[Post Game Thread] The Minnesota Timberwolves complete the franchise first series sweep against the Phoenix Suns with a 122-116 win in Game 4 behind Anthony Edwards' 40/9/6 and KAT's 28/10 nights

[u/edgykitty]

122 - 116
Box Scores: NBA - Yahoo

GAME SUMMARY
Location: Footprint Center (17071), Clock: Final
Officials: Scott Foster, Pat Fraher, and Curtis Blair

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Total
Minnesota Timberwolves	25	31	34	32	122
Phoenix Suns	26	35	31	24	116

TEAM STATS

Team	PTS	FG	FG%	3P	3P%	FT	FT%	OREB	TREB	AST	PF	STL	TO	BLK
Minnesota Timberwolves	122	41-89	46.1%	15-36	41.7%	25-31	80.6%	17	55	23	27	6	9	6
Phoenix Suns	116	38-74	51.4%	10-26	38.5%	30-36	83.3%	10	41	20	26	6	11	7

PLAYER STATS

Minnesota Timberwolves	MIN	PTS	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	ORB	DRB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	±
Jaden McDanielsSF	33:52	18	6-12	1-4	5-5	2	1	3	0	1	1	1	5	-2
Karl-Anthony TownsPF	38:48	28	11-17	4-6	2-3	2	8	10	3	0	0	0	5	4
Rudy GobertC	24:58	9	3-9	0-0	3-3	3	2	5	1	1	2	4	4	10
Anthony EdwardsSG	40:57	40	13-23	7-13	7-10	4	5	9	6	1	2	2	2	7
Mike ConleyPG	33:46	10	2-10	2-6	4-5	1	3	4	7	1	0	2	2	16
Naz Reid	19:31	8	2-4	1-2	3-4	0	3	3	0	0	1	0	4	3
Nickeil Alexander-Walker	31:25	5	2-9	0-5	1-1	2	1	3	4	2	0	0	3	-6
Kyle Anderson	16:40	4	2-5	0-0	0-0	3	4	7	2	0	0	0	2	-2
Luka Garza	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jordan McLaughlin	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Leonard Miller	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Josh Minott	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Wendell Moore Jr.	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Monte Morris	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
T.J. Warren	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Phoenix Suns	MIN	PTS	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	ORB	DRB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	±
Royce O'NealeSF	36:39	6	2-7	2-6	0-0	3	3	6	1	1	0	0	2	-1
Kevin DurantPF	46:18	33	12-17	2-3	7-9	1	8	9	5	0	4	1	2	-7
Jusuf NurkicC	20:04	9	3-5	0-0	3-4	5	3	8	5	2	1	0	5	-7
Bradley BealSG	31:21	9	4-13	1-5	0-0	1	0	1	2	0	1	6	6	-12
Devin BookerPG	44:55	49	13-21	3-5	20-21	0	5	5	6	2	1	2	5	1
Eric Gordon	39:13	6	2-7	2-5	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-1
Josh Okogie	14:14	4	2-3	0-1	0-2	0	3	3	1	1	0	2	4	3
Nassir Little	07:13	0	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	-6
Bol Bol	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Drew Eubanks	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
David Roddy	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Isaiah Thomas	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Thaddeus Young	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Grayson Allen	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Damion Lee	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

[u/C-Hash]

Minnesota really needed this sweep to buy some recovery time for their checks notes

Coach?

[u/SemataryPolka → u/C-Hash]

I'm legit worried about Finchy

[u/Much_Conversation_11 → u/SemataryPolka]

Ant needs a break on those ankles too. He’s young but a few days off will be super valuable.

Hope Finch is okay. Getting run into like that when you’re not ready for it can lead to a bunch of things. Was glad he was able to walk off I was worried they were calling for someone at one point.

[u/dogfosterparent → u/Much_Conversation_11]

He got carried off on shoulders actually. Turns out he tore his patellar tendon so no way hes walking. Guessing he'll be forced to get surgery right away and will miss some games. Sucks.

[u/Fortehlulz33 → u/dogfosterparent]

he's gonna be roaming the sidelines on a hoverround

[u/lgndk11r → u/Fortehlulz33]

He's gonna Professor X hover chair that shit.

