While the Wolves found Karl-Anthony Towns, Rudy Gobert stole the show! In a meeting that was not so well controlled against the Hawks of his former coach Quin Snyder, the Frenchman hovered over the racket to sign one of his best career matches: 25 points, 19 rebounds, 5 blocks at 10 out of 10 to the shots! We will only blame him for the three free throws left en route, and we will therefore give him a score of 19 out of 20.
Anthony Edwards ill and Towns in the recovery phase, the Frenchman held the house to snatch this victory (109-106). “Ever since I was a kid, I never really liked losing… I think it all starts from there,” Gobert explains of his determination. “I think there is also a lot of experience behind it, about realizing that every match counts, that every action counts… I hate losing a match by two points, and having regrets. So I try to give everything to have no regrets. »
The key player to win the title?
For Chris Finch, there is a difference between players who help to win matches, and those who prevent them from losing. And Gobert is therefore part of the second category. That night, the Wolves squandered a 17-point lead, but they managed to avoid defeat.
“When Rudy plays with this level of confidence and at this level, we are hard to beat” Towns explains., author of 11 points for his recovery. For Gobert, his teammate gave them “a little boost” in this meeting, and “it was the ideal moment for us”.
Tied with the Thunder and the Nuggets in the fight for 3rd place, the Wolves do not have their destiny in their hands, and they host the Suns on Sunday. To hope to take 1st place, they will have to count on a victory against Phoenix, but also a Thunder defeat against the Mavericks. This is unlikely since Dallas has nothing left to play, guaranteed to finish 5th.
