CHINorman PowellRestrictionBackRecoveryPresser12h

Powell manages yearly recurring back tightness with load management before games.

“it's something that I do yearly, you know, just a little back tightness... my back tightens up at the start of the season and probably one more time in the middle of the season... Nothing serious, just managing how much I'm doing before games and my load management.”

CHIJosh GiddeyMinutes & UsagePresser12h

Giddey is the point guard handling the ball heavily at thirty-nine minutes.

“Josh, you know, we need him to play well. He has the ball a lot, he's our point guard, played 39 minutes.”

CHIPatrick Williams · Matas BuzelisRole & RotationPresser12h

Splitter stuck with Patrick Williams to close regulation.

“With two minutes left, I thought about putting Matas's back, but you know, you just don't want to take the rhythm there of Pata... And then we started the, you know, overtime with basically the starters.”

MINJaden McDaniels · Jonathan KumingaGameplanPresser1d

McDaniels and Kuminga used their length to bother the opponent off the line and on pull-ups.

“Tonight I thought we did a good job of keeping him off the line... we lucky enough to have guys like Jaden who have size and to be able to kind of bother him when he can get to his like kind of pull up... Jaden also got equal length and JK.”

MINBones Hyland · LaMelo BallRole & RotationPresser1d

Hyland picks up pace and creates going downhill as Minnesota's bench tempo accelerant.

“Particularly when Bones is playing the way he is like getting downhill creating for people as well as for himself... I think Bones the tempo even goes up a tick when he goes in there right now which is good good change of pace.”

MINJaden McDaniels · Ayo Dosunmu · Rudy GobertGameplanPresser1d

Teams drop against Gobert lineups.

“We face a lot of drop coverage when you have Rudy on the floor. So, you know, you have to be ready to kind of get to that spot. I think we got guys who can get clean there and get off good looks. Jaden's chief among them. You know, but Ayo has been good in that capacity too.”