Timberwolves roll confidently into Denver, leave with a six-game winning streak

As the Wolves got healthier the past few weeks, the fan base asked questions like, “What’s going to happen when Randle comes back?” Then it was, “What’s going to happen when Gobert gets back?” The early returns have been nothing but positive as the Wolves enter the home stretch of the season in a race to avoid the play-in tournament.

“We got a gift earlier in the year with some of the injuries, myself included, being injured a little bit, guys being in and out of the lineups, it’s given other guys opportunities to have a bigger role,” said Conley, who had eight points and five assists. “You look at Jaden and Naz [Reid], those guys are getting comfortable and confident while Julius was out.

“Donte, him being out allowed Jaylen [Clark], T.J. [Terrence Shannon Jr.] and other guys to get quality minutes. Now we’re all finding our rhythm. We’re all finding a good pace to the game.”

Now to keep up this pace the rest of the season, and when the opponent isn’t Denver.

“When we play, part of our issue is bringing the same focus and intensity level and commitment to the game, no matter who we’re playing,” Finch said. “When we play these top teams and teams we have great familiarity with, we tend to take it a bit more personal. We have to do that all of the time.”