Do the Timberwolves have the offensive discipline to beat Denver? This season, and Game 1, suggest no
DENVER – Minnesota played beautiful offense in the first half of Game 1 on Saturday. The Wolves tallied 62 points while shooting 53% from the field. They recorded assists on 14 of their 23 made buckets.
Which is how it’s supposed to be for Minnesota against Denver. The Nuggets were a bottom 10 defense this season. They don’t possess the athletes necessary to stay in front of the Wolves, nor the rim protection to defend the paint.
The Timberwolves’ formula for offensive success in this matchup is simple. Swing the ball from one side of the floor to the other, play off the catch and punch gaps off the bounce. The end result of said process will regularly be layups and open threes, as demonstrated by Saturday’s first half results.
“Keep the ball moving. Simple as that, keep the ball moving,” Wolves center Rudy Gobert said. “We keep running transition, running for each other.
We give ourselves great opportunities to get easy baskets, and for everybody to get going. I think that’s when we are the most dangerous team. We saw that in the first half.
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