Let’s jump out ahead of this and establish right now that it is KAT who guards Jokic in this matchup. Gobert “guards” Gordon and roams by the rim/situationally doubles.

Even in the Rudy + No KAT lineups, they have Anderson or Reid take Jokic — unless he really breaks that, then…

Michael Malone says in his postgame presser that the nuggets now move on to “the beast in Minnesota”

Why isn’t Jamal Murray more of a popular star player?

I feel like it’s maybe because people don’t really appreciate how much bounce he has. Like, he has big time, athletic and powerful finishes often — he’s not a bad athlete at all. And obviously has a full reel of crazy…

Today's show: Kyle, Britt and I grabbed the mics (and a beer) immediately following the game last night and talked about the Wolves winning a playoff series for the first time in a while.

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Really cool scene in the hallways after the game. A million cameras down here so I’m sure you’ll see it.

But Ant, KAT and Tim Connelly walking into the locker room arms wrapped around each other.

That’s a wrap for Round 1

Last time the Wolves won a playoff series Anthony Edwards was 2 years old

A very Minnesota Timberwolves sequence

That defensive sequence into the Ant dunk... whewww

Ant takeover

Rough performance from the Suns trampoline dunk team during the timeout. Might shift the momentum.

3rd quarter...
Suns with a center on the floor: -8 in 6 mins
Suns without a center on the floor: +5 in 6 mins

-8 and +10 for the game. How much Nurkic will we see in the 4th?

If Phoenix stays small in the 4th, I’d assume they run more of this clear out for KD — and the Wolves are going to have to weigh out the cost of helping more

If Ant really gets goin, this KAT offensive rebound got him going

Quiet first half from Ant, but you could see him trying to get his energy goin here — the claps before picking up full and gettin up to slap the backboard. Thought that was potentially noteworthy.

1st half...
Suns with a center on the floor: +0 in 9 mins
Suns without a center on the floor: +5 in 15 mins

The Wolves have gotten an offensive rebound on 47.8% of their missed shots thus far

Remember… The most important part of a team going small against Rudy Gobert is his ability or inability to punish that look *on offense*