Without Anthony Edwards or Karl-Anthony Towns, it was Taurean Prince who turned into the improbable offensive leader of Wolves on the floor of Madison Square Garden. The winger was almost perfect to resist Julius Randle’s 57 points, with 35 points at 12/13 shooting, including 8/8 from 3-pointers!
“I was so mad at myself” he explains about a loss of ball he had committed against the Bulls, in overtime, two games ago and which may have cost the match to his team. “It’s been years since I’ve made a mistake like this. But hey, it happens to the best of us. I knew I was going to have to bounce back. How ? I did not know. But the timing was perfect. »
And what a bounce! With in particular two ultra decisive baskets to validate this precious victory in New York.
“It was a movie. Seriously “ assures Taurean Prince. “Guys were asking me how I felt but it’s a blur, to be honest. I just wanted to get out there, play hard, do what I do every day. »
Chris Finch couldn’t be more proud, especially in this complicated week, marked by three consecutive defeats and the injury of Anthony Edwards, as the club fights to qualify for the playoffs.
“He was hot” concludes Mike Conley. “We served him as much as possible. He succeeded in one action after another. It shines when it counts. I’m happy because we needed him tonight. And he answered. »
| Taurean Prince | Percentage | Bounces | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Crew | GM | Minimum | Shots | 3 points | LF | Off | Def | Early | pd | party | Int | bp | CT | Points |
| 2016-17 | ATL | 59 | 17 | 40.0 | 32.4 | 78.7 | 0.4 | 2.2 | 2.7 | 0.9 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 5.7 |
| 2017-18 | ATL | 82 | 30 | 42.6 | 38.5 | 84.4 | 0.6 | 4.1 | 4.7 | 2.6 | 2.1 | 1.0 | 2.3 | 0.5 | 14.1 |
| 2018-19 | ATL | 55 | 28 | 44.1 | 39.0 | 81.9 | 0.4 | 3.2 | 3.6 | 2.2 | 2.6 | 1.0 | 1.8 | 0.4 | 13.5 |
| 2019-20 | BRK | 64 | 29 | 37.6 | 33.9 | 79.8 | 0.8 | 5.2 | 6.0 | 1.8 | 2.5 | 0.9 | 2.0 | 0.4 | 12.1 |
| 2020-21 * | All Teams | 41 | 22 | 40.1 | 40.0 | 85.5 | 0.5 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 9.5 |
| 2020-21 * | KEY | 29 | 24 | 39.9 | 41.5 | 83.7 | 0.6 | 3.1 | 3.7 | 2.4 | 1.9 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 10.1 |
| 2020-21 * | BRK | 12 | 18 | 40.5 | 35.1 | 88.9 | 0.2 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 0.6 | 1.8 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 8.1 |
| 2021-22 | MIN | 69 | 17 | 45.4 | 37.6 | 75.6 | 0.4 | 2.1 | 2.5 | 1.0 | 1.7 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 7.3 |
| 2022-23 | MIN | 46 | 22 | 46.3 | 36.5 | 84.9 | 0.3 | 2.1 | 2.4 | 1.6 | 2.3 | 0.5 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 8.4 |
| Total | 416 | 24 | 42.0 | 37.0 | 81.7 | 0.5 | 3.2 | 3.7 | 1.7 | 2.1 | 0.8 | 1.5 | 0.4 | 10.3 | |
