Gobert is pretty confident in his team.
The Minnesota Timberwolves got run out of Frost Bank Center on Wednesday night. There's really no other way to put it.
San Antonio beat them 133-95 in Game 2 of the Western Conference Semifinals to even the series at one game apiece.
Rudy Gobert didn't dance around it afterward.
"I wouldn't say it's easier. It's 1-1, obviously," Gobert said. "But a lot of things to look at. A lot of things that we need to do better and we got to respond Game 3."
A Night To Forget
Minnesota was off from the jump.
The Timberwolves shot 39.8 percent from the field and scored just 35 points in the first half, their lowest total before the break all season.
Anthony Edwards, who is still working through a bone bruise in his left knee, went 5-of-13 for 12 points with four turnovers.
Julius Randle, who carried the offense in Game 1 with 21 points and 10 rebounds, was held to 12 of his own on Wednesday.
Gobert had a rough go offensively too.
He shot 1-of-4 from the field and went 3-of-9 from the line, totaling five points in 28 minutes.
The 10 rebounds were there, and he did what he could on the glass, but his scoring has dried up during these playoffs.
He's topped seven points just once over his last five postseason games, a far cry from the 10.9 points and 11.5 rebounds per game he averaged during the regular season.
San Antonio Flipped The Script
The Spurs barely resembled the group that lost Game 1 by two.
Seven players finished in double figures, with Stephon Castle leading the way at 21 points, and Victor Wembanyama went from a 5-for-17 clunker in the opener to 19 points and 15 rebounds in just 26 minutes Wednesday.
De'Aaron Fox found his rhythm too, putting up 16 on only 10 shots after a rough Game 1.
San Antonio's transition attack ate Minnesota's defense alive, and the Timberwolves never really recovered after falling behind 59-35 at the half.
The 38-point margin was the Spurs' biggest playoff win since 1983, and it showed just what a 62-20 team looks like when it catches fire.
What Comes Next in Minneapolis
Game 3 shifts to Target Center on Friday, and the Timberwolves should take some comfort in that.
They finished the regular season 49-33 as the sixth seed and already fought through adversity by upsetting Denver in six games during the first round despite losing Donte DiVincenzo to an Achilles tear and playing without Edwards for stretches.
Splitting on the road is a fine result if they can hold serve at home.
Gobert's words after the loss tell the story here.
The Timberwolves know they were thoroughly outplayed and have to be significantly better Friday.
Getting Edwards more involved as his knee improves is the biggest piece, and Gobert's defense against Wembanyama still matters plenty even when his offense isn't there.
Minnesota just has to show up with a completely different energy.