Timberwolves’ win on Friday night He came against the Nuggets with full Rudy Gobert experience. The four-time Defensive Player of the Year sealed the game with big plays on both ends of the floor, but the narrative seemed focused on one play.

The game escalated with just over five minutes left in the fourth quarter when Nuggets guard Christian Braun dunked over Gobert. The Gobert-hating crew openly highlighted this play as a reason why he’s overrated, but Both players were evaluated Technical fouls and a strong finish by Wolves appeared to be the trigger.

“He dunked on me,” Gobert said after the game when asked what caused the altercation.

“The reason I’m so excited after this is because this is the best rim protector in the NBA. So playing with the best rim protector in the NBA doesn’t happen very often,” Braun said after the game. “I caught him once and he caught me. … They got the win, so obviously Rudy won today too.”

Gobert and the Timberwolves finished the game on a 10-0 run. He took a big hit on Braun towards the end of the quarter and Braun fouled him. Minnesota’s All-Star big man hit two big free throws and pinned Nikola Jokic to finish the game.

“Gobert played as big as he is, held on to the FT line, choked on Joker’s last try. I love this team with Julius and DD even more,” Skip Bayless It was broadcast on X after the match.

Gobert finished the game with 17 points, 14 rebounds and 3 blocks, but this will never be enough for his detractors. He wanders around the painted area in every game, he has been dunked before and he will be dunked again. He does so much that he doesn’t always show up at the box office, but on Friday night he showed why he is so valuable to the Timberwolves’ success.