The defense was legitimately fun to watch this game

@RinneganUser00

Ай бұрын

Mannnn I love defense it's just beautiful to watch

@fanfan9748

Ай бұрын

Cant even take NBA serious any more, try this level of defense on Lakers half of the squad would foul out by first half. Meanwhile with Mavs 'defense' SGA got 11 free throws in half time. Im totally ok with going back to the 90s hand check but how come its not allowed in the other series? Would be interesting to see when the wolves faces the thunders next series what kind of officiating would that be, the refs who wont call anything vs the refs who will call everything.

@breonmitchell2443

Ай бұрын

Defense reminds me rockets when had Pj tucker,Ariza,Cp3,Eric gordon they switch,Most players in Nba cant play defense Timberwolves held Nuggets to 33 at half

@RinneganUser00

Ай бұрын

@@breonmitchell2443 even better I miss the 03-04 Pistons that defense was top with Ben Wallace anchoring it all

@macmac6064

Ай бұрын

Now the defense is gone

Naz is such a versatile player. I’m so impressed by his skillset on both sides of the court.

@roxnexgen5264

Ай бұрын

​@@123shoshan cry about it

@bryantxchow1

Ай бұрын

His attention to detail on the murray/jokic pick and roll where he is just sitting low waiting for the pocket pass. Credit to the guards for fighting over the top and not letting murray just walk into threes. It allows the bigs to play the drop coverage and take away those passes to jokic that starts the 3 on 2.

@sgsjosh2000

Ай бұрын

​@@123shoshan rent free 😂😂

@bymaxformax

Ай бұрын

For sure his last contract as a six man.. a team will give him that max if he wins a title, can’t start for a healthy Minnesota team

@RemyMartin420

Ай бұрын

@@123shoshan are you slow? this a wolves vs nuggets vid

T-Wolves put dem boys in maximum penitentiary😂. Total lockdown.

@ghostt288

Ай бұрын

They looking like real crispy chicken nuggets. Who’s their daddy now ?? 😂😂😂😂🐺🐺🐺

@jzibabi

Ай бұрын

let's welcome these fools to the wolves penitentiary, ifykyk

@firstnamelastname1566

Ай бұрын

Ant is showing LeBum how it's done, and LeFraud can only wish he's on Ant level. Ant is jokic and jamal father.

@michaelsun-qh5xe

Ай бұрын

@@firstnamelastname1566he sure is 😂😂😂. Except lebron is 40 and ant is 22 so…

@deeonmxrs

Ай бұрын

@@firstnamelastname1566”How can I make this about LeBron”

It’s crazy how this defense was generational WITHOUT Gobert 😭

@judyclarkson5887

Ай бұрын

Too many casuals that hate Gobert for nothing I swear 😂😂

@blacknetsmed

Ай бұрын

No it's not. Minnesota's Defense is 3 Points better than the league average without Gobert & 6 Points better than the NBA league average with Gobert.

@AzariahKazibwe

Ай бұрын

@@blacknetsmed I think he’s saying that even without gobert, who is dpoy level defender, this timberwolves team were still able to lock up the nuggets

@AzariahKazibwe

Ай бұрын

Don’t think he meant any shade on gobert

@daveejera389

Ай бұрын

That's why Wembanyama deserve ah DPOY award

This is better than the actual highlight reel.

@Diviine9

Ай бұрын

On god

@Chico_Lachowski

Ай бұрын

Scoring isn’t the only aspect of basketball that’s considered a highlight goofy

@AP_0111

Ай бұрын

@@Chico_Lachowski that’s why he said this is better

@Chico_Lachowski

Ай бұрын

@@AP_0111 Your reading comprehension skills are subpar. Go back and reread what he said very slowly.

