The Timberwolves lost in overtime, 118-112, to a sluggish Sixers team that not only shot poorly, but didn’t see a bucket from Ben Simmons until the final minutes of the fourth quarter. If one thing stuck out for Minnesota, it was that the team looked exhausted despite the Sixers missing a key piece in Robert Covington, and the Wolves having their full unit.
Coach Tom Thibodeau is infamous for running his players into the ground, and it might be taking a toll on his team. Out of 53 possible minutes, Karl-Anthony Towns played 48 of them. Jimmy Butler played more than 45, Andrew Wiggins and Taj Gibson 40, and Jeff Teague 38. The Timberwolves went their usual eight players deep, and in overtime, that showed.
Teague fouled J.J. Redick on a crucial three-point attempt as he accidentally hit him in the face while trailing a step behind him around the arc. Ben Simmons was left wide open for an easy dunk shortly after. It felt as if the Wolves were steps slow. Part of the reason may have been that each Sixers starter played 40 or less minutes, while Minnesota’s stars crossed that mark before the overtime even started.
Players will never admit fatigue as a factor, but this is something worth watching.
No matter who tried to stay in front of him — Brandon Ingram, Brook Lopez, Kyle Kuzma — nobody could bother the unicorn, who made 14-of-26 attempts from the field
Leonard only played 15 minutes because of a minutes restriction, but scored 13 points (six in the first quarter on 3-of-3 shooting) on 12 attempts. He also grabbed six boards and looked Kawhi-like throughout.
This is great news for San Antonio, even though they lost, 95-89 to the Mavericks.
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