Towns after career night in loss: ‘We didn’t play defense the way we had to tonight to win’
Historical night actually was taken away by um losing tonight to Charlotte what happened do you think there in the end of the game or from beginning to end I just didn’t get the job done I think you know we’re number one defense we just didn’t play defense the way we have to
Tonight to win the game so that’s it’s unfortunate we couldn’t get a win I thought we um did a good job of getting a lead and we just didn’t hold it today and Coach Finch said he was you know pushing you guys trying to get the defense rolling who do you guys
Lean on and look to on the court when you’re trying to get that figured out I mean we got Jaden we got Rudy us our defensive anchors I think we just as a team it’s not just them it’s it’s it’s a team it’s all of us have to commit to it
And we just didn’t get a job the job done as a team today so it’s unfortunate it hurts it’s it’s I think you can tell the mood in the locker room that really hurts all of us the way we uh didn’t get this win tonight and aunt made it clear
That they wanted to see you succeed tonight that that that was part of what got them um excited about this game can you just talk about how your game was blowing tonight I just it’s hard to look at the game like that just just doing my job but I really
Just wanted to win I feel like I feel it hurts you know you want you want to be able to have one of those nights on a win you know having a night like that on the loss doesn’t feel very uh good historic whatever you want want
To say doesn’t make me feel happy about the night we had in the postgame pressor Finch use words like disgusting and immature to describe your team’s approach coming into this game would you agree with that a second I mean I’ll tell you one I’ll tell you one thing he
Ain’t lying y’ because he said the same thing to us so um what you’re hearing about him in the postgame is what we’re hearing in the locker room and just uh words he picked today and it’s true I think that at the end of the game with everything going and everything we you
Know we just have to find a way to be mature and get the job done and something we’ve done really well all year and just un fortunate it bit us it bit us uh tonight um and cost us to chance to come out of here with a with a
Win did you get that sense of this team coming into this game that you were perhaps not ready to play defense I I I don’t know uh I’m I’m very confident in my guys and and this team and everyone in this locker room so it’s hard for me to say that I felt
There was some bad mojo or bad Swagger going on in the locker room or in shoot around just because I I just don’t see us like that I see us as being a team that’s really hungry to win and really greedy for wins as well so
Um I I think those statements hold true when you see the the atmosphere in this locker room after a game like tonight you guys have been so good handling this stuff um and and being professional and mature through these games does it surprise you that that it came back to
To get you guys again tonight do you think you’re about Beyond I guess a performance like this I think to be honest with you John I thought that however the game was going along you know we did have some moments where it looked like a little bit of
Immaturity it looked like a little bit of lack of discipline but when we got that game to about 12 I think 12 or 14 it looked pretty good to me how the game was going to finish out so I felt pretty good about our odds I felt pretty good
About our team I felt good that you know whatever the case was all night how it was playing out we found that Groove and swag when we needed it the most I believe in the third quarter which is usually our quarter and um we just couldn’t capitalize on it and that’s
What really hurts I think for all of us is something we’ve seen time and time and time again and things that we’ve done so well uh regardless of how the start of the game goes but the third quarter came and we showed up like the team we always have been all year and
Just you know I didn’t find a way to I wouldn’t either turn it up to another level or to maintain the level we were at I think we didn’t do both of that tonight and after that third quarter um thir quarter Blitz we had against
Them and shout out to them too you got to give them credit they made shots when they had to make shots they hit threes when they had to hit threes um the coach kept motivating him so you got to give credit what credit do over there for [Applause] Charlotte
Minnesota Timberwolves forward Karl-Anthony Towns speaks with reporters after loss to Charlotte.
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19 Comments
Who is “we”? KAT is the worst defender on the team
You were hunting for points rather than playing for your team! Absolutely disgusting team performance.
Ya lost because ya forced hero ball game tonight.
You force the drive multiple times tours the end and clearly it wasn't working and literally the opposing team were simply collapsing everyone to stop you and yet you still wouldn't pass the ball when literally almost everyone of your team were open to make the shot.
You got selfish at the end and that cost the game.
But hey at least you got 62 points right.
Yes you were dominanting but when it comes down to it, the other team adjusted to stop you tours the end and you guys didn't adjust.
He needs to watch those gorilla fights again
I'm not a Timberwolves fan but thats a foul he got grabbed twice an if his name was embiid thats a foul
hunting for points man come on
zero humility, kinda disappointing he can't own up to it even a bit
The way KAT tries to make his voice deeper is hilarious 😂, I won’t lie I do that to I just don’t have cameras on me
Thanks for forcing shots and making abysmal selfish offensive plays in the 4th. Could’ve kept it at 50 and got a win, but had to get a record by forcing 1 v 5 drives when everyone is open.
he missed two key defensive rotations in important minutes too.
KAT hold your head up! You made all those 3 pointers! You had 62 points do not take in any of this hate you are getting. You are an amazing player. Come back strong next time and shoot another 10 and keep feeling good about the team! You all are still the best in the West.
coach have no respet for KAT coach have to be fired…
It was just a super immature performance on so many counts.. KAT hunting, playing hero ball, being so caught up in trying to break records.. regardless of acting like it was no big deal, it was clearly a huge deal for him. But not only KAT, ANT as well.. continually searching for Karl, passing him the ball rather than driving or taking the open shot he had himself.. particularly at the end of the game on the final possession. ANT got scared. He pussied out and chose to give the ball to Karl again rather than drive to the hoop himself and potentially win the game, clearly the missed free throws from last game and the blown clutch time moment still had ANT shook 🤦🏼♂️ very upsetting to be up by 18 going into the 4th quarter and piss the game away like that!! This kinda shit and the immaturity in general NEEDS to disappear NOW before the postseason starts.
Y’all are some haters. I’m still rooting for KAT and they will bounce back like they always do. We’re in first place. Everyone needs to relax.
Ant was sick and he couldn’t help KAT when he was gassed at the end. The refs didn’t help and the team lapsed on defense too much. They’re capable of better and they will be better
Zesty
Kat is a basketball player who wishes he could be a movie star instead
Finch kept changing the rotation, Keep KAT in. And give him the ball. Dude had 62, cmon.
Not just on the defensive end. No team has a game plan for a single player to score 72 points. The reason for that is it isn't team basketball and other players get bad habits of standing around. The whole team has got big heads. Ant was telling the world on ESPN that nobody can guard him. The coach should have stepped in and put the clamps on Towns scoring and run plays. Embiid, the same thing. It does not help the team to score that many points. All it does is tire the player and plays head games with the rest of the team.
Best player ever 🎉