only 2 turnovers in 36 minutes. Jack, who is playing for his fifth team in eight NBA seasons, is enjoying what may very well be his best season of his career off the bench for the Warriors. The former Georgia Tech standout has become the leader of one of the top second units in the league, and will undoubtedly be a leading candidate for the 2013 Sixth Man of the Year award.
  2. Ricky Rubio - Although he appeared shook and heartily disappointed with the end result, Ricky provided a ridiculous performance in which he gave a legitimate run at a quadruple-double finishing with the line of 16 points, 11 assists, 8 rebounds, 6 steals and 6 turnovers in 39 minutes for the Wolves. Turnovers were a problem and he had a tough time shooting the ball (3-10 FG), but he affected the game in so many ways that his shortcomings were easily overlooked. The Spaniard gave tremendous effort on both sides of the ball all night and made Stephen Curry earn every point that he got this afternoon.
  3. David Lee - Big night for the All-Star following a slow start for the big fella. Lee notched a double-double of 22 points and 13 rebounds and was a big part of the Warriors late-game run which culminated in the Warriors stealing a game on the first night of their 5-game road trip.

 

 

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Preview: Minnesota Timberwolves vs. Golden State Warriors, 2/24/13

February 24, 2013 by

Photo Credit: Adidas

Photo Credit: Adidas

Our Pups return home after a high scoring affair Friday night against the OKC Thunder to take on the vastly improved Golden State Warriors Sunday afternoon. While the Wolves season has fallen apart, the Warriors are meeting or exceeding expectations to this point in the season. Minnesota comes into Sunday’s game with a 20-32 record, while the Warriors come into the game off of a big, overtime victory Friday night against San Antonio, improving their record to 32-23 on the year.

Before Friday’s game, the Warriors announced that Andrew Bogut would miss another indefinite amount of games due to problems with his back. This has to be frustrating for Warriors fans as the team has climbed to the six seed in the conference largely without their starting center. One must wonder “what could have been” if Bogut was able to stay healthy, particularly in an effort to avoid the Spurs and/or Thunder in the first round of the playoffs. That said, I don’t think the Warriors will get many pity points from the Timberwolves or their fans given what has transpired this season for our Pups.

These two teams have not met since November, when the Warriors handed the Wolves two losses over the span of eight days. Golden State took the first match-up 106-98 at the Target Center and then the second match-up in the Bay area 96-85.

Finally, in case you missed it, the Warriors launched a new jersey in Friday night’s game on ESPN – the Spurs-Warriors game followed the Wolves-Thunder match-up on ESPN’s doubleheader. The jersey is more t-shirt vs. jersey and is certainly an interesting mix into the lineup. The cynic in me suggests that this type of “jersey” makes it an easier transition for the NBA to start putting brand logos and advertisements on their apparel.

Player to watch:
David Lee – Lee had two solid performances against the Wolves in those November meetings, putting up 18 points and 13 rebounds in Minnesota and 17 & 8 in the following match-up. Without Kevin Love again, it will be important for Minnesota’s frontcourt to keep Lee off the boards as much as possible and to stay in front of him in the isolation sets, not allowing him to fly by the defender and/or having a second defender backing up whoever is matching up against Lee directly.

Match-up to watch:
Ricky Rubio vs. Stephen Curry. The could-have-been teammates are the primetime match-up in Sunday afternoon’s meeting. About the only positive topic the Wolves have going right now is the on-going improvement in Rubio’s game as he continues to build/gain confidence in his knee. Curry is having a career year this season, coming into the game averaging a career best 21.1 ppg, 6.6 apg, and 4.0 rpg. He also has a 19.8 PER, which is good for fifth highest in the league among PG’s.

Predictions:
The Warriors are coming off of a solid win against the Spurs Friday night, so there is a chance of a letdown here at the Target Center. However, I won’t go on record predicting one.
Final score prediction: Twolves 104, Warriors 112

Three stars of the game predictions:
1. Harrison Barnes
2. David Lee
3. Nikola Pekovic

Lets go Wolves!

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Minnesota Timberwolves 85 – Golden State Warriors 96

November 25, 2012 by

Mathew Sumner – Associated Press

Another game, another loss. In the second game of their road trip, the Minnesota Timberwolves fell for the fifth game in a row, and the third loss in a row since the return of Kevin Love. Led by Stephen Curry’s 5 three-pointers, the Warriors dropped the Timberpups by a score of 96-85.

K-Love had his worst shooting night of the season as he went only 6-20 from the field while attempting a mere 4 free throws. Love had a very tough time with his right hook shot, which is usually his bread and butter on the low post. In the second half, Love threw his protective black glove to the sideline, in an obvious signal that he feels that it is restricting him on his shot. Timberwolves medical personnel states that he can no longer do any more damage to the hand by not wearing the glove, except the fact that it remains more vulnerable to injury should he fall on it or hit it against someone. Regardless, it appears that Love is done with the black glove, and hopefully that will correlate with more made field goals.

