NBA 2018-19: Minnesota Timberwolves vs San Antonio Spurs: 3 Talking points

Minnesota Timberwolves
Minnesota Timberwolves

#2 Another team effort by the Wolves

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Derrick Rose and Taj Gibson
Derrick Rose and Taj Gibson

Minnesota are a whole new team in the defensive department after the Jimmy Butler trade. They once again were great with their defence and never let the opposition get easy buckets.

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It was a team effort with seven players scoring in double figures. The first unit was lead in scoring by Karl-Anthony Towns and Robert Covington. Towns had a quiet game with 16 points and 11 rebounds, and Covington scored 21 points with 9 rebounds. Taj Gibson is a great contributor for the team on both the ends of the floor and scored 13 points with 8 rebounds.

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The second unit for the wolves (Jones, Saric, Covington, Derrick Rose and Gorgui Dieng), continues to impress.

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Josh Okogie made a comeback and was the highlight of the day. His impressive dunk left everybody speechless. He hit three three-pointers out of the four attempted.

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This Minnesota team is deep and dangerous!

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