The Suns host the Wolves at 3am tonight in their Talking Stick Resort Arena for what will be the return leg of their Sunday encounter. On the first leg, the Minnesota team had to tear themselves away to win in the last moments but its new coach Ryan Saunders would definitely prefer not to have a cold sweat this time around.
We meet once again ! After clashing Sunday in Minneapolis, Wolves and Suns will meet again tonight but this time in Phoenix. Kentucky pals Devin Booker and Karl-Anthony Towns, both drafted in 2015, have obviously decided not to leave each other and it would not be surprising to see them go on vacation together… starting in April. If the 22-year-old rear has already planned his departure for a long time, it seems that he convinced KAT to take his leave at the same time in order to take advantage of the advantageous prices of the low season and thus avoid the excessive flow. tourists. Indeed, while the cat was determined to do everything to take his team to the postseason and already compiled 28 points at half-time of the last match, a discussion during the break with his friend Devin obviously made him change his mind. Notice since he only added two additional units to his counter when he returned from the locker room. Enough to allow Phoenix to create a small gap which will however be filled by the 31-point performance of Derrick Rose, author of the game winner 0.6 seconds from the end of the meeting.
A team aiming for the Playoffs in the West cannot afford to be so challenged by the Suns yet deprived of a real pivot in the absence of Deandre Ayton as well as interior Richaun Holmes. Especially since this is not the first time this season since the Wolves lost a little over a month ago during their first trip to Arizona on the score of 107-99. An unfortunate recurrence which is the image of the irregularity of Andrew Wiggins in his performances this season. In the last game, the winger accumulated an excruciating 3/14 on the shoot with a 3/7 on the throws, enough to delight the TTFL players who had selected him and who discovered a score of four upon awakening. With a record of 22 wins for 24 losses, Minnesota players no longer have the right to let go of games well within their reach if they want to keep chances of being in the Top 8 at the end of the regular season. Another face will be expected from the Wolves during tonight’s meeting in order to avoid finding themselves once again in trouble against the worst team of their conference.
D-Rose was magnificent this weekend to avoid a second setback against the Suns but that should not hide the recurring problems facing this Wolves team. Some players have signed big contracts and it is now a question of justifying them on the pitch. Isn’t it Andrew?
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