The Minnesota Timberwolves returned to stateside preseason action on Saturday night at Madison Square Garden to take on the New York Knicks after two opening wins in Abu Dhabi over the Dallas Mavericks last week.
Despite a pair of games and plenty of practice time under their belt, Minnesota opened very sluggishly, allowing the Knicks to jump in front 11-2 as a result of a couple RJ Barrett and-1s and an inability to knock down open 3-point looks. The Timberwolves’ offense then settled in by running several Mike Conley/Rudy Gobert pick-and-rolls, which generated clean looks and an off-script flow that unlocked better ball movement.