Dunks After Dusk

Nobody is going to remember the 38 minutes of great basketball from the Wolves, because the last 10 was so bad that it made all the good useless. The Wolves blow a 24-point 4th quarter lead by giving up a 34-3 run. Embarassing.

Mitch and Pat connect some telephone wire and cups to record following one of the most exciting regular season games you'll see. NAW was amazing, Ant is growing and the Wolves have won 6 in a row vs the Nuggets.

In a game that saw five players and two coaches ejected, the Minnesota Timberwolves lock in and beat an undermanned Pistons squad. Rudy Gobert was dominant in the paint, Julius Randle came to life, and Mike Conley chased a red-hot Malik Beasley down till he cooled off.

43-32, 7th in the West.

As the Timberwolves blow out the Phoenix Suns... again... it gets Mitch and Pat thinking about the playoffs and which players will be the most trustworthy. The biggest question? Julius Randle (AKA Julius R) whom Mitch proposes that he may in fact have a severance chip in his head that activates only on certain games.

Well, the vibes have officially hit the inverse of the 8-game winning streak. The Timberwolves lose their 3rd game in four tries, this one marked by poor effort more than any other in recent memory. Edwards played like he had a severe cut and bandage on his hand, while Julius Randle and Jaden McDaniels got benched in the 2nd half.

A short and sweet episode covering a relatively uneventful blowout win. Best moment of the night was Joe Ingles getting the start so his autistic son could see him.

As far as on the court basketball goes, a solid "B" effort from most the team, with some standout moments from Jaylen Clark as his stock continues to gain more and more value.

Well... there goes all the optimism. Except for from Mitch who digs deep after these two losses to offer some form of hope. Looks bad now, but we are only 3 days removed from an 8-game winstreak and vibes being as high as can be.

The Timberwolves win 7-in-a-row with a gritty come from behind effort against a "better than their record" Magic team. DiVincenzo sparked the comeback in the 4th, while Jaden McDaniels close it down with defense, shooting, and a mesmerizing dunk.

Still, somehow, percentage points out of 6th place.

The Timberwolves flew into Denver and chose domination vs the Nuggets. Without Aaron Gordon, the Nuggets had no answer for Julius Randle and he overpowered them all night long. Also, Ant was great. And Donte. And Jaden. And Rudy. And Naz. And Conley.  And NAW.... just an all-around win for an ascending playoff threat.

The Timberwolves led coast-to-coast for their 5th straight victory, this one over the San Antonio Spurs. Julius Randle once again flirted with a triple double while all the rest of the rotation guys got in on the fun by sharing the basketball and knocking down open looks.

Games against bad teams help, but this Wolves squad is beginning to find their form and is a season best eight games over .500.