Coach Quin Snyder talked to the 12th-year wing prior to his DNP against the Nuggets, telling Sefolosha he wanted him ready to take on the Golden State Warriors on the second night of the road back-to-back. So while Sefolosha didn’t play on Tuesday, he was in the starting lineup Wednesday night.
Snyder has used that tactic before with Sefolosha, who has three DNPs this season, and it seems likely he’ll go to it again based on what he told media prior to the tipoff with the Warriors.
“I’d rather let Thabo know tonight is his game so he is able to prepare mentally that he’s going to start the game rather than go into the game wondering if he is going to play 24 minutes or four minutes,” he said.