The have rarely looked like a team that was in the Western Conference Finals last year, but they played one of their best games of the season in Saturday’s 133-104 victory over Denver, writes Chris Hine of The Star-Tribune. Minnesota dominated on offense, shooting 56% from the field and putting seven players in double figures. led the way with 34 points and nine assists as the Wolves controlled the game from the opening tip.

“Number one, it’s not getting bored of doing the right thing,” said. “We’ve had spells where we do it for four or five possessions and then we say, ‘Let’s go [isolations], or let’s try something else.’ No, just keep playing fast. Keep throwing the ball ahead, getting transition looks, just getting downhill and sharing the basketball. When we put energy to that side of the basketball, I think it bodes well for us.”

, who recently vowed to do a better job of rebounding, kept that promise on Saturday with 14 boards, along with 14 points and five assists. Hine notes that Gobert was able to operate effectively both inside the paint and in the middle of the floor off screens, which created a lot of scoring opportunities.

“He understands when we give it to you, you have to do the right thing with it every time,” Conley added. “It’s a hard thing, especially for Ant sometimes, to want to throw that pass if we don’t get something out of it. For Rudy, it’s just about making the right reads early, not trying to do too much. When we make the right reads, we’re really tough and our offense is not so much a stagnant offense.”

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