Jaylen Nowell didn't check in to the Timberwolves' 114-112 overtime victory over Denver on Friday until there were 7 minutes, 55 seconds remaining in the game.
Coach Chris Finch has said not to read too much into rotations and who's playing with whom in the preseason, but Nowell was checking in at that point of the game with what you could call the third unit — not the starters, and not the mix players who earned second-unit bench minutes throughout the night.
Nowell made the most of the minutes he got, scoring the last six points in regulation, which included a four-point play, to force overtime.