| 07 November 2009
Wolves record: 1-5
Jerry Zgoda/Star Tribune recap
Leading by nine points in the first quarter, by five at halftime, the Wolves wilted in the third quarter when the Bucks turned up the defensive pressure and outscored them 31-14.
That matchup of rookie point guards — Jonny Flynn and Brandon Jennings — fairly fizzled while Andrew Bogut asserted himself with a 17-point, 10-rebound, 4-assist game on a night when the Bucks denied Al Jefferson at every turn and the Wolves’ triangle offense stalled, perhaps trying too hard to get him the ball.
Al made just three of 12 shots and scored eight points (had eight rebounds, too).
That matchup of rookie point guards — Jonny Flynn and Brandon Jennings — fairly fizzled while Andrew Bogut asserted himself with a 17-point, 10-rebound, 4-assist game on a night when the Bucks denied Al Jefferson at every turn and the Wolves’ triangle offense stalled, perhaps trying too hard to get him the ball.
Al made just three of 12 shots and scored eight points (had eight rebounds, too).
From Phil Miller/NBA.com:
Al Jefferson understands that Milwaukee defense, too. The Timberwolves' chief offensive weapon was frustrated by the Bucks' collapsing defense all night, an effort that resulted in a season-low eight points on 3-for-12 shooting. Jefferson grew so discouraged, he even missed four of his six free throws. Wolves point guard Jonny Flynn felt Rambis' frustration and took the blame for the team's lack of effort. The rookie's game-high 20 points were an afterthought to bigger issues for the team.
"As the point guard, that falls on me," Flynn said of the energy talk. "Everybody is feeding off me. I need to be the example, the way I was in the fourth quarter."
The Wolves trailed by 17 in the fourth quarter when Flynn led a rally by scoring nine of the team's 11 points in a three-minute stretch. His jumper cut the Bucks' lead to 77-67 with 4:23 remaining, but that's as close as the Wolves would get.
"As the point guard, that falls on me," Flynn said of the energy talk. "Everybody is feeding off me. I need to be the example, the way I was in the fourth quarter."
The Wolves trailed by 17 in the fourth quarter when Flynn led a rally by scoring nine of the team's 11 points in a three-minute stretch. His jumper cut the Bucks' lead to 77-67 with 4:23 remaining, but that's as close as the Wolves would get.
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