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Game #42, Road Game #23: Minnesota 86, Boston 87

Season record: 7-35

1. KG In A Nutshell

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Game #37, Home Game #18: Golden State 105, Minnesota 98

Season record: 5-32

1. Low IQ. Low skill level. Low chance of winning.

All things being equal, the Minnesota Timberwolves without Randy Foye and Theo Ratliff, opposing the Golden State Warriors on a sub-zero January night having already clearly established themselves as the worst team in the NBA, will lose to the Golden State Warriors.

Game #24, Home Game #12: Golden State 111, Minnesota 98

Season Record: 3-21

Game #17, Road Game #8: Minnesota 89, Atlanta 90

Season record: 2-15

1. Brewer and Smith Lead the Paint Mob

After 10 pathetic quarters of play--from 1:25 to go in the 3rd against San Antonio until 1:34 to go in the 1st tonight--the Timberwolves found a pulse and fought to retain their diminishing fan base, clambering back from a 26-7 deficit only to lose on Joe Johnson's last-half-second jumper in what was arguably the year's most entertaining ballgame to date.