Yahoo Sports Daily hosts Caroline Fenton and Jason Fitz react to the Minnesota Timberwolves’ improbable comeback win over the Houston Rockets. Watch the full episode of Yahoo Sports Daily on YouTube or YahooSports.TV.
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Timberwolves were down 13 in overtime.
That’s right, down 13 in overtime to Houston, and they came back for the stunning win.
It’s the largest overtime deficit overcome since ’97, ’98.
A historic, historic night.
Can’t believe it all happened in overtime, and all the more reason that I continue to live on the I don’t trust the Houston Rockets hill.
You let a team go on a 15-point run in overtime.
What are we doing, Houston?
What are we doing?
I think that’s the kind of performance and the kind of, you know, defeat that you’ve snatched from the jaws of victory to continue to pour on the lack of confidence for this Houston Rockets team.
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Now, they have plenty of get right opportunities.
They go on the road to Memphis tomorrow, and then they go on the road to the Pelicans.
They have match-ups with the Jazz.
They have match-ups m- with Milwaukee upcoming, another match-up with the Grizzlies.
So they have plenty of get right opportunities against bad teams to kind of rebuild some of that confidence.
But you go on a 13-point run in overtime, it- with, what, three minutes to go.
I’m sure there’s a lot of people in Houston waking up this morning like, “What do you mean we lost?
I went to bed when we were up 13 points in overtime, and we lost?”
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Because that’s how inexplicable it was, and how really, frankly, unacceptable that loss is.
So, you know, look, that’s not a great look for y- for this Houston team.
As long as you have KD, it feels like anything is possible.
But at this point, I’m not putting my money on Ro- on the Rockets.