The Wolves dropped a tough one to the Rockets on Sunday night but got a great boost from their veterans off the bench.
Minnesota’s bench outscored Houston’s 38-16, led by 15 points from Jamal Crawford and 16 from Derrick Rose. Gorgui Dieng also played well, scoring seven points to go along with two rebounds in just seven minutes of action.
As expected, the Wolves played a shorter rotation tonight, but the strong play of their two veteran bench guards allowed for valuable moments of rest for Jeff Teague and Jimmy Butler.
While both players were valuable for Minnesota, they did their damage in different ways.