Gobert: We played great in the first half, but fell into the old problem of power outages in the third quarter

Basketball     7:42pm, 20 November 2025

In the NBA regular season, the Timberwolves defeated the Wizards 120-109. After the game, Gobert was interviewed.

The Timberwolves led by 21 points at halftime, but were narrowed to 5 points by the Wizards in the second half. Talking about the team's performance, Gobert said: "We kind of wasted our previous efforts. We played too well in the first half - we were able to score smoothly, pass the ball smoothly, and did everything we should do. As a result, in the third quarter, we fell into the same old habits again."

In the third quarter, the Timberwolves scored 23 points and the Wizards scored 36 points. In this campaign, Gobert scored 9 points, 15 rebounds and 3 assists.