A Defensive Identity

No NBA team has held their opponent under 100 points more times than the Minnesota Timberwolves (four) through the first two weeks of the season. That matches the number of times they did it in the entire 2022-23 campaign, including the postseason. “You’re just not going to win much unless you guard. I’ve been on teams that try to outscore people and it looks great. But oftentimes you end up on the wrong side of the scoreboard and it’s not a lot of fun. You don’t feel like you can ever control the game, even when you’re scoring,” Finch said postgame. “When I first got here and we were really young, it’s just easier to have a pursuit…”

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