Free-flowing offense was nowhere in sight, but the Wolves still had a few players who showed up enough for them to pull out a 97-87 win. Julius Randle provided offense when little else was working with 21 points, but the best player on the floor for the Wolves on Friday was Jaden McDaniels. McDaniels continued his strong defense while providing offensive pop with 18 points, nine rebounds and five steals, a career high.
Source: Minneapolis Star-Tribune
Source: Minneapolis Star-Tribune
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StatMuse @statmuse
Jaden McDaniels tonight:
18 PTS
9 REB
5 STL
2 BLK
7-11 FG
Season-highs in rebounds and steals. pic.x.com/maqbf26EGz – 10:20 PM
Jaden McDaniels tonight:
18 PTS
9 REB
5 STL
2 BLK
7-11 FG
Season-highs in rebounds and steals. pic.x.com/maqbf26EGz – 10:20 PM
Christopher Hine @ChristopherHine
Well, for as brutal as it’s been on offense tonight for the Timberwolves, the Lakers have been magnitudes worse. Jaden McDaniels has 15 points, 5 steals, 6 rebounds as the Wolves lead 69-54. – 9:37 PM
Well, for as brutal as it’s been on offense tonight for the Timberwolves, the Lakers have been magnitudes worse. Jaden McDaniels has 15 points, 5 steals, 6 rebounds as the Wolves lead 69-54. – 9:37 PM
Christopher Hine @ChristopherHine
Julius Randle, who along with Jaden McDaniels, was a rare bright spot on offense tonight, picked up his 4th foul running into Reaves. – 9:34 PM
Julius Randle, who along with Jaden McDaniels, was a rare bright spot on offense tonight, picked up his 4th foul running into Reaves. – 9:34 PM
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Draymond Green: It’s crazy because I started doing the night-night because I thought they called the foul. Jaden McDaniels had pushed me, and I thought they called the and-one. I couldn’t hear, so I started doing the night-night, and then I realized we needed to run back. It’s crazy. KD texted me last night, and the first text I saw was KD saying, ‘Yo, you a fool for real, running down the court full-speed doing night-night.’ I didn’t realize it until I watched the video. Man, that was hilarious.” -via YouTube / December 11, 2024
Jon Krawczynski: Gobert on Jaden: “I’m proud of the way he really stays away from being frustrated when things happen, a bad call or his player scoring or him, whatever happens offensively for him, not let any of that affect him. It’s been great to watch him grow in that area.” -via Bluesky / December 7, 2024
“Some of the stuff he does, you’d be thinkin’ like, ‘Dang, that’s what MJ does,’” Jaden McDaniels says. He mentions the online jokes that say Edwards is MJ’s son. “It’s like, ‘Bruh, you’re not beating them allegations. You a little Michael Jordan for real.’ How he so athletic dunking on folks … or he’ll pull up [for a jump shot] and be hanging in the air, like, ‘Bruh, what is you doing?’” -via ESPN / October 22, 2024