The Pels then went ahead and did everything they could to get a win in that game – taking advantage of really weak defense by Zach Lavine and any big not named Dieng to stay up by about 10 throughout the game.
And then the Pels were bitten by not having enough good NBA basketball players and, for the third time I can remember, an inability to have any time outs at the end of the game. The Timberwolves put Dieng on Ryan Anderson and he did a fantastic job sticking to Ryan through every screen and roll and denying post entry passes.