US EditionJaylen Clark Brings Bulldog Mentality to Timberwolves' Defense
Jaylen Clark leads Minnesota's defense with 7% offensive rebound rate and limits opponents to 103.3 points per 100 possessions, ranking in the NBA's top defensive percentile.
- Jaylen Clark has improved Minnesota Timberwolves' defense, with opponents scoring just 103.3 points per 100 possessions and Clark collecting 7% of missed shots.
- Because Rudy Gobert was off the floor earlier, Minnesota struggled defensively, and since Oct. 26 the Randle-Reid frontcourt has allowed 118 points per 100 possessions, prompting more Jaylen Clark minutes.
- Data show that when Clark joins the Randle-Reid lineup, opponents' scoring dips to 106.3, and opponents shoot 36.4% from the floor, with a defensive plus-minus of-1.4.
- As a result, Clark has supplanted Nickeil Alexander-Walker as Minnesota's defensive spark off the bench, freeing Jaden McDaniels offensively and helping Mike Conley secure second-unit defense while pressuring Dallas Mavericks ball handlers Monday.
- Despite his emergence, Clark will likely fall short of the All-NBA Defense minutes threshold, while the Wolves' 9-5 record is inflated by a soft early schedule against opponents with losing records.
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Jaylen Clark brings bulldog mentality to Timberwolves' defense
Minnesota struggled mightily to defend without Rudy Gobert on the floor early this season. The rim protector-less frontcourt combination of Naz Reid and Julius Randle was getting torched nightly. Then Timberwolves coach Chris Finch and Co. found a solution in the form of their 6-foot-5 bulldog. The presence of Jaylen Clark seems to be making all the difference for Minnesota. When Minnesota tried to lean on Reid and Randle for its offense in the …
Jaylen Clark brings bulldog mentality to Timberwolves' defense
Minnesota struggled mightily to defend without Rudy Gobert on the floor early this season. The rim protector-less frontcourt combination of Naz Reid and Julius Randle was getting torched nightly. Then Timberwolves coach Chris Finch and Co. found a solution in the form of their 6-foot-5 bulldog. The presence of Jaylen Clark seems to be making all the difference for Minnesota. When Minnesota tried to lean on Reid and Randle for its offense in the …
Jaylen Clark brings bulldog mentality to Timberwolves' defense
Minnesota struggled mightily to defend without Rudy Gobert on the floor early this season. The rim protector-less frontcourt combination of Naz Reid and Julius Randle was getting torched nightly. Then Timberwolves coach Chris Finch and Co. found a solution in the form of their 6-foot-5 bulldog. The presence of Jaylen Clark seems to be making all the difference for Minnesota. When Minnesota tried to lean on Reid and Randle for its offense in the …
Jaylen Clark brings bulldog mentality to Timberwolves' defense
Minnesota struggled mightily to defend without Rudy Gobert on the floor early this season. The rim protector-less frontcourt combination of Naz Reid and Julius Randle was getting torched nightly. Then Timberwolves coach Chris Finch and Co. found a solution in the form of their 6-foot-5 bulldog. The presence of Jaylen Clark seems to be making all the difference for Minnesota. When Minnesota tried to lean on Reid and Randle for its offense in the …
Jaylen Clark brings bulldog mentality to Timberwolves' defense
Minnesota struggled mightily to defend without Rudy Gobert on the floor early this season. The rim protector-less frontcourt combination of Naz Reid and Julius Randle was getting torched nightly. Then Timberwolves coach Chris Finch and Co. found a solution in the form of their 6-foot-5 bulldog. The presence of Jaylen Clark seems to be making all the difference for Minnesota. When Minnesota tried to lean on Reid and Randle for its offense in the …
Jaylen Clark brings bulldog mentality to Timberwolves' defense
Minnesota struggled mightily to defend without Rudy Gobert on the floor early this season. The rim protector-less frontcourt combination of Naz Reid and Julius Randle was getting torched nightly. Then Timberwolves coach Chris Finch and Co. found a solution in the form of their 6-foot-5 bulldog. The presence of Jaylen Clark seems to be making all the difference for Minnesota. When Minnesota tried to lean on Reid and Randle for its offense in the …
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