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Tonight’s game will pose a challenge for the Timberwolves. Any time a team subtracts a nightly bank of 25 points and nearly 14 rebounds from its lineup, adjustments need to be made.
But with Kevin Love serving the first of a two-game suspension tonight against Sacramento, Minnesota is tasked with finding the right combination to do just that. The Wolves, speaking at this morning’s shootaround at Target Center prior to tonight’s 7 p.m. tipoff, said they were up to the challenge.
“He does a lot; he’s a huge part of our success, but we’re all here for a reason,” forward Anthony Tolliver said. “All of us bigs, we show we can rebound as well. When he’s out there he definitely makes up for the mistakes and stuff we do just by his rebounding, but it’s just something we have to pick up the slack and get rebounds. Each of us have to pick up and get at least 2-3 more rebounds.”
Tolliver and teammate Derrick Williams look to be the beneficiaries of minutes in Love’s absence. Williams, who is averaging 18 minutes per game and has started twice at small forward during his rookie season, will likely get the start tonight in Love’s absence at power forward. He’s averaging 7.3 points per game this season.
Williams said it’s still to be seen how the team will respond to Love’s absence.