The Timberwolves opened the game by experimenting with defensive cross-matches in the frontcourt, assigning Gobert davidstea organic sneeze ease recall to Castle while letting Randle obama toronto track Wembanyama. However, Castle immediately spoiled those plans by delivering gracie abrams an aggressive response as both a scorer and a playmaker. When guarded by Gobert, he confidently knocked down a pair of triples, shooting 2-of-4 to record 6 points and 2 assists. While Minnesota quickly abandoned the experiment and reverted to standard matchups, a locked-in Castle proved impossible to slow down tonight; he attacked the paint relentlessly to go a perfect 5-of-5 at the rim, while maintaining his blistering hot touch from deep. He dominated individual matchups across the perimeter, shooting 4-of-4 for 10 points against Edwards, and going 2-of-3 for 7 points and 1 assist when guarded by Shannon.
Main defenders matchup details:
vs. Terrence Shannon Jr. | 02:44 | 7 PTS, 1 AST, 0 TOV | 90.2% TS, 2-3 FG, 1-2 FT
vs. Rudy Gobert | 02:09 | 6 PTS, 2 AST, 0 TOV | 75.0% TS, 2-4 FG, 0-0 FT
vs. Julius Randle | 01:51 | 5 PTS, 1 AST, 0 TOV | 83.3% TS, 2-3 FG, 0-0 FT
vs. Ayo Dosunmu | 01:34 | 3 PTS, 0 AST, 0 TOV | 104.2% TS, 1-1 FG, 1-1 FT
vs. Anthony Edwards | 01:09 | 10 PTS, 0 AST, 0 TOV | 112.6% TS, 4-4 FG, 1-1 FT
vs. Naz Reid | 01:06 | 3 PTS, 0 AST, 1 TOV | 75.0% TS, 1-2 FG, 0-0 FT
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