@AP_0111

Ай бұрын

@@Chico_Lachowski I know exactly what he said, tf you talking about

There's a reason why T-Wolves is the #1 defenders this year and it shows. It's really entertaining to see Murray and Jokic being locked on. Murray thinks he's being guarded by DLo and Reaves and Jokic getting exhausted by the defenders 😂

@damianpresha9833

Ай бұрын

Those other guys got to step up they see him getting doubled 😂😂😂

@AlexJohnson-pv4vn

Ай бұрын

Lebron would have zero rings without the refs rigging it for him and the lakers would have been 25 games under 500 the last 2 seasons if they didn’t get a billion more free throws than their opponents

@chrismundanchery4357

Ай бұрын

@@AlexJohnson-pv4vn🤡🤡🤡

@universalplayz7496

Ай бұрын

⁠@@AlexJohnson-pv4vnhow does the refs somehow change what happened in miami for his 1 and 2nd ring Also if you wanna nit pick Mj wouldn’t have a single ring without favourable rings but no one arguing that for some reason… Same for Kobe I mean do I even have to mention that kings vs lakers series?

@ndnd7614

Ай бұрын

I am so surprised how Nuggets won last year tbh. It’s just Jokic and 4 clueless role players outta there… Murray is playing like ass.

Defense was so suffocating I was forgetting to breathe watching it

@izsan9070

Ай бұрын

Fr this is why the refs shouldn't keep blowing the whistle every time the players make some contact.

Never thought I could be mesmerized by a team’s defensive play in the NBA until now. That Minnesota defense is art.

@WaveRider1989

Ай бұрын

This is basketball not the ridiculous 3 point contest that's we've seen.

@no12578

Ай бұрын

watch the knicks too

Timberwolves put the entire nuggets team like they are in hell

@123shoshan

Ай бұрын

Lebron would have zero rings without the refs rigging it for him and the lakers would have been 25 games under 500 the last 2 seasons if they didn’t get a billion more free throws than their opponents

@chrismundanchery4357

Ай бұрын

@@123shoshan🤡🤡🤡

@chrismundanchery4357

Ай бұрын

@@123shoshan 🤡🤡🤡

@libertas12

Ай бұрын

@@123shoshan😂

@urbaindelva7869

Ай бұрын

​@@123shoshanGo cry to your momma.

Definition of defense wins championships

@123shoshan

Ай бұрын

Why because of one game that the nuggets missed their shots stop

@judyclarkson5887

Ай бұрын

​@@123shoshanLol. Some nice copium there bruh 😂😂

@adiram5171

Ай бұрын

@@123shoshan they lost two in a row bro 😭

@kiLLinGuSofTLy05

Ай бұрын

@@123shoshan 2-0 in their home stop!

@pagman2356

Ай бұрын

@@123shoshan "missed their shots" their shots got absolutely SWALLOWED UP

Nuggets offense looking like trying to throw a punch in your dreams 😂

@eldiablo4616

Ай бұрын

Damn right. Idk all of a sudden Minnesota Timberwolves plays good defense now. Nuggets in trouble right now

@AP_0111

Ай бұрын

Denver’s offense is horrible, I have no idea how they won last year fr

@rodrigoaguilar1600

Ай бұрын

@@eldiablo4616 its not all of a sudden. They been playing good defense all year. They are the n1 team on D

@mrfinalsmvp8067

Ай бұрын

@@AP_0111 I swear to god bro they jjust be passing sometimes and somehow they make the shot

@phantom_mist1726

Ай бұрын

@@AP_0111I hate comments like this. Because all you do is discredit the wolves. The WOLVES DID THIS. They made them look like a g league team. The nuggets were the champ last year for a reason. That wolves defense is just crazy.

Alexander-Walker was superb. Such phenomenal defender, give him his flowers

Imagine you have Alexander Walker guarding you, you switch then McDaniels is guarding you lol. This man Jamal Murray is IN PRISON!

@DakahriGT

Ай бұрын

Tall ass tress guarding

@kennn30

Ай бұрын

Or Anthony Edwards Or Naz Reid

@paulwieber2067

Ай бұрын

nah Jamal a scrub anyway, Slo-mo even stripped the ball from him ☠☠☠

@bisquitnoaqua8909

Ай бұрын

@@DakahriGT😂😂😂

@onezero-10

Ай бұрын

Then you drive inside meeting twin towers of Kat and Gobert….with Naz their backup, gg man

Reaves and dlo made jamal murray look like hes prime kobe...good to see mcdaneils humble him

@juan6192020

Ай бұрын

Wolves Def a huge upgrade defensively. But come on now why are we forgetting that Murray had a 💩 series vs lakers sub 40% shooting total sub 30% from 3.

