The Timberwolves and Mavericks are meeting tonight in Game 1 of the NBA Western Conference finals at Target Center. Staff writer Chris Hine provides this live report:
Shootaround: McDaniels lauded, but who will guard Kyrie?
On Tuesday, Timberwolves forward Jaden McDaniels earned his first All-Defensive Team accolades as he was voted to the league's second team.
McDaniels' dogged perimeter defense has been the perfect complement to Rudy Gobert on the interior and is one of the main reasons the Wolves had the No. 1 defense in the league this season.
McDaniels is no stranger to guarding some of the best players in the league, and that includes Dallas guard Luka Doncic, who will be his likely sparring partner for a lot of the Western Conference finals.