"Timberwolves' Rudy Gobert Questionable to Defend Nuggets' Jokić in Game 2"

The Minnesota Timberwolves should trust Rudy Gobert to defend Denver Nuggets' Nikola Jokić instead of using Karl-Anthony Towns as the primary defender and relying on Gobert's weak-side rim protection. Jokić's passing ability makes it risky to double-team him, and the Nuggets have figured out how to combat Minnesota's defensive strategy. Gobert has a chance of containing Jokić one-on-one, and it allows Minnesota to stay at home on other players without scrambling behind the play every time down the floor. However, the Wolves need to maintain discipline on defense and trust that Jokić will get his points but not pick apart their scrambling defense.