@urbaindelva7869

Ай бұрын

​@@juan6192020Winning covers for a lot of things.

@spencewhite9215

Ай бұрын

​@@juan61920202 games at home and his numbers still below average idk what they can do on either side of the ball to win this series

@judyclarkson5887

Ай бұрын

@@juan6192020 He clutched up when it mattered the most. Sometimes it's not about the percentage

@josephpedley308

Ай бұрын

Thank you... Dlo & reaves are only 1 way players 🤡

Jamal Murray will have nightmares after this series sheesh. even Jokic was getting bodied

@Bucket130

Ай бұрын

Nuggets in 7 wolves will choke

@josephpedley308

Ай бұрын

​@@Bucket130 Nah it's over for you boys... goodbye 😂😂😂

@CelticsBirdsUnited97

Ай бұрын

@Bucket130 I dont see how my guy. You can never blowout a defensive team, look at the Knicks and Wolves. You telling me Wolves gonna forget how to defend 4 of the next 5 games? Hell naw!

@Bucket130

Ай бұрын

@@josephpedley308 now you a wolves fan you bandwagon

@Bucket130

Ай бұрын

@@CelticsBirdsUnited97 winning by 30 and winning by 1 is the same shit nuggets don't have to blow them out

Seeing a defensive team dominate is peak basketball

@gyutaridaki1393

Ай бұрын

Crushing the defense is better 😂 😂

I felt like I was watching a once-in-a-lifetime game. Wolves are killer.

This was actually a defensive masterclass! I dont think twolves themselves would be able to replicate smtg like this again. 🤯 🐺

@adrianwong3104

Ай бұрын

even if they cant replicate this, they will still do something similar, as they are the best defensive team in the league, not to mention this game without their defensive anchor

@WaveRider1989

Ай бұрын

But rest of the teams in the playoffs will be high pressure when playing, watch out

@hitthegoat

Ай бұрын

Every single player on the team was fucking on it Monday night. I've never seen a more complete team play like that, everyone was playing their role to absolute perfection.

@WheresWaldo05

Ай бұрын

They dont need to. But they can replicate 85% of this for sure. And late game situations if it ever comes to that. Just watch Ant vs Tatum early thid season clip. Or Ant and Jaden vs Kyrie and Luka from last season last play of game. They did not even get a shot off.

@WaveRider1989

Ай бұрын

@WheresWaldo05 don't forget the big stop against Gianns and bucks on the road 2 months ago in final possession. It was a taste what's to come.

You know you’re doing something special when you have a whole video dedicated to your DEFENSE!! 🔥🔥🔥

Guys, watch and rewatch this video. We need to send a message to the NBA that we appreciate defensive highlights!

This is a fully-healthy Denver Nuggets, the reigning defending champions of the NBA & in their own altitude homecourt that got locked down by the Timberwolves that we're talking about here. Jeez, Minnesota is just something else this season. Fun to watch definitely.

@kennn30

Ай бұрын

Credit to Minnesota but Denver is NOT fully healthy. Jamal said in a post-game interview he is dealing with a calf strain

@jackboyjoseph5135

Ай бұрын

@@kennn30excuses Lebron was hurt last year playoffs y’all thought y’all was the warriors y’all not one of those

Murray and Gordon throwing behind the back passes down 30...

@greedyyawgoo5635

Ай бұрын

because they know its finish, so why just have fun with these flashy passes.

