Rudy Gobert Articles - Page 8

Mike Conley has been a big-time player for a very long time in the NBA. After successful stints with the Memphis Grizzlies and Utah Jazz, Conley now finds himself as a core contributor for the top-seeded Minnesota Timberwolves. Oftentimes a key piece on great Western Conference teams, Conley’s presence has been a stabilizing force for […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves reached 30 wins on the season Thursday night by defeating a beaten-up Memphis Grizzlies ball club. The Timberwolves are the first team in the Western Conference to reach 30 wins on the year. With a 30-11 record at the midseason point, Minnesota is currently on pace to win 60 games, a monumental […]

The Memphis Grizzlies may have suffered a 118-103 defeat to the Minnesota Timberwolves, but the shorthanded Grizzlies were able to put up a strong fight thanks in large part to Jaren Jackson Jr.’s contributions. Jackson flourished in his role as the Grizzlies’ primary offensive option, dropping 36 points on 15-23 shooting from the field, with […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves are taking on the Memphis Grizzlies on TNT on Thursday night, and Timberwolves center Rudy Gobert got into it with Grizzlies small forward Santi Aldama. With 1;49 left in the first quarter and the Timberwolves trailing 29-20, Aldama drove to the rim and had his shot emphatically rejected by Gobert, who then […]

The NBA G-League, before known as the NBA D-League, is a great opportunity for basketball players to showcase their wares. Given the high level of competition, it’s not only a chance for basketball players to get professional status, but it’s also an opportunity to enter the NBA’s backdoor. Over the years, there have been several […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves faced off with the 4-36 Detroit Pistons on Wednesday, who were without their best player, Cade Cunningham. Despite this, the Pistons raced out to an unbelievable 40 first quarter points. The Timberwolves kept up offensively in a contest initially lacking defense, scoring 39 first quarter points of their own. The second quarter […]

Sunday night was a great night for NBA basketball as two Western Conference powerhouses met up in a highly-contested battle. The Minnesota Timberwolves welcomed the Los Angeles Clippers into Target Center with open arms. Ready to face off with a highly talented team, the Timberwolves came ready to play. Minnesota jumped out to an early […]

Friday night was a must-win game for the Minnesota Timberwolves. They were facing off with the Portland Trail Blazers, who made headlines on Thursday night after losing by 62 points. Now on the second night of a back-to-back, the Blazers were facing an uphill battle, especially without DeAndre Ayton and Shaedon Sharpe as their long […]

While this international trip to Paris may be a first for the Cleveland Cavaliers, it isn’t for the Cavs’ star guard Donovan Mitchell. It’s, in Mitchell’s estimation, either his third or fourth time visiting the City of Lights with former Utah Jazz teammate Rudy Gobert as his tour guide for one trip. “We were here […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves continued their short road trip on Tuesday with a battle against the Orlando Magic. Minnesota made it clear from the jump that they would not be denied in Orlando. Jumping out to an early lead, the visitors showed off all their might against a good Magic team. The Timberwolves took a 33-16 […]

Before the incident with Jusuf Nurkic, Draymond Green was first warned after he put Rudy Gobert in a headlock. The Minnesota Timberwolves’ shot blocker was struggling to get out of the position. Now, the Golden State Warriors star is being reinstated after the suspensions that he had gone through. But, the memory will always stick […]

Behind high-scoring nights from Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving, the Dallas Mavericks took down the Minnesota Timberwolves in a Western Conference showdown.  During the game, Timberwolves big man Rudy Gobert had words for Doncic, which the latter addressed after the game. “When you start that, you know, it comes back to you,” Doncic said, as […]

Coming off back-to-back losses for the first time all season, the Minnesota Timberwolves were hungry for a road win. The Houston Rockets put up a fight throughout the game, but a strong 8-0 run in the fourth quarter propelled the Wolves to a convincing 122-95 win  over the Rockets, Minnesota found its rhythm once again. […]

Behind the Minnesota Timberwolves’ early-season success has been an unbelievably stout defense. With a ton of questions coming into the year, Minnesota aimed itself at finding its identity on the defensive end of the court. Opening the season, the Wolves were holding teams below 100 points routinely, but that’s not been the case as of […]

The New Orleans Pelicans traveled into Minneapolis to take on the Minnesota Timberwolves Wednesday night. On the second leg of a back-to-back, the Pelicans were looking to get their second win in as many days. A rough performance for Minnesota all the way around left the Target Center crowd quiet for most of the night. […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves welcomed the Los Angeles Lakers into Target Center on Saturday night. With LeBron James looking to celebrate his 39th birthday with a win, the Timberwolves did all they could to shut down those aspirations. In a gruesome back-and-forth battle, the Wolves outlasted the Lakers, 108-106, with a controversial call in Minnesota’s favor […]

Anthony Edwards fueled the Minnesota Timberwolves to a win Thursday night over a short-handed Dallas Mavericks squad playing without Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving. In a sloppy game, the Timberwolves turned the ball over 22 times and allowed 57 Mavs bench points. Despite this, Minnesota still came out on top due to Edwards’ stellar 44-point […]

After a disappointing defeat at the hands of the Oklahoma City Thunder on Tuesday, the Minnesota Timberwolves had a great opportunity to get back into the win column at home on Thursday night. Hosting a short-handed Dallas Mavericks team on the second night of a back-to-back was just what the Timberwolves needed. With no Luka […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves battled the Oklahoma City Thunder on Tuesday night. In a duel between two of the top teams in the Western Conference, this matchup never disappoints. Two teams built stylistically different pose serious challenges to the other. Minnesota’s immense size, rebounding and defensive prowess control the game in ways Oklahoma City simply cannot. […]

