McDaniels turned in a 'special performance' in Tuesday's Game 2 victory.
Timberwolves coach Chris Finch quipped that he’s been harping on Jaden McDaniels to crash the offensive glass for rebounds for 250 games. Well, better late than never, right? over the Phoenix Suns in Game 1 of their Western Conference first-round series on Saturday, McDaniels followed up with eight rebounds — three offensive, five defensive — in aOh, and McDaniels had a game-high 25 points in the Game 2 victory.
“His activity has been another level so far in these two games, and I think a lot of it just starts from just being a big presence on the glass,” Finch said. “And just getting there, playing with a lot of force, you know, finishing strong around the basket, getting confident in his shot and the job he’s doing on the other end of the floor, fighting through every single screen, getting hit a bunch. Thought he had a special performance , really special.
McDaniels made one key play after another. Defensively he helped limit Kevin Durant to 18 points. The Suns' Big 3 in all combined for 52 points. Offensively he made back-to-back layups that capped an 11-0 Timberwolves run in the fourth quarter that essentially put the game away with a 93-76 lead. The Suns didn’t quite wave the white flag there, but McDaniels would later hit a 3-pointer with 4 minutes, 41 seconds remaining that gave the Wolves a 19-point lead. Call that a game. “I mean, it’s the playoffs, I mean, we got to win, so just doing anything to win, and be on me the whole regular season about offensive rebounding and see tonight, he’s right,” McDaniels said. “He knows what he’s talking about, so I’m just gonna continue to listen to him.
That’s worked so far. The Timberwolves have a 2-0 series lead with the series set to shift to Phoenix Friday for a 9:30 p.m. CT tipoff.
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