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Game #45, Home Game #23: Minnesota 119, Los Angeles 132
Game #46, Road Game #23: Boston 109, Minnesota 101
Season Record: 16-30
1. Never Really In Doubt
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Game #40, Road Game #21: Utah 112, Minnesota 107
Season Record: 13-27
1. No-Quit Grit Not Quite Enough
The Minnesota Timberwolves will miss the playoffs for the fifth year in a row this season and will probably finish in the range of 20 games below .500. If you're a fair weather fan, check back next year. But if you love pro hoops, and are interested in being present for the early stages of a planful rebuilding, that avoids quick fixes in favor trying to create something solid and satisfying, well, that might be happening at the Target Center in 2008-09.
Game #74, Road Game #36: Minnesota 100, Utah 117
Season Record: 19-55
1. One-Way Jefferson
Game #68, Road Game #33: Minnesota 113, Indiana 124
Game #69, Home Game #36: New York 93, Minnesota 114
Season Record: 18-51
1. Illusions of Mediocrity