The Minnesota Timberwolves defeated the Los Angeles Lakers in Game 3 of the Western Conference playoffs, and Rudy Gobert delivered a strong message. On Friday night at Target Center, the Minnesota Timberwolves took the lead in their first-round Western Conference playoff series against the Los Angeles Lakers.

In Game 3 of the Lakers' 116-104 loss to the Timberwolves in their opening-round Western Conference playoff series, it became clear--as if it were not