The Minnesota Timberwolves entered Monday night’s prime time contest against the Los Angeles Clippers with well over three whole days of rest. Both teams were focused on making a statement to the Western Conference contenders that they should be the number one team heading into the All-Star break.
Boy, did the game not disappoint.
The Start — Going Hard in the Paint
With an obvious size advantage, Wolves Head Coach Chris Finch opted to attack the paint early and often. Ivica Zubac did his best to joust with Rudy Gobert (17/10; 5/5 FT; 4 blocks) and Karl-Anthony Towns (24/4/3; 12 FGA), but he was ineffective as the Wolves marched out to a nine-point lead in the first quarter.