On today's show, Dane is joined by Wolves beat writer, Chris Hine from the Star Tribune to discuss the Wolves' losses to the Kings and Clippers over the weekend. Dane and Chris then close the episode by putting together what they think would be the Wolves best/easiest path for playoff matchups and what the worst/toughest path would look like. Specific topics and timestamps below...

- How concerned should Wolves be about their late-game offense? (2:30)

- The strategies, like switching-5, that teams use against the Wolves in 4th quarters (12:00)

- Elite defensive games being overshadowed by poor offense (25:00)

- How the Clippers adjusted in this matchup (33:00)

- The Kings matchup: defensive rebounding, pace and Monk (38:00)

- Best/Worst playoff matchup paths for the Wolves (50:00)

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