If there was a statistic that served as a good harbinger for how the Timberwolves would fare in a game, it was rebounding.
They were 7-0 entering Saturday’s game against Houston when outrebounding their opponents. Saturday was the exception, with the Wolves outrebounding the Rockets 47-41 but losing 125-105.
Rebounding was a concern for the Wolves entering the season, given that they were likely to favor smaller lineups with players such as Robert Covington seeing significant time at power forward. In those instances, Covington is a power forward in name only; he’s really an additional wing player.