LOS ANGELES – After the Timberwolves beat the Clippers on Tuesday, Rudy Gobert had a sense of relief in his voice. The Wolves have defeated the Clippers thanks to a sound defensive performance, and they played sound defense because they didn't commit too many fouls.
"It's huge for us," Gobert said. "We have such great individual defenders that when we just lose our focus and we decide to foul, it just trumps all that."
The Wolves committed 20 fouls against the Clippers, which is below their season average of 21.7. That number ranks 27th in the league and has been a constant thorn in the Wolves' side.