How are they doing this? The Wolves seem to have a new star in their lineup, 6 foot 11 inch Nicola Pekovic has been their leading scorer lately, but even HE went down with yet another Wolves injury in the third quarter but the Wolves didn't miss a beat as Minnesota went on to down the Mavs AT Dallas in their way to another road win.
Every single game the Wolves lose more players to injury. Last night, they only dressed TEN, and with Pekovic going down early, they finished the fourth quarter with just NINE. No one does this sort of thing.
If a couple of players had gotten into foul trouble it was actually conceivable that the Wolves may have not had enough players to actually finish the game.
The short answer to "HOW" they are doing this seems to be "defense. " But the longer answer appears to be how good a coach Rick Adelman is. The guy knows how to put together a really smart, really scrappy, really talented bunch of basketball players that know how to play as a team.
On Sunday the Wolves lost Chase Budiger to a knee injury that will require surgery. They are playing without guard J.J. Barea who is out with a sprained ankle, and Brandon Roy is remembering WHY he quit basketball in the first place now that his knees are bothering him again.
It's fun watching this team, but the injuries most likely will start taking their toll. So while it's fun to watch them now, I can't believe this streak can continue. But as long as they keep playing this well together, I'll keep tuning in a while longer.
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