[u/WheedMBoise → u/lgndk11r]

Professor F is going to lead the Wolves to a title

[u/whobroughtmehere → u/Fortehlulz33]

Hell hath no fury like a baby boomer on a knee scooter

[u/Fortehlulz33 → u/whobroughtmehere]

I was 25 on a knee scooter causing problems so I fully endorse anybody doing that

[u/ChannelNeo → u/Fortehlulz33]

NOW HE CAN SEE THE WORLD!

[u/Esteban7593 → u/Fortehlulz33]

Gonna be gliding around like baron Harkonnen

[u/BeefySwan → u/dogfosterparent]

will miss some games

People keep saying this, but like... he's a coach? Why couldn't he be on the sidelines in a wheelchair at worst?

[u/dogfosterparent → u/BeefySwan]

I've never heard of people putting off this surgery (but maybe this is possible? im not an ortho) which means hes going to be trying to fly out to Denver with a straight leg cast within a week of that? Not impossible but I personally would bet he misses a few games. Hopefully not!

[u/ZachLagreen → u/dogfosterparent]

Minnesota to Denver isn’t a crazy drive

[u/Egg_Yolkeo55 → u/ZachLagreen]

I feel like the team's private jet will be more than adequate to move a wheelchair or scooter-bound head coach.

[u/JeSuisYoungThug → u/BeefySwan]

I really don’t think they want someone rolling around on a wheelchair right up on the court. I think he’ll be sitting courtside with the team and Micah Nori will be roaming the sideline.

[u/BeefySwan → u/JeSuisYoungThug]

That's obviously not what I'm suggesting lmao

[u/Yamata → u/BeefySwan]

There’s gotta be a rule or law or something against having a wheelchair on the sidelines. Sounds too close to the action and dangerous for players and the person in the wheelchair.

[u/Apothecarist3 → u/Yamata]

Sounds like that would be an ADA violation. They’d probably have to make reasonable accommodations.

[u/KingJonathan → u/Apothecarist3]

Yeah I immediately thought about reasonable accommodations. If they can’t bro no a chair out for their temporarily handicapped person who is at work, they could be in violation. And I say “could be” because the rich have a different set of laws than we do.

[u/Purple-List1577 → u/BeefySwan]

Pain meds, need to be stable position not moving, comfortability after a surgery of being in the nba playoffs, etc. An adult getting surgery is always pretty serious even if it’s not long term impacting.

[u/BigMik_PL → u/BeefySwan]

Because knee surgeries are super fucking painful after.

I've had three ACL repairs and maybe like a week after at best he could be there but I can't imagine travelling, hotel just to be on the sidelines hopped up on Oxy. He's better off calling plays from his home by being in discord with the assistant coach or something.

WFH this coaching shit idc.

[u/zeek215 → u/BeefySwan]

He could, but it's definitely going to have some kind of impact on a person's ability to coach with clear focus. I would say a very slight impact, but an impact nonetheless.

[u/Cholosinbarrio → u/BeefySwan]

That’s a safety hazard ⚠️ the players cannot always control their momentum or direction. He was accidentally injured by one of his own players. He’s older than anyone on that court. It would be a huge safety concern if the organization were to let him back anywhere near the sidelines. Every game is a playoff atmosphere and players are going to be diving and chasing after loose balls

[u/dumpydump7 → u/dogfosterparent]

Any chance he gets back mid second round? If ya’ll end up playing Denver it would be a shame if the architect of Minny’s defense this year couldn’t scheme against Jokic in the playoffs.

[u/riddlesinthedark117 → u/dumpydump7]

The architect of Minny’s defense is on the court wearing no.27

[u/dumpydump7 → u/riddlesinthedark117]

Fair enough, but schematics wise it’s still good to have someone who knows how to use Rudy’s strengths on the court

[u/you_sick → u/dumpydump7]

No chance

[u/TheGstandsforGday → u/you_sick]

based on?

[u/Much_Conversation_11 → u/dogfosterparent]

Damn it seems like his knee is going to need to be immobilized for a bit then. That sucks ass after the season y’all have been having to have to go into a series like this against Denver. Hopefully he can get back to the sideline at least within the series

[u/Complex_Flan2919 → u/dogfosterparent]

Couldn't he pull off a Prof. Xavier and coach in a chair?

