Britt Robson On Winning Game 1 In Memphis

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Dane Moore

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🗓️ 17 April 2022

⏱️ 75 minutes

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On today’s show, Dane is joined by Britt Robson of MinnPost to discuss the Wolves Game 1 victory over the Memphis Grizzlies. Dane and Britt breakdown Anthony Edwards’ 36-point night, Karl-Anthony Towns major bounce back performance and how the Wolves other pieces also came to play. They also look at how Ja Morant countered the Wolves’ defensive attack to the tune of 20 free throw attempts and discuss what adjustments might be coming before Game 2. — Anthony Edwards, again, showing up with the lights on as the best player on the floor — Karl-Anthony Towns playing a disciplined and effective game, rebounding from a disappointing play-in loss — The Wolves defensive coverage on Ja Morant and how Morant countered the Wolves’ high wall look — The production from Malik Beasley and Jaden McDaniels — Comparing the Wolves to the 17-18 Pelicans’ success — The Naz Reid minutes — What we’re expecting in Game 2 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	This is the day more NBA podcast, brought to you by Blue Wire podcast, coming at you Saturday evening after the Minnesota Timberwolves beat the Memphis Grizzlies.
0:22.4	Final score was 130 to 117. I'm joined by Britt Robson of midpost here in Memphis to discuss
0:30.7	the game, Britt. Honestly, I didn't know what was going to happen coming into tonight. We've talked
0:36.1	about the, you know, the chess
0:38.4	match of this series that we got a good look at, I think, in four games coming into this
0:44.0	playoffs. And a lot of it, you just kind of, with the victory of the wolves, I mean, there's
0:52.9	chess and stuff that we'll talk about this, but really, I mean, to me,
0:57.8	curious where you're at with it, it was just kind of struck me as a game where the wolves
1:02.1	just were kind of a force of will in this, particularly at the top of the roster with
1:08.1	Anthony Edwards having a 36-point game in his
1:11.6	playoff debut. Carl Anthony Towns, a real bounce back from Tuesday, 29 points for him.
1:18.5	I thought he played really well on both sides of the ball.
1:22.4	Where are you just at sitting here about a hour or so after the game ended?
1:27.7	Well, I continue to be impressed.
1:29.6	I mean, they're going up levels.
1:31.7	They, two levels ago, they were at where I thought was their peak.
1:36.7	So the fact that they've won the play in, they won, I mean, I thought they'd probably
1:41.3	win the eighth seed play.
1:42.4	And I did not expect them to beat the clippers.
1:45.0	I didn't expect them to win this first round.
1:49.2	I have some, you know, obviously they punched first.
1:53.7	It's 1 and 0.
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