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It's February 24th.

And I'm here in Portland at the Motor Center after the Wolves, 124 to 121 win over the Blazers.

It was a huge game for Jaden McDaniels back home in the Northwest.

He had 29 in this game.

Anthony Edwards had 25 points in the first half, finished with 34 on the night.

Thought it was a bit of a redemption game from Dante DeVincenzo.

If you can think back to opening night when Dante got his first start, really struggled

in Portland on opening night.

He had 19 points tonight, four assists, and only one turnover.

It was a bounce back game for the Wolves' offense.

I got Kyle Teigy here with me.

What's up, Kyle?

What's up, man? Yeah, kind of a pallet cleanser after what was a pretty bad loss, despite being down some guys at home

against the Sixers. And as we'll get into tonight, talking to the guys after the game,

I think, and we'll see what plays out these next couple games, but I think the sense is that this is a really big road trip for them. Every night now in these standings matter, as you and I've talked about a lot. So to get this first one, albeit against a depleted Portland Trail buzzer team missing, you know, Obdia and Sharp, but a good win nonetheless, and it kind of sets them up now for these next

couple games. Let's start with Jaden. 29 points, five blocks, five made threes. I mean, one of,

if not his best game of the season thus far. I was thinking during the game about how Finch used

to refer to Jade McDaniels as the barometer of the Wolves'

offense, right? If the Jane was playing well, then the Wolf's offense was working as a couple

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