Bullets Forever - Wizards vs. Timberwolves: Washington falls in double-overtime 132-129"Ain't No Luck"https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/community_logos/48097/BulletsForever-fv.png2016-03-26T03:30:02-04:00http://www.bulletsforever.com/rss/stream/110690752016-03-26T03:30:02-04:002016-03-26T03:30:02-04:00Wizards vs. Timberwolves postgame links and roll call
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<p>This one really hurts.</p> <p>This loss sucked. Bad.</p>
<p>The Wizards gave away a late lead in regulation and <a href="http://www.bulletsforever.com/2016/3/25/11307556/Washington-Wizards-Minnesota-Timberwolves-recap-NBA-final-score" target="_blank">lost in double overtime</a> to the Minnesota Timberwolves, 132-129 on Friday. L.W. laid out how things went down in a more civil manner than I could.</p>
<p>The loss is more than just the Wizards' second in a row. Here's what it also means:</p>
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<li><span>Washington is now 35-37. They now can't win as many games as they did last year.</span></li>
<li><span>They are now 3.5 games behind the Detroit Pistons who have the 8th seed in the East. Detroit<a href="http://www.detroitbadboys.com/2016/3/25/11307482/detroit-pistons-charlotte-hornets-nba-playoffs-five-game-win-streak" target="_blank"> won their fifth straight game</a> against the Charlotte Hornets earlier on Friday.</span></li>
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<p>All that said, we still have work to do. Let's get to the recap roll and go from there.</p>
<h4><b>Links</b></h4>
<p>Here's a recap roll from the night:</p>
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<strong>More</strong>: <a href="http://www.canishoopus.com/2016/3/25/11307562/wolves-win-a-two-overtime-thriller-over-the-wizards" target="new">Canis Hoopus</a> <a href="http://www.twincities.com/2016/03/25/timberwolves-grind-out-double-ot-win-over-wizards/" target="new">Pioneer Press</a> <a href="http://www.csnmidatlantic.com/basketball-washington-wizards/talk/wizards-fall-part-2ot-loss-timberwolves-five-takeaways" target="new">CSN Mid-Atlantic</a> <a href="http://wizofawes.com/2016/03/25/washington-wizards-fall-to-minnesota-timberwolves-in-double-overtime/" target="new">Wiz of Awes</a>
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<h4><b>Roll Call</b></h4>
<p>73 users commented 1,121 times in our <a target="_blank" href="http://www.bulletsforever.com/2016/3/25/11305556/wizards-vs-timberwolves-gamethread">first half</a>, <a target="_blank" href="http://www.bulletsforever.com/2016/3/25/11305082/wizards-vs-timberwolves-second-half-gamethread">second half</a>, and <a target="_blank" href="http://www.bulletsforever.com/2016/3/25/11305416/wizards-vs-timberwolves-postgame-reaction-thread">postgame threads</a> as of 12:06 a.m. ET on March 26, 2016. Here's how you did:</p>
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<h4><b>Notable Comment</b></h4>
<p>For a sec in this game, I thought we were going to win.</p>
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https://www.bulletsforever.com/2016/3/26/11308062/wizards-vs-timberwolves-postgame-links-roll-callAlbert Lee2016-03-25T22:54:05-04:002016-03-25T22:54:05-04:00Recap: Wizards lose a heartbreaker to the Wolves
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<p>Zach LaVine and Gorgui Dieng just struck a major blow to the Wizards playoff dreams.</p> <p>Sometimes, improbable things happen in basketball games. <span>Gorgui Dieng</span>, previously 3-15 on three pointers this season, hitting the tying shot to send the game to overtime is improbable. <span>Zach LaVine</span> hitting multiple threes from Steph Curry-range. You couldn't have predicted that <span>Markieff Morris</span> <a href="https://twitter.com/WashWizards/status/713511907957800962">would leave in the first quarter with leg cramps</a> and not return to the game.</p>
<p>But while Dieng and LaVine have each put themselves on the ballot for the #WizardKiller Hall of Fame, the <a href="https://www.bulletsforever.com/" class="sbn-auto-link">Wizards</a> did not just lose this game because a couple of improbable events happened. They lost the game because they let the lottery-bound <a href="https://www.canishoopus.com/" class="sbn-auto-link">Timberwolves</a> keep the score close enough for a few improbable plays to change the outcome of the game.</p>
