Bales hummed for a while before finally forcing himself to say, "Although the score gap looks pretty big, the Raptors' starters have already come off the floor. I believe that as long as the Timberwolves' starters stay in, they'll be able to make up quite a few points during the few minutes the Raptors' starters are resting."
And that was exactly what happened. After all, the Timberwolves had two top-10 players in the league, Juan and Edwards.
Coach Finch knew that if they wanted to turn the game around, Edwards and Juan would have to play the entire second half.
So when Wang Yi and the other Raptors starters took a rest, he didn't sit Edwards or Juan.
Edwards took the opportunity to drive to the basket twice in a row, scoring both times.
Juan also made a mid-range shot and a three-pointer.
Seeing the score gap shrink, Coach Dako hurriedly put Mad Tiger Tagore back in.
He had Tagore guard Edwards and Locke guard Juan.
At least they could match up with them one-on-one.
And even if the two started running Pick and Rolls, the Raptors' defenders wouldn't be afraid to switch.
Although this slightly limited Juan and Edwards, the Raptors struggled to keep up with the Timberwolves' other players on defense.
The others scored two more baskets.
By the end of the third quarter, the Timberwolves had cut the deficit to 19 points.
The first four minutes of the fourth quarter were still part of the Raptors' rotation.
Wang Yi hadn't returned to the floor yet.
The Timberwolves took the opportunity to keep chipping away at the lead.
By the time the fourth quarter was four minutes old and Wang Yi checked in, the lead had shrunk to 12 points.
There was no denying that Edwards and Juan