Minnesota Timberwolves head coach Ryan Saunders showed a lot of creativity last year with his team’s lineups, but there hasn’t been quite as much outside-the-box thinking thus far this season.
The Wolves continued with their small-ball lineup against the massive Philadelphia 76ers on Wednesday night and they simply got outmuscled.
The Sixers pulled down 22 more rebounds than the Wolves, including 10 more on the offensive end. Power forward Robert Covington had three rebounds compared to counterpart Al Horford’s 16. But the biggest mismatch looked like it was at point guard: Jeff Teague and Shabazz Napier combined for only one rebound in 50 total minutes.