Good Morning It’s Basketball - The Wolves are really like that
This is a preview of today’s full, robust newsletter. Want the whole thing, plus every full newsletter five times a week? This glorious prize is within your grasp for just $5 per month or $50 per year! The Wolves are really like thatIf the Knicks stole a win against the Pacers, the Wolves are pulling off a grand heist against the Nuggets.
Good morning. Let’s basketball.
The Execution of Emperor Maximilian; Eduoard Manet; 1862 With the Timberwolves having won Game 1 in Denver, and with Rudy Gobert missing Game 2 on Monday to join his girlfriend during the birth of his first child, and with the Nuggets being prideful defending champs, everything seemed to be set up for a comfortable win. Comfortable for who, though?
Minnesota came out like real wolves, hounded Jamal Murray and Nikola Jokic and everyone in Denver blue in the team’s best defensive performance in memory, and stole Game 2. I don’t mean they stole it in the sense of it being close and they ripped the W off a shelf and put it in their pocket. This was a heist gone terribly right. This was Ocean’s 11. The Wolves meticulously plotted out how they were going to torture Murray and frustrate Jokic, and then they executed, and it worked to perfection, and they are riding away with two wins in Denver and opportunity to end the Nuggets’ season before they can even sleep in their own beds again. The Wolves were so mean to the Nuggets they had Michael Malone doing this in the first half... Keep reading with a 7-day free trialSubscribe to Good Morning It's Basketball to keep reading this post and get 7 days of free access to the full post archives. A subscription gets you:
|
Older messages
The next Sixers roster will look different. What about the next Bucks roster?
Friday, May 3, 2024
Two would-be titans wrap it up in Round 1. ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏
The NBA and media companies are negotiating over your money
Thursday, May 2, 2024
Just a reminder on the stakes involved here. ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏
They don't call him Tyrese Mini-ey
Wednesday, May 1, 2024
PLUS: A comment on Joel Embiid's performance. ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏
Suns won't set if they never rose
Monday, April 29, 2024
A disastrous finish to a fretful season in Phoenix. ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏
What if Heat Culture is just rippin' an ungodly amount of threes?
Thursday, April 25, 2024
Miami did it. The hardest working, best conditioned, most professional, unselfish, toughest, meanest, nastiest team in the NBA beat Boston in Boston. ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏
You Might Also Like
Rolling out the red carpet
Monday, March 3, 2025
Defying gravity
13 Days to Brackets ⏳
Monday, March 3, 2025
March is Mayhem Already. Deebo Traded. NHL Trade Deadline. MLS. Golf. Racing & Much More...
Sunday Scroll: The sports bra seen around the world
Sunday, March 2, 2025
This one's for the girls
Hope's a good start for Golden State
Friday, February 28, 2025
Stephen Curry is fading just slightly, but maybe there's still enough for another magical run. ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏
Icy and spicy
Friday, February 28, 2025
Drop the mic
The Eve of March (The Next Chapter)
Friday, February 28, 2025
March Madness is the next sports phenomenon, and we'll still be here to track the brackets...
All-Star Debate & Daytona Repeat 🏁
Thursday, February 27, 2025
NBA All-Star Flop. NHL 4 Nations Excitement. Byron Repeats Daytona. NCAA Hoops & More...
It's not the basketball that's broken
Thursday, February 27, 2025
NBA All-Star needs more All-Stars and less of everything else. ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏
Magic B-Ball in The Mitten 😤
Thursday, February 27, 2025
Michigan State's Hail Mary. Pistons Win 8th Straight. NFL Combine. Japan Beats USA & More...
Elias Baum
Thursday, February 27, 2025
Elias Baum is a highly promising German youth international who has enjoyed a breakout season in senior football. The 19-year-old fullback could finally be the answer to Germany's rightback woes. ͏