It’s not often in the NBA that two teams face off in consecutive matches outside of the playoffs. It brings a sort of heightened atmosphere to an otherwise pedestrian early regular season game. How will the coaches make adjustments to the previous match? How will the players respond to these pivots?
Of course, that assumes that the Wolves are sure who is playing tonight. The injury bug has certainly bitten during this early stretch of the Wolves season. Jake Layman is out tonight and Andrew Wiggins is a game-time decision due to an illness he picked up while he was away from the team.