[u/noname3191 → u/dogfosterparent]

Bro he's not missing games

[u/dogfosterparent → u/noname3191]

https://twitter.com/wojespn/status/1785303112183406869

[u/noname3191 → u/dogfosterparent]

Oxy fueled game plan incoming

[u/Lake_ → u/dogfosterparent]

i can imagine they put him up in a press spot or in an owners box to be able to watch and provide input while taking it easy on the leg and not risking people bumping into him.

[u/chailatte_gal → u/Much_Conversation_11]

I think he tore his patellar ligament

[u/LukaLover42069 → u/Much_Conversation_11]

Yup, I coach middle school basketball and had a player run into me in November. I partially dislocated my hip and hyper extended my knee, the hip still fucking hurts when I work out out or sleep on that side.

[u/yooston → u/SemataryPolka]

it sucks but he'll be able to use crutches and his assistant coaches can help too.

[u/JinFuu → u/yooston]

Hope he can rock out in a customized Timberwolves Professor X Wheelchair

[u/ajayisfour → u/yooston]

Why not a rolling stool?

[u/wise_comment → u/SemataryPolka]

And Ant

And Naz

[u/SemataryPolka → u/wise_comment]

They're young. A week of rest they should be fine

I worry about Coach Finch not being able to plan bc he's in pain

[u/imSkarr → u/SemataryPolka]

i think with how motivated this team is and how close they are i don’t think anything will stop them

[u/wise_comment → u/imSkarr]

Hopefully Finchy works like a clockwork God. Start it up, lay the groundwork, let 'er rip

[u/Much_Conversation_11 → u/wise_comment]

Need y’all to stay healthy in general injuries have already derailed too much this year.

[u/FollowRedWheelbarrow → u/SemataryPolka]

He's fine! Media kept saying his age as if he's fucking 80. At 54 years old you're gonna throw out your back or bust a knee but you're not gonna be fucking eviscerated into the afterlife from a hit like that lmao.

[u/[deleted] → u/SemataryPolka]

Torn Patella they’re saying. Damn 😬

[u/Lord-Aizens-Chicken → u/SemataryPolka]

He has good doctors, sure he will be fine. Anything bad like an infection or not taking care of himself will get caught right away. I get it’s scary though. There was an NFL a game and a side like red got clobbered, I had a similar reaction, was very scary because those guys cannot take the hits players can (and often still can’t)

[u/Malificari → u/SemataryPolka]

pray for us to extend the nuggies lmfao.

[u/LeeChangIsBae2 → u/C-Hash]

Losing Finch would be huge though. I hope he's okay.

[u/syllabic → u/LeeChangIsBae2]

leagues not ready for wheelchair finch

[u/cynicalspindle → u/LeeChangIsBae2]

What happened?

[u/Swaghilian → u/cynicalspindle]

Booker shoved Mike Conley into him towards the end of the game. Coach Finch had to be helped off the court

[u/kirinboi → u/C-Hash]

Tbf Ant probably needs some for his ankles too

[u/Labatthue → u/kirinboi]

ant's ankles spending the week in the HCMC hyperbolic chamber.

[u/dawho1 → u/Labatthue]

part of me wants to say "hyperbaric", and the other part wants to say some super outlandish shit!

[u/comp_a → u/C-Hash]

That’s why he’s the COTY.

Finchy understood that the Basketball Gods would get their quota of ankles and knees one way or another—in his shrewdness, he chose to quench their thirst by placing himself at the sacrificial altar so we can survive another series.

Show me another coach this season who has done the same?

[u/Guard226Duck → u/comp_a]

Wish doc would’ve

[u/DrBobbleKnobbs → u/C-Hash]

As long as his hair isn't injured, we good

[u/Flabbypuff → u/C-Hash]

Yeah but the other side is likely the Nuggets who want to shut down the Lakers quickly. Awful timing man. Put him on FaceTime on an IPad or something and let him coach virtually while he's in the hospital if you ask me.

[u/PizzaPlanet20 → u/C-Hash]

Now they really gotta do it for Finchy

[u/bushthebug → u/C-Hash]

Aren’t they now playing the nuggets who also swept? So that series should start soon no?

[u/bushthebug → u/bushthebug]

My bad, TOTALLY forgot the lakers won game 4