Perhaps before we go badmouthing the Celtics lousy performance tonight - There are case precedents of the T-Wolves giving good teams a hard time on their HC.
On Dec 3 in San Antonio - read this:
http://espn.go.com/nba/recap?id=301203024 Spurs had to bust their butt in the 4th Q and I doubt the Spurs had as many injuries as us. It was Minnesota 86-71 after 3 Qs and that lead carried to 2:30 remaining before The strong close by Tim Duncan.
On December 18 in Denver:
http://espn.go.com/nba/recap?id=301218007 Minnesota did not quit here and closed strong to lose by two points.
On December 15 in Arizona:
http://espn.go.com/nba/recap?id=301215021 They stayed with Phoenix all the way through.
The Timberwolves will not make the playoffs but they will take down a good team who shows up flat and unprepared similar to the Celtics tonight. They have the makings of a good team but it will take a couple of seasons of playing together and rotating into a playoff position as the Texas teams, Phoenix and Lakers fade into the background.
Tonight was about survival playing shorthanded and on the second night of a back to back and making a few more shots down the stretch and that Block by Ray Allen after the Luke Ridnour Travel. Worse yet, Minnesota had a jump on scouting us in Toronto and were obviously better prepared.
Contributions came from unlikely sources - Von Wafer and Luke Harongody. I liked Jermaine O'Neals game with the blocks and some scoring. There is some good stuff to take out of this game.
Rondo knocked in a couple of key hoops too.