<p>The story of the first quarter was turnovers. The Wizards coughed the ball up eight times to the Timberwolves four in the first quarter. And for the rest of the game, they failed to stop Minnesota's guard penetration, allowing 54 points in the paint. They had no answer for <span>Karl-Anthony Towns</span>, who finished the night 12-21 (including going 1-2 from three).</p>
<p><span>Bradley Beal</span> and <span>John Wall</span> traded heroics on the offensive end of the floor, but not enough to overcome the team's overall defensive dysfunction. Beal ended the night with 26 points and 5 assists. After a somewhat quiet first half, Wall finished with 22 points and 16 assists.</p>
<p>The game was full of weird twists and turns. <span>Marcus Thornton</span> was the first player off the bench. Nene and Gortat spent considerable time sharing the frontcourt. But ultimately, the Wizards played a holistically bad game of basketball, and they lost.</p>
<p>Between tonight's loss and Detriot's win tonight over Charlotte, the Wizards' playoff hopes are bleak. They have a lot of ground to make up, now 3.5 games back. The Wizards head to Los Angeles to play the <a href="https://www.silverscreenandroll.com/" class="sbn-auto-link">Lakers</a> this Sunday.</p>
https://www.bulletsforever.com/2016/3/25/11307556/Washington-Wizards-Minnesota-Timberwolves-recap-NBA-final-scoreL.W.2016-03-25T22:01:46-04:002016-03-25T22:01:46-04:00Wizards vs. Timberwolves postgame reaction thread
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<p>It's over. Let's talk about it.</p>
https://www.bulletsforever.com/2016/3/25/11305416/wizards-vs-timberwolves-postgame-reaction-threadAlbert Lee2016-03-25T20:06:52-04:002016-03-25T20:06:52-04:00Wizards vs. Timberwolves second half GameThread
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<p>24 minutes left in this one.</p>
https://www.bulletsforever.com/2016/3/25/11305082/wizards-vs-timberwolves-second-half-gamethreadAlbert Lee2016-03-25T09:14:28-04:002016-03-25T09:14:28-04:00Preview: Wiz host hungry Wolves at home
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<p>Up and coming teams have a way of finishing seasons strong the year before they make the leap to being a title contender, usually knocking a few current playoff contenders down a peg on their path to relevance.</p>
<p>This month alone, the 23-48 T-Wolves have picked up wins over the playoff-bound <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.welcometoloudcity.com/">Thunder</a> and <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.grizzlybearblues.com/">Grizzlies</a>, and nearly beat the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.goldenstateofmind.com/">Warriors</a>, the red-hot <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.atthehive.com/">Hornets</a>, and the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.bulletsforever.com/">Wizards</a>. At times when veteran teams start pacing themselves to prepare for the playoffs of the off-season, Minnesota's young squad is still slamming on the gas.</p>
<p>That all said, the Wizards <em>should</em> still win this game, but they can't treat it like a walk in the park. Minnesota certainly won't, even though they have nothing to play for other than pride and development.</p>
<h4>Game Info</h4>
<p><strong>When</strong> - 7:00 pm EST</p>
<p><strong>Where</strong> - Verizon Center in Washington DC</p>
<p><strong>TV</strong> - CSN Mid-Atlantic</p>
<p><strong>Radio</strong> - 99.1 WNEW</p>
<h4>Injury Report</h4>
<p><span>Alan Anderson</span> and <span>Bradley Beal</span> are both questionable for the Wizards.</p>
<p><span>Kevin Garnett</span> and <span>Nikola Pekovic</span> are out for the T-Wolves.</p>
<h4>Most Likely Wizards Killer: <span>Gorgui Dieng</span>
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<p>Dieng is averaging 12.1 points, 7.8 rebounds, 2.2 assists, 1.9 blocks, and 1.5 steals per game since the All-Star break. He's done a fine job replacing what the T-Wolves have lost with Garnett and Pekovic on the shelf. If the Wizards don't treat him like a threat, he could burn them tonight.</p>
https://www.bulletsforever.com/2016/3/25/11303862/washington-wizards-minnesota-timberwolves-preview-how-to-watch-nbaJake Whitacre