So good since the All-Star break, Timberwolves center Rudy Gobert now returns to the NBA playoffs ready to show there’s still a place for the big man there. He has sometimes been minimized in his career by opponents who have taken him away from the basket — and out of the game — by going small.

Doncic averaged 32.4 points, 9.6 rebounds and 8.2 assists in the Dallas Mavericks ' 4-1 series victory. He also famously hit a 3-point game-winning dagger over Gobert in that series, then barked at the center in animated fashion as he sauntered backwards down the court.