Mike Conley is aware that one of the issues the Timberwolves had with center Rudy Gobert this season was finding ways to get Gobert the ball in the lane.
"A lot has been made about passes to him and what's going on," said Conley, a veteran guard who was acquired at the trade deadline from Utah to join his former teammate. "But he can make a lot of plays if you just give it to him in the right spot."
This is a process that has taken a while for the Wolves to figure out, and it never seemed as if Gobert and D'Angelo Russell — who went to the Lakers in the Conley three-way deal — could find a connection.