The Minnesota Timberwolves at times struggled with focus and consistent effort during the regular season, according to Dave Campbell of The Associated Press.
Anthony Edwards acknowledged that there were stretches where it felt like the team, which has reached the conference finals in each of the past two years, was “just trying to get through the season to get to the playoffs.”
Despite those lapses, players believe their approach will shift once the postseason begins. Center Rudy Gobert expressed confidence that the team responds when urgency is required.
“When our group doesn’t have a choice, usually it shows up, and so once again it’s all in our hands. It’s all in our power,” Gobert said.
“We’re facing a great opponent, and we know that if we don’t come out hungry, we don’t have a chance.”
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