@danieltatum4262

Ай бұрын

It’s flashy but it being flashy like that was the best way to even make the pass

Walker and McDaniels swarming Murray will be the image people remember when they think about this series. That was incredible

@sansenzekai8545

Ай бұрын

They're like a pack of wolves swarming on their prey 😂

@AlliedAgnosticAlliance

Ай бұрын

If you look closely, you can see Murray throw a punch on that play

@fredharvey2720

Ай бұрын

B. Personal Foul Section I-Types A player shall not hold, push, charge into, impede the progress of an opponent by extending a hand, arm, leg or knee or by bending the body into a position that is not normal. Contact that results in the re-routing of an opponent is a foul which must be called immediately. Contact initiated by the defensive player guarding a player with the ball is not legal. This contact includes, but is not limited to, forearm, hands, or body check.

Ant-Man gets all the credit he deserves for being the best on the team, Towns is his second sword, Conley is the team's clock because he manages the times, Gobert is the defensive wall... the Woves also have 4 luxury starters, they have an excellent second unit that is fundamental, because they do a "dirty and silent" job that is phenomenal and is giving them excellent results, Anderson, Reid, McDaniels and Alexander-Walker are worth gold

If they continue to play like these they will parallel the 90s bulls lock down defense, wolves made defensive game watchable again 👌

@CKMX

Ай бұрын

If refs let them play like this for every team in the playoffs still, it'll be so much more fun to watch!

@WhatHaveIMade

Ай бұрын

Defense is always watchable. It's just that most teams don't play it that much in this era. Jokic was getting hammered in the post. No home calls for him? Things won't get easier in Minnesota.

@jayrfranceliso8921

Ай бұрын

@@WhatHaveIMade watch 96 bulls lockdown defense you will see a lot of big man getting hammered by the bulls squad

@WhatHaveIMade

Ай бұрын

@@jayrfranceliso8921 I did. In 1996.

@Horvatinjo1983

Ай бұрын

Good defense is always watchable. The thing is, most teams don't play defense at all.

1:03 craziest def. I've seen this playoffs. We have a new championship team on the way to greatness.

@GangsterofloveSpacecowboy

Ай бұрын

That’s the kind of defense you see in high school

@minnuss

Ай бұрын

YES, one of the rare actions they showed in Highlight that was not a foul, and Minnesota didn't get the ball.

Definition of a wolf ripping apart their prey. They know Murray is weak and just swarm him like a wounded animal. 🐺 🐺 🐺 🦌 🐺 🐺 🐺

@Dr.J42

Ай бұрын

Lowkey a great analogy

@gyutaridaki1393

Ай бұрын

Ripping what ? ? 🤣🤣🤣🤣 Who's laughing at wolves now?

@Kicks2Intelligence

Ай бұрын

@@gyutaridaki1393 Still laughing to the conference finals. Great series though.

@gyutaridaki1393

26 күн бұрын

@@Kicks2Intelligence 😂🤣🤣🤣🤣 yeah great series 🤣

slomo doing a great job defensively

Nuggets were in Alcatraz all night, insanity!

art in its purest state

Nuggets got so used to the Lakers lack of defense that they got shocked with the real defense by the Wolves 😅

@gyutaridaki1393

Ай бұрын

Now the nuggets are shocking the wolves 😂😂😂 yeah !

Defense wins championships 🐺

Man they ripped their hearts out and told their souls to vacate the premises.

A flashback on what 90s playoff defense was like.

@helloworldx44

Ай бұрын

bulls is cute compared to this, t-wolves defending even in 3 point line.

@johnsinclair191

Ай бұрын

@@helloworldx44bulls were playing full court defense. You should really watch some bulls Full games. The best defensive team in history.

Heatpads , flops , refs couldn’t stop Mj reincarnation

Y’all can’t even clown the Suns anymore. Haven’t seen defense THIS GOOD since the 2019 Raptors.

@amirigordon7230

Ай бұрын

They better

@MegaChallanger

Ай бұрын

​@@amirigordon7230ya, warriors back then NEVER ran into a defense like this

@judyclarkson5887

Ай бұрын

Y'all Kd's fanboys really love to flex on got beaten by real good teams if I notice. Maybe be the actual dog by beating those really good teams instead, that's what makes a flex got any real value (instead of getting swept and trying to flex on that) 😂😂

@jjnthegoat2200

Ай бұрын

@@MegaChallangerthis team is not guarding the 2018 warriors💀

@Dr.J42

Ай бұрын

@@MegaChallangerI mean 2022 Celtics were pretty close personnel wise, but they had weaker scheming and discipline. And obv better offensively. But this Wolves team is something special.

