Zach Lowe was saying he was at like 72% from the field in the clutch on the year and he sure as fuck helped himself there tonight, was absolutely fuego all 4th

This season hes adding the clutch gene it feels like every season he just picks one new thing to really add to his bag and now hes just the driver in the 4th

Thought that they were gonna choke the win away

80% TS in the clutch this year lmao 

Correction: 86%

https://www.nba.com/stats/players/clutch-traditional?dir=A&sort=PTS

I love watching ant.

I feel like there’s not too many players these days that I truely enjoy watching but ant is one for sure.

Finally that flip switched in my fandom where im not scared to watch the 4th qtr meltdowns

As recently as last year you felt good when Ant was taking the shots at the end but the results just never seemed to match. He has been a revelation this year

Now you know what it feels like having Curry on your team

I cant wait for next season when he unlocks Magic Johnson passing

going from end-of-game playcalling like “give it to Ant and pray” to now be at “give it to Ant and trust” is huge

I think he could be top 3 in MVP voting

i mean it’s pretty obvious he’s gonna win it no? who else would be in contention?

Don’t jinx it, lotta season left

He’s made a jump in something each year. Him working insanely hard on his 3pt shooting and becoming a fucking flamethrower was already a ridiculous jump. This is something else. Ant is special and the best part is how much it looks like he’s just having fun out there.

Wemby came in for his last stint and went off too. Next 10 years in the west is gonna be nuts.

Spurs scored on last 7 or 8 possessions, give them a credit. Wemby, Fox, and Keldon Johnson were clutch af

I just love how every offseason he says he’s gonna become elite at a different aspect of the game and then he just does it.

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He’s become much more polished. Even compared to 2 years ago. More patient now, more efficient, tighter handle. He just chooses an area and comes back better at it every year.

And he’s one of the healthiest players in the league 

I’m glad other team fans are saying this. Even box score watchers will be impressed by this game but he’s been better year over year even if the stats don’t scream it.

He’s usually healthy tbh he plays on avg ~77 regular season games each yr

When he’s on, he’s ON

It’s crazy to watch. I just sit there shaking my head thinking “he’s so fucking good”

People are asking

I always say that Ant isn’t the best player in the league, far from it that’s absolutely Jokic. But on any given night he can be the best player on the court no matter who he’s sharing it with.

I seen this as early as 2023 when the Wolves lost to the Nuggets in the first round and then this was confirmed the next year when he outplayed Jokic in most of those games to beat them in 7

Better than Jokic SGA and Giannis? He’s not there yet.

Not consistent enough. Hes nowhere near SGA and Jokic yet. Im willing to listen to arguments as high as ³⁄₄ tho

The American hero the league needs

This was actually an “Ant vs shit talking fan” game. Some dipshit on the near side courtside was chirping at Ant after the 2nd possession and I knew we were in for Ant going the fuck off because of it

Right? Only 24

Crazy he has 3 full years of improvement at least left 

And Jaden and Naz will be in their primes when he’s 27 HAHAHAHHA I love it here

Yeah ima have to agree with you. I don’t know what it is about you guys. No lead is a good lead when we play yall lmao

We’re learning Beringer is legit and will contribute this year though, which is huge.

Yeah my takeaway from this was spurs doesnt stand a chance in a series against wolves with everyone healthy. Their last match up already had me thinking that way, but seeing the wolves be the better team once they figured out how to battle wemby without Rudy made it obvious which team is better

Dude was an absolute flamethrower. Lot of pressure to put on a 19 year old rookie to try and stick with Wemby

Yea healthy Reid would have helped

I think point guard was the bigger issue, center was just frustrating because we know Naz and Rudy are on the roster. But Joan played pretty well and I think this game showed that he can really rotate with Rudy without us automatically having to make up for any minutes it happens. Naz is a better player right now but I think Joan is a better center.

This game will just boost his clutch stats which are already crazy lol

Without Naz and Gobert, making it close was as much as we could ask for, I love Joan he’s gonna be a stud, but him playing almost the entire 4th quarter is crazy. 

he had 53 last year and still lost to pistons i guess,he was sad but he met luca(bracelet kid) backstage.he and the team got better since then

He’s the type of guy that could go for 70+ if the stars aligned 

See you in the WCF

Ant in the 4th quarter today reminded me of Klay when he had 37 in a quarter, didn’t even feel worth guarding him. 

It makes zero sense

Is it because he’s not rail thin like many players?

Yep. If he got Shai or Luka’s whistle he’d average 35

Not from a big market is definitely part of it, he’s been better than Brunson and Brown, I’d take him over Cade as well. And he’s been playing through injury quite a bit.

Doesn’t play on the coasts

So if you’re not the best player on a dominant team you don’t get in the MVP discussion

The way he was shooting tonight it wouldn’t have surprised me, but no he missed the heave at the end. 

It’s really not when you score 55 points…