Overtime Thriller - Wolves Come Up Short

The Timberwolves have been on the wrong side of more games than they should be. The Wolves have the talent on the team, and continue to show week in and week out that they can play with any team in the league. They have some good pieces to work around and now they just need to get everyone else to play at their highest level. It seems that when one player starts to play good, Brewer, others start to fade, like Johnson and Webster.  The wolves need to get better production from their bench. Flynn has looked a little better over the past week, but he can't seem to get back to the form he was in last year. He needs to get a few more minutes to get into a rhythm.

As for the overtime thriller, Durant was worth the price of admission. The guy just didn't miss a shot. He was able to hit the big shot time after time when it counted, and ended up with 47 points. Beasley looked good throughout the game, but seemed to fade and loose his handle on the ball as the fourth quarter went on. Love played a typical Kevin Love game, but an extraordinary game for most NBA players. He ended the game with 31 points and 21 rebounds. The fourth quarter was an very exciting for Timberwolves fans. It was back and forth and the Wolves were right in the game up until the end. The Wolves seemed to shoot themselves in the foot every time they needed a big play, by turning the ball over.  The Wolves were down by 1 with 14 seconds left and ended up missing the shot and getting the rebound with 7 seconds left. I don't know if he thought the clock was lower, he just tried to draw the foul, or just got caught up in the air and had too shoot. At any rate it was the fatal blow to the Wolves. The could have set up for something with them seven seconds and got a good look. It was a disappointing loss for the Wolves.