Live broadcast, November 14 -at the end of today’s NBA regular season, Timberwolves defeated Knights 129-124. After the game, Gobel was interviewed by the media.
Gobel talked about the fact that the team was caught up by the opponent with a lead of more than 20 points: “We were a little slack when we were 20 points ahead, which is human nature. This happened in many of our games, and when we played well, we began to relax a little. This must be improved.”
When talking about two pairs of himself and Downs today, Gobel said: “One hundred percent, if you want to be a winning team, then one thing we want to do is to focus on, there are two seven-foot people on the court, and we must set the tone on the rebound.”
In this game, Downs played for 36 minutes and 36 seconds, and scored 29 points and 13 rebounds in 11 of 16 shots. 3 assists 1 steals 1 cap; Gobel played for 33 minutes and 18 seconds, 15 points in 5 shots of 10, 13 rebounds, 1 assists, 1 steals, 2 cap.
Asked if he was surprised by the shooting rate of Garland in the fourth quarter, Gobel said: “One thing, and most of the time they got the offensive rebound from the balls he threw.”
Garland played in 40 minutes and 01 seconds in this game. He scored 51 points, 6 assists and 2 steals in 16 of 31 shots. Among them, he scored 27 points in 8 of the last 15 shots and sent 3 assists.
When talking about Russell’s performance today, Gobel said: “He is playing basketball, he is doing himself and playing aggressive, which sets the tone for us. His contribution goes beyond scoring. I think he is like a sharp knife today, making the right choice and finding a vacant teammate.”
Russell played 35 minutes and 09 seconds today, and scored 30 points, 2 rebounds and 11 assists in 13 shots.
(Tielin)