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Wednesday, January 18, 2012

Minnesota Timberwolves vs. Detroit Pistons: 1/18/12

1st Quarter: Sorry for the lapse in game coverage as I had some previous commitments to do, but I'll hopefully be able to cover the games just like I used to. The mercurial Wolves team will be facing a floundering Pistons team at home. The Wolves are off to a cold shooting start, but at least their being aggressive on both ends of the game. Their defense is challenging every shot that either team is taking and shooting open shots. Wes Johnson is looking to be more aggressive and Love is just unstoppable on the boards. However, the poor shooting of the Wolves have doomed them be down 20-17.

2nd Quarter: The Wolves reserves are in against the Detroit starting lineup which could be a good or bad thing. So far it's looking pretty bad. Wayne Ellington just looks so confident with all of his shots, a godsend for the poor shooting of Minnesota. Everyone seems so content to stay back and shoot jumpers all day. With Wes out and everyone not making anything, the Wolves are just unable to get to the basket. Everyone is off to a poor shooting day except for Wes. Despite being down in double digits for a while, the TWolves have clawed themselves back into it.
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3rd Quarter: The Wolves stumbled again, but Wes and Pekovic are holding the Wolves together. The turnovers and lack of defense is really gonna hurt them. With Rubio finally running the show and Wes hitting his shots, the Wolves went on a pretty solid run to close the gap on the Pistons. The Wolves are finally starting to look aggressive with drives and feeding Pekovic down low. Tayshaun Prince is singlehandedly keeping the Pistons ahead of the surging Wolves. Hopefully the zone that Wolves are running will helpfully put the Wolves hold down the Pistons offense. Derrick Williams has really dropped into a pretty bad funk as of late.

4th Quarter: This is where we have to let our very good 4th quarter shut down the Detroit Pistons and come back to take the lead. The veteran JJ Barea is showing why the Wolves needed him so badly with some big shots. Kevin Love needs stop arguing so many calls or else he won't get any of the so called "star calls". Derrick Williams is starting show some of his former aggressiveness and has the Wolves tied 71-71. The Wolves have gotten some dumb fouls as of late, but hopefully it won't affect the outcome of the game. The hustle plays of Tolliver and Wayne Ellington have Target Center rocking. The defense has really locked down as usual in the 4th Quarter. They really pushed the Pistons around in the fourth quarter.

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