Julius Randle has been under fire for much of this season. That was easy to see coming. Randle was the immediate replacement for Karl-Anthony Towns, a pillar of the Timberwolves’ organization

This week, when Chris Finch made a change to his starting lineup, he substituted Donte DiVincenzo in at point guard for Mike Conley. Staying in the starting lineup, perhaps to the chagrin of a portion of Timberwolves fans,

Putting DiVincenzo in the starting lineup also gives him a role closer to what he had in New York last season when he thrived as a spark-plug shooter and defender for the Knicks. He started 68 games in the regular season and every playoff game for New York.

Timberwolves coach Chris Finch revealed some points of emphasis for rookie Rob Dillingham for his rookie campaign.

Julius Randle was a key to the Timberwolves' victory against the Pelicans, and Chris Finch gave him his flowers.

A low-energy performance in Detroit was just the latest example of Minnesota's lack of cohesion and chemistry.

Finch did not mention the change during his pregame media availability. The Wolves ruled out Rob Dillingham due to a right ankle sprain. Josh Minott, listed as questionable due to illness, is active against the Clippers, who are at full strength aside from P.J. Tucker, who's been away from the team since October.

The Minnesota Timberwolves are coming off an ugly 104-97 win against the New Orleans Pelicans. It was another game where every player other than Anthony Edwards struggled. There have been consistency issues across the board in Minnesota.