The streak illustrates the uncertainties of Wolves at the start of the season. While Taurean Prince was called back to the bench with his teammate Jaylen Nowell on free throws, D’Angelo Russell forgot to come into play…
Enough to lead to a funny defensive sequence, with a Minnesota team defending 4-against-5. Enough to allow the Suns to take the offensive rebound and Torrey Craig to register a 3-point basket while the leader of the Wolves returned to the field in disaster, in the middle of possession!
“It’s just a sign of a team that lacks a bit of confidence and determination at the moment”coach Chris Finch explained after the match, about the many mental errors of his players.
Despite the return of Rudy Gobert, the Wolves sank again, notably committing 19 losses of ball which allowed Phoenix to register 32 points in stride.
“Turnovers kill us, that’s for sure”confirmed Chris Finch. “They take advantage of every loss of ball and it demotivates us at the same time. And the urgency of the first quarter just isn’t there.
| D’Angelo Russell | Percentage | Bounces | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Crew | GM | Minimum | Shots | 3 points | LF | Off | Def | Early | pd | party | Int | bp | CT | Points |
| 2015-16 | ALL | 80 | 28 | 41.0 | 35.1 | 73.7 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 3.4 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 13.2 |
| 2016-17 | ALL | 63 | 29 | 40.5 | 35.2 | 78.2 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 15.6 |
| 2017-18 | BRK | 48 | 26 | 41.4 | 32.4 | 74.0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.9 | 5.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 15.5 |
| 2018-19 | BRK | 81 | 30 | 43.4 | 36.9 | 78.0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.9 | 6.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 21.1 |
| 2019-20 * | All Teams | 45 | 32 | 42.6 | 36.7 | 80.9 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.9 | 6.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 23.1 |
| 2019-20 * | GOS | 33 | 32 | 43.0 | 37.4 | 78.5 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.7 | 6.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 23.6 |
| 2019-20 * | MIN | 12 | 33 | 41.2 | 34.5 | 87.3 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 4.6 | 6.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 21.7 |
| 2020-21 | MIN | 42 | 29 | 43.1 | 38.7 | 76.5 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.6 | 5.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 19.0 |
| 2021-22 | MIN | 65 | 32 | 41.1 | 34.0 | 82.5 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 3.3 | 7.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 18.1 |
| 2022-23 | MIN | 11 | 30 | 37.9 | 29.7 | 71.9 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 13.5 |
| Total | 434 | 29 | 41.9 | 35.5 | 78.0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.6 | 5.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 17.6 | |
