“He can feel like he’s got the bit in his teeth right now. Coach Chris Finch said Towns would likely need several more days of such action before he’s cleared for an actual practice with his teammates. He took a small but measurable step forward this week by taking part in some on-court drills with the team’s player development staff. Timberwolves star Karl-Anthony Towns missed his 47th straight game with a severely strained calf. We just had a couple plays where we had lapses.” "We really felt like we played hard enough to win. “Everybody had a moment," said Conley, who had 11 points, seven assists, six rebounds and two steals. The Timberwolves have lost four in a row at home. Minnesota's Naz Reid sent it to overtime with a 3-pointer from the top of the key as regulation expired. "But we wanted space for our guys to score.” “We really wanted to spread the floor, and if they wanted to post Rudy up for the remainder of the game, we would find a solution for that," Nets coach Jacque Vaughn said. Minnesota finished 49% from the floor and made just 9 of 30 3-point attempts.
Brooklyn adjusted, switching more frequently on pick-and-rolls to cause more disruption. The Wolves shot close to 60% in the first half. Anthony Edwards led Minnesota with 32 points, but missed several key shots down the stretch. The outcome spoiled 26 points from Minnesota big man Rudy Gobert - his most in a Wolves uniform since being acquired in the offseason. “If I score four or five, I'm not tripping. “I think our biggest thing is just trying to win,” Bridges said. Cam Johnson - also part of the trade with Phoenix - recovered from taking a hit to the face to finish with 15 points and eight rebounds, and Royce O'Neale came off the bench and added 12 points and 15 rebounds. The Nets went on another 12-4 run to end the third to take a commanding 98-84 lead into the fourth quarter.Dinwiddie, acquired from Dallas in the Kyrie Irving trade, had 29 points and 11 assists. In the second quarter the teams exchanged runs as Brooklyn went on a 20-8 blitz to take a 59-48 lead but the Bucks clawed their way back with a 13-4 run of their own to get within two, 63-61, at the half. We still had a game plan for Kyrie and KD and Joe (Harris),” he said.
Antetokounmpo said it didn’t change things when Harden got hurt. Harden averaged 27.8 points and 10.6 assists in the first round against the Celtics.Īntetokounmpo scored 10 points in the first quarter as the Bucks led 32-30 at the end of 12 minutes.
The Nets are 20-17 without Harden and 29-7 with him in the lineup. The 31-year-old Harden has had hamstring problems before, missing 21 games in April and May. It was great to see guys who hadn’t been in the rotation step up. “It has happened to us all year that someone goes down,” said Nash. The Nets announced later in the first half that Harden would undergo an MRI to determine the extent of the injury. Brooklyn, who averaged 118.6 points during the regular season, needed five games to get past the Boston Celtics thanks in large part to the trio of Durant, Irving, and Harden.ĭue to injuries and rest, the trio had played just eight games together during the regular season.īrooklyn had hoped to have the big three healthy for the playoffs but have hit another injury snag with Harden going down in front of a crowd of 15,700 at Barclays Center arena.
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