The Timberwolves three-point shooting woes were on full display last night as they converted only 5 of their 27 attempts (18.5%). Although Golden State shot an uncharacteristic 6-21 from long-range, they once again outshot the Wolves from the field (42%-38%) and relied heavily on Curry who carried the Warriors throughout the second half to yet another second-half comeback victory over the Pups.

Carl Landry was fantastic off the bench for the Warriors, who recorded 18 points and 9 rebounds while sinking all 10 of his free throw attempts. Andrei Kirilenko had yet another poor shooting night as he scored 11 points on 4 of 13 shooting, including missing all 5 of his three-point attempts.

Despite outscoring the Warriors in the paint by a tally of 46-36, Golden State won the rebounding battle (48-39) and was very active on weak-side rebounding. Draymond Green, David Lee, and Harrison Barnes all caught their Wolves defenders sleeping at times and exploited poor block-outs to create second chance opportunities all game long. Klay Thompson, who is generally considered one of the top three-point shooters in the league, went a miserable 1-8 from beyond the arc, but made up for it with his mid-range game on his way to scoring a game-high 24 points.

Derrick Williams, having received two consecutive DNP-CD, played just about as good of an 11 minutes as he has all season. D-Will looked very sharp on both ends of the floor, and appeared as if he was not over-thinking things as he previously has been this season. He flowed with the game and did not hesitate when given an opportunity to score, and scored 10 points while hitting 2 of his 4 three-point attempts. On defense, Williams blocked 2 shots and recorded one steal while turning the ball over once. D-Will was one of only two Timberwolves to have a positive +/-, with the other being Dante Cunningham. Cunningham brought tremendous energy off the bench and scored 6 points (3-5 FG) while snagging 2 steals on defense. Dante received a relatively smaller role given that D-Will saw the floor, but the two of the together were ultimately effective and were one of the only bright spots for the Pups.

Nikola Pekovic finished with another solid line of 17 points (7-13 FG) and 6 rebounds in 30 minutes, but had a much bigger first than second half, as the Warriors really turned it up on their low-post defense.

The Timberwolves starting backcourt had yet another poor showing, as Luke Ridnour and Malcolm Lee shot a combined 1-10 from the field while getting thoroughly outplayed by the Warriors guards. The Pups backup guards once again outplayed the starters and subsequently Alexey Shved and JJ Barea received more minutes than both Ridnour and Lee. Shved had a nice night finishing with 9 points (3-7 FG) and 5 assists while Barea ended with 8 points (2-6 FG) and 10 assists. All in all, the Wolves are in desperate need of three-point shooting from both of their guard units as the guards shot an unacceptable combined 2-12 from three-point range.

The Timberwolves lack of players who can create offense for themselves has been a main highlight during their current 5-game skid, and they will need to start hitting more three-pointers and playing tougher defense if they are to break the losing streak. It is also important that this team continues to learn how to operate with Kevin Love in offensive and defensive sets, as it has fundamentally shifted the way this team plays. The Timberwolves next matchup is on the road in Sacramento on Tuesday night, and here are tonight’s three stars of the game.

  1. Stephen Curry
  2. Harrison Barnes
  3. David Lee
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Preview: Minnesota Timberwolves at Golden State Warriors

November 24, 2012 by

After beginning the season 5-2, the Timberwolves are in the midst of a 4-game skid as they prepare for Saturday’s matchup in Oakland. Despite getting Kevin Love back this past Wednesday, the Pups fell to both Denver and Portland and will need to gain chemistry as a unit after getting back their top offensive weapon.

Golden State, 7-6, has seen tangible improvement due to a healthy unit led by Stephen Curry and David Lee. The Warriors are still waiting on the debut of Andrew Bogut, who has been hampered with ankle problems over the past few seasons. Adding Bogut to a frontcourt that already consists of Lee, rookie Festus Ezeli, and six-man stud Carl Landry could make Golden State one of the best low post teams in the West.

The Pups recently got both Nikola Pekovic and JJ Barea back from injury, but the team has looked very disoriented in their offensive and defensive sets with the newly healthy roster.

The Timberwolves still anxiously await the return of PG phenom Ricky Rubio, as the platoon at PG including Ridnour, Barea, and Malcolm Lee has proven to be deficient on both sides of the ball. Facing a Golden State backcourt that can really shoot the long-ball, the Wolves will need to bring tremendous intensity on defense in order to slow down sharp-shooters Curry and Klay Thompson.

