Timberwolves Lose Third Straight, Slumping Naz Reid

0:00It's April 6th, from game day to every day, this is Charlotte Hornets News, today, powered by AI. The Minnesota Timberwolves dropped another tough one Sunday night in downtown Minneapolis, falling to the Charlotte Hornets 122. 108? That's their third stray loss, dropping their record to 46 in 32. They were without star Anthony Edwards, who's been sideline for eight of their last ten games with knee pain. The wolves came out firing from deep in the first half, hitting ten of twenty-one threes to grab a lead at the break, but rebounding wolves hit hard. They gave up sixteen offensive boards and got outscored twenty-four to twelve on second chance points. That sparked a fifteen-nothing run by Charlotte late in the third, turning the game into a blowout. Fans and analysts are pointing to a clear pattern in these losses, massive second half surges by opponents, like the Pistons 18-3-4th. Quarter, Thursday, and Philly's 40-18th third Friday. Offense has tanked two, ranking third worst in the league over their last fifteen games

1:04at six and nine. Injuries to guys like Edwards, A.O. Dosumu, and Jada McDaniels aren't helping. Naz Reed slump as a big factor. He managed to six points on fourteen shots, Sunday, down from his hot February streak. Coach Chris Finch called it out, saying the teams lost their connectedness in spirit, and some players got to step up. Since the All-Star break, they're twenty-second in defensive rebounding. With the nuggets tying the Lakers for third in the West, a playoff rematch feels inevitable. The walls hit the road next, facing the banged up Indiana Pacers Monday at six p.m. Central time to shake off the skid before it's too late.