KG would be proud

I went outside, hopped in my car, and drove to my cousin's house up in the Colorado mountains. When I got there, I couldn't help but notice a pack of wolves viciously devouring a 26-piece McNugget meal. Truly a sight to behold, even the box the nuggets came in was eaten.

Gobert really makes a defensive impact beyond the stat sheet. He had zero blocks, zero steals, zero deflections, and zero minutes this game, and the Wolves's defense still clamped down on the Nuggets. Gobert for DPoY. The Wolves's defense falls apart without him, unlike with Wemby.

@daveejera389

Ай бұрын

Definitely , that's why Wembanyama deserve a DPOY

@MoonIronTR

Ай бұрын

Wemby such a historically good player his team won 0 more games with compared to previous year

They had my nuggets in purgatory 😂

Man, I miss defensive-oriented games. Sometimes, the modern NBA isn't watchable...

THE SWEET SCIENCE OF DEFENSE 🔥🔥

@gyutaridaki1393

Ай бұрын

And sweet art of breaking it 😂

One of the greatest defensive game 😊

First things first, congrats to Rudy on becoming a dad. I can not believe what I am seeing. The Nuggets did not crack 40 points until 4 minutes into the 3RD QUARTER. That is INSANE! This is the first time in a long time they have been made to look THIS bad. Jokic has been humanized through these 2 games. Murray has looked like a role player. Are we about to see a situation similar to the 2011 Lakers?

can’t wait for them to get home and with gobert, the energy is going to be crazy

I am not from Minnesota but I watch all the Timberwolves games I can. This is the best defensive basketball I have seen in decades. Truly a joy ot watch. I wish all teams played basketball like this. Reminds of times past when hard nose defense was played in the NBA. I hope MN goes all the way and sets a new standard that brings back the intensity and effort of previous eras.

And this is without gobert 😂😂

@denethdesilva591

Ай бұрын

What happened gobert now 😂😂😂😂😂😂

@whatislife142

Ай бұрын

​@@denethdesilva591 denver out LOL. Keep crying kid XDDD. CYA NEXT YEAR

@denethdesilva591

Ай бұрын

@@whatislife142 I’m not Denver fan lol 😂 But gobert 😂

@whatislife142

Ай бұрын

@@denethdesilva591 keep pretending ur not XD

Finally a defense highlights❤❤❤❤

All of the Timberwolves rotational guys are all signed for another 2 years after this season.

@WheresWaldo05

Ай бұрын

SloMo and Monte Morris are free agents.

Ive never seen anything like this. This is crazy.

Nba will be restored back to its glory days if they bring back hand checking defense.

our defense has been this good all season long

As a Laker fan, this is SO satisfying to watch. I REALLY hope T-Wolves will sweep them.

Hope this brings the 2 way basketball culture back to the nba!

And the oldheads keep saying defense doesn't exist anymore. Even Jordan would've had a rough time against this Timberwolves defense.

@mobetterx1110

Ай бұрын

It doesnt. That’s why we’re all mesmerized when we’re actually get to see it in this era.

T-Wolves Defense 💪🔥

At the 1:03 mark, the official looked like a boxing referee 😂!!!

Jamal Murray looked done with everything for a while

Thanks for putting up an entire defense highlights clip. Would gladly see this more often!

LOOK AT How THEY Sliding THEY FEET, CLOSING OUT AND Swarming!!!

Now i know why the suns is swept

Defensive highlights are so elite ❤❤❤

I’m very excited and salute to the timberwolves. My goodness !!!

And they say prime howard can't guard jokic ☠️

@thefunguy5069

Ай бұрын

Howard in 2020 was past his prime btw

They put Denver in PANDEMIC MODE 😂

@Internut1985

Ай бұрын

Locked 🔒 down

@gyutaridaki1393

Ай бұрын

And failed badly 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 it's nugget's time 💪

Kids, that is how defence were played in the 90s... suddenly all those "Mega star" players don't look that great do they ?