Rookie Harrison Barnes has come into his own as of late, and previously scored 18 points in their earlier victory over the Wolves merely a week ago. Derrick Williams has received two consecutive DNP-CD since K-Love returned on Wednesday, and his long-term future with the Timberwolves is currently under hot debate. Despite ranking in the top-ten in defensive efficiency, Williams is in Adelman’s doghouse and how he will get back into the rotation remains a mystery.

Here is my prediction for the three stars of the game:

  1. Kevin Love
  2. David Lee
  3. Andrei Kirilenko
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Minnesota Timberwolves 98 – Golden State Warriors 106

November 17, 2012 by

The Minnesota Timberwolves were back on the Target Center floor Friday night, hosting the Golden State Warriors.  Little change on the injury front for the Wolves, with Barea, Roy, and Pekovic all taking the night off again, perhaps due to the break the team has coming up (they don’t play again until Wednesday).  Josh Howard passed his physical and suited up for the team.

Tonight’s starting lineup for the Wolves was consistent with the past few games – Ridnour, Lee, Kirilenko, DWill, and Stiemsma.  Golden State opened up with Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson, Harrison Barnes, David Lee, and Festus Ezeli – who has the greatest first name in the league … obviously.

The game opened up with a nice pace.  AK47 got off to a hot start with the team’s first seven points.  Similar to what I’ve said much of this week, DWill got off to a tough start with a few misses in close.  However, within two minutes he hit two jumpers near the top of the key, allowing the Target Center crowd to breathe a sigh of relief.  Just seeing the ball go through the hoop seemed to have paid off, as Derrick continued to shine, finishing the quarter with thirteen points.

At the end of the 1st quarter, the Pups held a five point lead, 27-22.  DWill and AK47’s output matched the Warriors in the quarter, accounting for the vast majority of the offense for the Wolves.  The Warriors scoring was evenly distributed throughout those that saw the floor in the quarter, with the only noteworthy piece for the opponent being that David Lee struggled from the field against DWill, shooting 1-5 from the field for two points.

The Wolves started the second quarter with a very different lineup, excluding Ridnour.  Shved, Howard, Cunningham, and Amundson joined Luke on the floor.  It was a quick start for the newest Pup, Josh Howard, as he grabbed a quick offensive rebound and hit a jump shot to open up the quarter.  Welcome to the Wolves!

Adelman’s second unit played very nicely in the quarter.  Shved, Howard, and Cunningham all played good defense, hit open shots, and helped build the lead to double digits.  However, the lead was short lived, as GS chipped away in the back half of the quarter, largely led by Carl Landry and David Lee.  At the half, the Warriors led 53-50 as the Wolves really fell apart in the final two minutes or so.

Here are a few halftime thoughts through my Wolves lens:

  • Derrick Williams, the Awakening?  15 points, with a strong outside jumper falling
  • Alexey Shved with another great showing – 12 points, 3 assists, and 2 rebounds in 15 minutes.
  • David Lee and Carl Landry combined for 20 points and 10 rebounds in the half, Stiemsma is going to have to commit a hard foul in the 3rd quarter (he didn’t)

Both teams opened the second half with the same starting lineups, but the Wolves were completely outplayed to begin the quarter.  Shved replaced Malcolm Lee pretty quickly and I suspect that is (and should be) the end of the ‘Malcolm Lee as a starting SG’ plan.  The Wolves had to burn a quick timeout as the Warriors built the lead to nine.

Unfortunately for the Pups, momentum remained with the Warriors for the rest of the quarter, as the visitor extended its lead to 13 points at the end of the quarter, leading 82-69.  The Wolves continued to give up way too many points in the paint and went cold on the offensive end of the floor.  In a change of pace from the first half, the Warriors guards and wings led the way in the 3rd quarter, with Curry, Thompson, and Barnes all contributing.  In fact, at the end of the 3rd, all three of them were at least +17 on the floor for the game.  Ouch.

The first few minutes of the 4th quarter was a continuation of the 3rd.  The Warriors continued to hit from both the inside and outside.  Any time the Wolves would make a play or two to get the lead to around ten, the Warriors answered.  This lasted for the first six minutes of the quarter and then the Wolves came to life.  The latest comeback effort was led by, of course, Alexey Shved.

Alexey continues to be the sparkplug for this team in the 4th quarter.  He’s dishing and scoring and quite honestly, seems to have ice in his veins.  Maybe it is Russian Vodka?  In any case, Shved, Cunningham, and DWill all had strong 4th quarters cutting the lead to a one possession game at one point.  However, the Warriors didn’t lose their composure and were able to do enough to secure the win.  In the final minutes, the Pups missed a few shots from long range and a layup or two, leading to the team’s second consecutive loss on its home court.

Let’s hope the four nights off forthcoming allow the Pups to get healthy and this team can come out swinging next week and into the end of the month.

Three Stars of the Game:

  1. David Lee
  2. Derrick Williams
  3. Alexey Shved
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