There were some evident offensive and defensive struggles on the first night of the season.
The Timberwolves kicked off their new era Tuesday night, and as expected, the new-look lineup had its fair share of hiccups in aThere were offensive lapses early, defensive issues throughout and while they began to resolve some of their early problems in the second half, ultimately, the Timberwolves came up short in the season opener.
“Really disconnected, like all the flow, rhythm, good will that we built up offensively through the preseason, we just didn’t have it,” Timberwolves coach Chris Finch told reporters postgame. “And then when we were able to get some open looks, they didn’t go in for the large part there, but we didn’t generate enough good ones for us to be able to catch any rhythm.”
“We got great looks,” Anthony Edwards said. “If we made those shots, we win, so I mean, it’s just that simple to me. Basketball is that simple. We make the open shots that we missed, if I make the open shots that I missed, we win the game. It’s just that simple.”Outwilled on the glass early "I think there was a lot going on in the gameplan , maybe too much at times," Finch said. "We might have to simplify some things early here. But I didn't see a lot of resistance like we normally — even when we had opportunities to contain, we didn't do a good job of that early on."
“I really didn’t come in with any expectation, other than to win," Randle said. "I didn’t think it was going to be pretty or perfect or whatever it is, like I said, it’s the first game. I just came in expecting to win, and we didn’t get the job done and we got a lot to clean up and a lot of potential, room to grow.”
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