Tonight was always going to be a challenging one. Less than 24 hours after the unfortunate injury to Jimmy Butler, the Timberwolves still had a job to do as the Chicago Bulls were coming to town.
Nemanja Bjelica got the starting nod at the small forward position in the place of Butler, as the Wolves trotted out their “big” lineup with Karl-Anthony Towns, Taj Gibson, and Bjelica lining up in the frontcourt.
Of course, this was also the homecoming night for the former Wolves that were traded so that the Wolves were able to get Jimmy.