One does not become a defensive powerhouse by dwelling on the rare times they are bested or even outwitted by an opposing player. Minnesota Timberwolves center Rudy Gobert showed just how short his memory is when he put rookie sensation Chet Holmgren on a poster Tuesday night. The Oklahoma City Thunder big man brilliantly slipped […]

Rudy Gobert is one of the greatest defensive players in the history of the NBA, but that didn’t seem to matter for Oklahoma City Thunder rookie phenom Chet Holmgren when he toyed with the Minnesota Timberwolves big man’s defense during one moment in the first half of Tuesday night’s game between the two Western Conference […]

The NBA Defensive Player of the Year award has been dominated by Rudy Gobert in recent memory. Gobert has won the DPOY award in three of the last six seasons while he was with the Utah Jazz. Now the anchor of the Minnesota Timberwolves’ top-rated defense, the French big man once again finds himself as […]

Following the Minnesota Timberwolves 127-113 loss to the Philadelphia 76ers, Rudy Gobert was more than willing to give Joel Embiid the credit he was due. After all, when you’re tasked with stopping a guy who is in the midst of an insane two week, eight game run, averaging 41 points, 13 rebounds and 4 assists […]

Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green is an easy target for criticism these days. After all, Green has been on quite the violent streak on the court. Green’s latest questionable act was a wild clubbing swing towards Phoenix Suns center Jusuf Nurkic, which warranted an indefinite suspension from the league. However, one of Green’s “targets”, […]

Friday night was a big one for the Minnesota Timberwolves as they traveled into Tennessee to take on the Memphis Grizzlies. A Grizzlies team still without its lead guard Ja Morant was facing an uphill battle against the the NBA’s top team by record. Wolves star guard Anthony Edwards left the game just four minutes […]

MINNEAPOLIS — The Minnesota Timberwolves hosted the San Antonio Spurs for a nationally televised game featuring two dominant Frenchmen. The matchup itted Rudy Gobert vs. mentee Victor Wembanyama, the No. 1 pick in the 2023 NBA Draft. After a slow start to the game for Minnesota, the Timberwolves picked up their play in the second […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves won a close cross-conference matchup against the Charlotte Hornets. The Timberwolves’ 123-117 victory improved their record to 15-4. Minnesota had contributions from multiple players, but Mike Conley praised Rudy Gobert for his offensive influence in the matchup. Rudy Gobert helped the Timberwolves over a hungry Hornets team Gobert was a force on […]

The Charlotte Hornets lost 123-117 to the Minnesota Timberwolves on Saturday night prompting the Charlotte players and coaching staff to look at themselves in the mirror afterward. The Hornets’ Gordon Hayward got real about the team’s needs after the tough loss. Star guard LaMelo Ball has been absent lately, which prompted an injury prognosis revelation […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves faced off with a short-handed, struggling Charlotte Hornets team Saturday afternoon. The Wolves found themselves without star guard Anthony Edwards for the second straight game, but still got the job done. Minnesota hung on to win 123-117 to stay atop the Western Conference. The Timberwolves collection of big men talent received a […]

The first-place Minnesota Timberwolves (14-4) are entering uncharted territory as a franchise to begin the 2023-24 NBA season, but these latest updates could halt some of their momentum on Saturday. Fans already knew Anthony Edwards’ name would be on the injury report, but they were probably surprised to see Rudy Gobert pop up there. The […]

As we enter the month of December and prepare for the holiday season, there is no telling how the 2023-24 NBA season will play out. Nobody had the Minnesota Timberwolves and Orlando Magic being two of the best teams in the league, yet here we are approaching the quarter mark of the season with these […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves hosted the Utah Jazz on Thursday night. The Jazz came into the matchup on the second night of a back-to-back. The Jazz suffered a tough defeat Wednesday without all-star Lauri Markkanen at the hands of the Memphis Grizzlies. The sputtering Jazz — 12th in the Western Conference — were looking to turn […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves hosted Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and the Oklahoma City Thunder on Tuesday night. The game marked the final In-Season Tournament contest for both teams this season and the energy did not disappoint. OKC climbed out to an early lead with a great first 24 minutes led by SGA’s 20 first-half points on 8-10 shooting. […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves were widely criticized in the aftermath of their trade for Rudy Gobert, as many fans and pundits believed that the Timberwolves gave up too many assets just to put the three-time Defensive Player of the Year in an awkward frontcourt setup alongside Karl-Anthony Towns. But with the Timberwolves’ success during the 2023-24 […]

The Golden State Warriors will welcome back Draymond Green from his five-game suspension on Tuesday after he was reprimanded for putting Rudy Gobert in a chokehold. While one would think Green would regret his actions, it’s actually the complete opposite. Speaking on Sunday about the incident, Draymond essentially said he’d do it again if it […]

After breaking their playoff drought last season, the Sacramento Kings are picking up right where they left off. They’re doing what they do best: take away a game against unsuspecting top teams. On Friday, they did just that against the Minnesota Timberwolves. Sacramento used their deadly one-two combo of Domantas Sabonis and DeAaron Fox to […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves fell 124-111 to the Sacramento Kings on Friday, ending their undefeated stretch at home to start the season. The Kings drilled 17 three-pointers on 35 attempts (49%) and carried that hot shooting inside the arc as well. Sacramento took 100 total shots on the game, 18 more than the Timberwolves mustered—the byproduct […]

If someone told you the Minnesota Timberwolves would hold the best record in the Western Conference after the first month of the 2023-24 NBA season, would you believe them? Most likely not. Surely, not a lot of people penciled in the Timberwolves as the best team in the West. But this development has been a […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves took on the New York Knicks at Target Center on Monday night. With the Timberwolves searching to keep their undefeated home streak alive to start the season, they took care of business by a final score of 117-100 to move to 6-0 on their home floor. Monday night’s win over the Knicks […]