In Tuesday night’s matchup with the Grizzlies, the Wolves are faced with the task of scoring on a defense that always seems to give them fits. Something about Memphis’ size, tenacity and veteran experience doesn’t jive well with the Wolves—and it’s been like that for a while.
However, there is a key for the Wolves to beating Memphis’ defense—playing good defense of their own and using that as an opportunity to get out in the open court.
“We will emphasize pace as we always do,” said Interim Head Coach Ryan Saunders. “It really does start with getting stops, we get stops and try to get in the open court, we’re a better team for it.