This remains one of the questions surrounding these Wolves: Minnesota’s attack can stall, and this was the case in the last quarter of Game 1, allowing Luka Doncic’s Mavericks to snatch the victory.
“The attack was terrible at the end” railed Chris Finch. “Bad shots, turnovers, lack of composure… And it was the same thing at the end of the second quarter. We haven’t finished the quarters and halves well in recent games. It cost us a game in the series against Denver and it certainly had an impact on this game as well. So we will have to be better in the important moments. »
Fatigue for Anthony Edwards
Even though Daniel Gafford and Derek Lively II bring size and intimidation under the rim, seeing Anthony Edwards take 12 of his 16 shots from behind the 3-point line is not a great sign for the Wolves offense .
“I think the 3-pointers were pretty good” However, answers Chris Finch on his rear’s shot selection. “But we would like to attack more. We’re going to watch the videos and see if we can do it a little more. I think there was room to do it more, especially in the first half. »
The person concerned, a little passive and who let his teammates play the game at the end, confirms that he stood back a little too far. The fault is a lack of energy…
“We arrived without energy today. We then regained energy and then lost it. It’s generally our fault, and I didn’t attack hard enough. Stuff like that. We were probably tired.”
Anthony Edwards and his teammates will have to find some energy, with Game 2 to be played Friday evening.
