D’Angelo Russell to El Comercio: “We are very attentive in defense, that will take us far”

The howls turned into smiles. At the Target Center, home of Minnesota Timberwolves, fans could not hide the smiles: the team of Chris Finch took off the court Houston Rockets in the debut in this season of the NBA. After several seasons of suffering, the Argentine’s team Leandro Bolmaro he’s ready to step up and fight for the PlayOffs. After the overwhelming 124-106 victory, El Comercio spoke with D’Angelo Russell and Karl Anthony Towns, two of the three members of the Timberwolves Big 3.

Timberwolves beat 124-106 at Houston Rockets on opening night for both franchises in this regular season of the NBA. The Big 3 made up of Anthony Edwards, D’Angelo Russell and Karl Anthony Towns it combined to score 81 points and secure the first win of the season.

In the same way, for the South Americans it was also a party, since the Argentine Leandro Bolmaro officially debuted in the NBA. The native of Las Varillas played a little over four minutes and contributed two points. However, the coach Chris Finch He told El Comercio that the role of the former Barcelona will be progressive throughout the regular season.

After the victory of Timberwolves, the consulted one D’Angelo Russell the next: “DLo, how important will it be to establish yourself defensively thinking about a possible qualification to PlayOffs?”

The point guard, who scored 22 points and distributed seven assists, answered the following: “We are defending as a team, solid and very focused. Scouts should also be given credit. They told us that Houston was attacking with multiple systems, but that they were abusing the ISO. You had to be very focused and rotate constantly. We try to do it well, it is our job and we know it will take us far ”.

Similarly, I asked Karl Anthony Towns the next: “KAT, what does DLo represent and his leadership in Timberwolves?”

The pivot, after outlining a huge smile, said: “It is an important part of our success for this season. I ask God that he can stay healthy, that had him mistreat in the past seasons. We all have a role here, even the incumbents. DLo leads the team with the ball in his hands: in front of Rockets He contributed fundamental triples to get an important advantage and play comfortable. He is a fundamental leader for us ”.

Timberwolves, with the Argentine Leandro Bolmaro On the bench, he will face the New Orleans Pelicans this Saturday (8 p.m. ET) in his second game of the 2021-22 season of the NBA.