@kennn30

Ай бұрын

I wish I got to watch the defense back then, today's NBA brainwashed me into thinking u can't play defense anymore

Just imagine what 80-90s teams would have done to the Nuggets/Warriors teams during this soft era. Nice to see some throwback D from the Wolves (and I'm a Jokic/Curry fan).

@Dr.J42

Ай бұрын

No team besides the Bulls and Lakers even sniffing the KD Warriors stop it.

1:00 that defensive segment there gave me straight up chills watching it live. The Nuggets were helpless for the entire shot clock. I was out of my seat with excitement

Minnesota Timberwolves...W! Wow! 😳🔥

0:59 is one of the best lockdown defensive moments I have seen in a long time, maybe ever

@Hunk6899

Ай бұрын

3 fouls in 5 sec

I couldnt even believe how good this defense was today im glad i watched this live 💯🔥

Absolutely INCREDIBLE!!!

I can’t stop watching this highlights men. Any social media platform!!

So murray not getting any allstar appearance is not a surprise all along?

@Smokebreeak

Ай бұрын

he shoulda had multiple techs

@lukelee3

Ай бұрын

Carried by an all time great like jokic, just like lebron making bums look like nba players.

@danhantheman

Ай бұрын

1 hit laker wonder that’s it

@urbaindelva7869

Ай бұрын

​@@lukelee3Stop it. This does not change how good Murray is.

@urbaindelva7869

Ай бұрын

​@@danhanthemanMurray has had multiple great moments in the postseason, not just the Lakers series.

original laker nation 🐺🔒

This is the best defense I have seen for a long time. The defense in first half is absolutely impressive.

Love this!

Keep playing like that and they going all the way

Would so poetic in a league that wants to make offense their selling point for the #1 defense to win the title

@WheresWaldo05

Ай бұрын

Everything goes in fads. Defense wil come back. Bigs era will come back. I said this a couple seasons ago.

@gyutaridaki1393

Ай бұрын

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂🎉 🎉🎉🎉 only to be crushed again it may work for other teams but against nuggets? It will only take you 2 games 😆

Insane physicality great stuff

"He's on a straitjacket" LMAO

Naz Reid gonna get his bag once he hits free agency. Been raving about this guy since his rookie year.

Those possesions with the shot clock violations were just sublime

Naz Reid , absolute monster , completely shuts down Jokic ! 😈

I've never seem a more dominate NBA game

At one point, I just started feeling sorry for the Nuggets. Damn Minnesota!! You don't do this to the defending champs

U know its serious and amazing ball if the nba posts it.. what a masterclass by the 24 wolves...

The wolves perfected the basketball defense. Wolves vs Celtics in the finals

@WheresWaldo05

Ай бұрын

Nah. I think Celts lose to someone in east.

@gyutaridaki1393

Ай бұрын

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 defense got crushed 😆 nuggets vs whatever east team 💪😆🤣🤣🤣

They will use this game tape as a Masterclass in Basketball defense. Poised, relaxes and focused. No one was rolling on the floor or overdoing anything. Just proper one on one, help comes in time and focus on the ball and not the player.

This was AMAZING....one for all DEFENSIVE teamwork game PERFORMANCE.

An amazing Wolf-pack!! Huge Ant-man!

Lakers got their wings, Vando, prince, reddish, cristie

SLO Mo was low key amazing in this game

This is refreshing to watch

Best defense I’ve seen

Timberwolves: Gobert, go see your baby. We got this.

Denver being so focused on LeWhine and LA the past couple years that they totally slept on the TWolves and their solid lockdown defense. It’s crazy.

I was told defense doesn't exist anymore.

This defense makes the announcers sound like boxing commentators.

Has anyone found Jamal Murray? Heard he didn’t attend the game today.

@danschneider8996

Ай бұрын

Jamal had less presence than Rudy Golbert.

@TripleG12398

Ай бұрын

his heat pack attended the game😂😂😂