Los Angeles will also be returning the services of Kobe Bryant.
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For 24 minutes, the Lakers did just that – but the other 24 reminded L.A. of the patience needed with such a young squad.
The “We over Me” concept is something Wolves GM Milt Newton and Saunders discussed starting previous year and planned to instill as the mantra heading into the season. We started settling for jump shots, we stopped attacking, they kept attacking. We just seemed to have Coach Saunders on our side, especially with Lou Williams shooting a floater for the game. “I get caught up in trying to do the right thing instead of just playing”.
At one point Kobe Bryant seemingly had five straight isolations against Andrew Wiggins, which resulted in five missed shots. But he was not exempt from L.A.’s limping finish, as he missed his final eight shots of the contest.
Kevin Garnett, Tayshaun Prince, Andre Miller and Kevin Martin give Minnesota a combined 60 years of National Basketball Association experience. “So that’s tough because we all came back because of him”.
Flip Saunders, a native of Cleveland who rose to fame as a collegiate player and professional head coach in the Twin Cities, died Sunday at the age of 60.
Minnesota will begin the season against the Los Angeles Lakers on Wednesday night at 10:30 p.m. EDT. The way they battled. It was an encouraging showing in the opening game as the two looked as if they can co-exist together on the court. “But at the same time, if you know Flip and about Flip, the best way for us to honor him is to compete, play hard and leave it on the floor”.
The Minnesota Timberwolves struggled to win games last season as they got a 16-66 record, the worst in the league. He averaged 11.9 points, 3.5 assists, and 3.2 rebounds in just 25 minutes of action a game. It was a given that Kevin Garnett was going to try and get under his skin before the game but Randle kept his cool.
Lakers fans got that, an exciting finish and almost, if Williams’ last-second effort had been an inch to the left, it would have had a spectacular a morale-boosting conclusion.
As as Russell and Towns both debut tonight, it will be the first time in the modern National Basketball Association draft era that the two top picks from that year’s draft face each other to open the season, according to the Elias Sports Bureau.
The match-up featured a showdown between Karl-Anthony Towns, the No 1 overall pick, and D’Angelo Russell, the No 2 overall pick, as the two lowest seeded Western Conference teams kicked off their respective seasons.
He finished with four points on 2-of-7 shooting, including going 0-of-3 from 3-point range, and didn’t take the floor for the fourth quarter.
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“It’s still an adjustment for me”, he said. “But we made a lot dumb mistakes that we shouldn’t have been making”. And finally, on Friday night, the team capitalized on their fruitful looks. For Lakers Nation this is a much anticipated game that ends an offseason of optimistic soul-searching. “I have always dreamed of being with one organization, being with this organization, since I was a kid”. I have been in this jersey more than half of my life.
