A Chris Finch Chafouin despite the victory of the Wolves

Yet deprived of Trae Young, Dyson Daniels, Jalen Johnson And Larry nance JRthe Hawks almost created the surprise tonight. Faced with small form wolves, the teammates of Zaccharie Risacher (11 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 interceptions) believed it until the last minute to finally bow, 100 to 92.

After having planted a 3-point to bring his own to -6 (98-92), Of'Andre Hunter Even had the opportunity to shorten the gap a little more at 43 seconds from the end by missing a dunk that could have changed everything.

A second half “unacceptable”

Without glory, Minnesota therefore got out with victory. But the figures reflected a sufficiency which did not please Chris Finch at all, especially on the return from the locker room, with in particular 9 balloons lost in the third quarter alone (16 in total).

“We practiced a completely unacceptable basketball in the second half. If you want to try to be a real team and go where you want, it is not enough “,, Looked down the coach of the Wolves.

Mike Conley and Anthony Edwards were in trouble in shooting (1/9 and 6/20), and the team as a whole did not exceed 40% address. Anthony Edwards missed everything in the “money-time”, letting two throw in the passage, just like Rudy Gobert at the very end of the match. Little things that almost cost dearly.

“I understand it”recognized the French pivot, which did the job for its part (18 points at 7/9 in shooting, 10 rebounds, 2 against). “At that time of the season, we should have learned the lesson. We know how strong we can be, but it is us, our approach. It is a question of consistency and not to rest on our laurels ”.

The message has passed

As Anthony Edwards pointed out, playing a lessened team in this way, without its “Player franchise”, can sometimes be more complicated than expected, and that was the case that night. However, with regard to Minnesota's ambitions, no one can be satisfied with the content displayed.

“It is clear that we were not quite in the spot”confirmed Mike Conley. “The coach told us during and after the match. We understood and we talked about it. We must be better if we want to consider ourselves as a team that is not mediocre, and bring us closer to where you want to go. ”

There is no doubt that the next Wolves meeting will have something to motivate the players this time since it is a “double account” match that appears in Phoenix, the Suns that can take 7th place in the event of a victory.