In the NBA regular season, the Timberwolves defeated the Mavericks 120-96 at home. After the game, Gobert was interviewed.

Talking about rookie Belanger getting playing time tonight, Gobert said: "He is getting more and more accustomed now and is training hard every day. He and Ingles already have a tacit understanding. This is very interesting. I just told him, even if you only play three minutes, you have to be ready and contribute during these three minutes - this is how the NBA works."

In this campaign, Belanger played 7 minutes and 46 seconds, made 2 of 4, scored 6 points, 4 rebounds and 1 block.