By the time the teams went to the locker room for halftime, Minnesota had made 14 errors with the ball, leading to 19 Golden State points. No, it wasn’t exactly a 47-point pace, but considering the Warriors had committed only four turnovers of their own, leading to just four Minnesota points, they were just as damaging.
On a night in which the Wolves (7-29) were hoping to atone for their 41-point loss at Golden State on Nov. 9, Rambis saw disorganization in his team — defensive mistakes, players in the wrong spots on the floor on offense and even the wrong players bringing the ball upcourt at times.
Most of those issues occurred in the first half. The Wolves trailed by 17 at halftime and by 19 early in the third quarter. Only a gut-check rally — trimming Golden State’s lead to three with 2:36 left in the fourth quarter — prevented the game from being a total failure for the Wolves.
But Flynn overlooked his teammates calling for the ball, streaked for the basket, and rose for a dunk.
And missed.
“Oh, man,” Flynn said after what he called “probably” the worst game of his young career, and the Wolves’ fifth loss in a row. “That’s how it is.”
Maggette attempted to drive past Love at the 2:52 mark and ran directly into his knee. Love dropped to the ground in obvious pain to force the training staff on to the floor. Luckily for the Wolves, Love returned a minute later to hit a hook shot and knock the Warriors lead down to just five points with 58.9 seconds remaining in the game.
“He was sore, he was limping after the ball game, so we’ll find out what his status is tomorrow,” Rambis said. “Injuries in athletic endeavors are part of the game. Things happen, and you just deal with them.”
Love has recorded 11 double-doubles in his last 12 games and 14 of 17 overall. His 12.3 rpg is would make him second in rebounding if he had enough games to qualify. With him, the Wolves rank fourth in the NBA in rebounding.
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