The Minnesota Timberwolves put the Los Angeles Lakers down on Wednesday night, winning their opening round series and shutting down the naysayers who didn’t have faith in them. Following the game, Rudy Gobert talked with ESPN and spoke about what his team brings to the table.

Rudy Gobert recorded two playoff career-highs to lift the Minnesota Timberwolves past the Los Angeles Lakers in Game 5 and advance to the NBA Western Conference Semifinals.

For years now, Gobert has been a safety net for Minnesota when things aren’t going well, particularly against cellar dwellers. His interior dominance creates a high floor. If opponents can’t score at the rim and have to battle for every rebound, Minnesota automatically becomes three times more difficult to beat.