There are evenings like that where nothing is going, and that's what the Wolves lived tonight against the Wizards. While the teammates of Rudy Gobert remained on five victory in a row, they lamentably lost at home against the dunce of the NBA. The partners of Bilal Coulibaly had not yet won in 2025, and they had only won once outside this season. And yet, they won 105-103 in Minneapolis.
Beyond the humiliation of the defeat in the face of a training that remained on 16 losses of rank, Minnesota lost a lot in this evening. First, they played without Anthony Edwards, sick. Then Chris Finch revealed that Julius Randle was suffering from the groin, and that his absence would be “Greater than a few days”. Finally, it was Naz Reid who left his teammates in the middle of a match after being injured in hand.
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As a result, Chris Finch tinkered a lot with five who had hardly played together this season, and Mike Conley wishes to congratulate those who took over like Luka Garza or Jaylen Clark. “The guys really did a good job by adapting to that. We had literally never played with the players who were on the field. Not this year, not in training, nothing at all. »»
Among these players, there was also Joe Ingles, who scored 10 points in 20 minutes. It must be said that he was not so disoriented … “Being in the field with Mike and Rudy makes things easier too”, recognizes the Australian. “It is rather natural, especially that I played with them for so long. I think they all know that I will be ready when they call me. »»
