
Gobert was on a mission Sunday night, as the 25 rebounds were the most he's had in a game this season and three shy of his career-high. The Timberwolves center was also effective as a scorer, shooting 50 percent from the field and 75 percent from the foul line. Over the past two weeks, Gobert has offered third-round value in nine-cat formats, which is excellent production for someone who has been a top 75 player this season. Gobert will face a more challenging test on Tuesday when the Timberwolves visit Denver, the first of three games Minnesota plays during Week 22.
This was the second-straight double-double for Gobert, though it was on pace to be a much bigger night. He had eight points and 13 rebounds in the first half, but he wasn't able to add much to his rebounding total after the break. This was also the second-straight game that Gobert didn't record a block, which makes this the first time this season that he went consecutive games without swatting a shot. That isn't typical for Gobert, and he'll look to bounce back against the Suns on Friday.
Turner had been on a scoring tear entering this game; he scored at least 20 points in each of their last two games. However, he didn't have that same scoring success in a matchup with Rudy Gobert. Still, he was able to provide plenty of defensive production despite the lack of scoring. This was his fourth-straight game with at least three swats. Indiana still has three more games this week for Turner to continue to rack up the defensive stats.
Conley will be back in the starting unit after coming off the bench on Friday. That was a one time thing for Joe Ingles to start in front of his son, but Conley will be back to playing his usual role against Indiana.
Gobert only took five shots from the field, but he was able to get to the foul line and make 7-of-8 free throw attempts. The 32-year-old center also pulled down 11 rebounds, earned a double-double and had three steals on the defensive end. Gobert still played 30 minutes despite Minnesota running away with a 41-point victory, a sign he's feeling much better after dealing with a back injury earlier this month.