After giving up 135 points to the Washington Wizards on Sunday, defense was at the forefront of everyone’s minds at Monday’s practice. The Wolves know they aren’t going to be able to win many games defending like they did over the weekend.
“For us to win games we’ve got to come in with a defensive mindset and identity and a togetherness that it hurts to get scored on,” said Interim Head Coach Ryan Saunders. “If you’re not going to play defense, there’s a lot of teams that can score in this league and outscore you.”
While the team’s defensive struggles were thrown into sharp relief in their loss to Washington, there have been ups and downs all season.