The Golden State Warriors lost Stephen Curry during Game 1 against the Minnesota Timberwolves on Tuesday night, but Rudy Gobert feels it didn’t affect them much.
Following his team’s disappointing and surprising loss to Golden State, Gobert opened up to ESPN about what he noticed.
“I didn’t see any change in their approach,” Minnesota center Rudy Gobert said. “Obviously, Steph is Steph, but they were playing like their life depended on it since the beginning of the game and I didn’t feel that for us early on.”
This is a big problem for the Timberwolves and a huge testament to the will of the Warriors.
Golden State have been fighting hard for the last few months, clawing their way into playoff contention after being counted out by many NBA fans.
They are also coming off a hard-fought series against the Houston Rockets, which has only improved their confidence.
This is a team that has looked totally different since adding Jimmy Butler in February, and they feel they are capable of anything, even if Curry is out with an injury.
Gobert didn’t like what he saw from his team, who weren’t acting like a squad trying to fight for their lives.
Will that change in Game 2 and beyond, especially if Curry is out with a hamstring injury?
The Timberwolves desperately wanted to take Game 1, and now they are on their heels after a surprising loss.
But they have time to recover, change their approach, and look much better in a few days.
Even when they lost their greatest star, the Warriors kept playing well, Gobert said.
Will his own team learn from that and adjust?
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