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Game #61, Road Game #30: LA Lakers 110, Minnesota 90

Game #62, Road Game #31: Portland 95, Minnesota 93

Season Record: 18-44

1. The Future Isn't Now

Longtime readers know that I prefer to concentrate on the games being played on the court more than in the executive offices and rumor mills. And points two and three in this trey will get to that, because the rest is just sideshow anticipation.

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Game #60, Home Game #31: Minnesota 94, Golden State 118

Season Record: 18-42

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Game #56, Road Game #29: Toronto 118, Minnesota 110

Game #57, Home Game #28: Minnesota 103, Utah 120

Season Record: 17-40

1. Worn Down, Then Out

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Game #37, Home Game #19: Minnesota 96, Miami 99

Season Record: 11-26

1. Don't Overthink It

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Game #25, Home Game #12: Minnesota 70, Cleveland 93

Season Record: 4-21

1. A Clean Kill

There were 3 minutes and 30 seconds left in the 3rd period when Al Jefferson spun around and nailed a 12-footer from the left block to bring the Timberwolves to within a point of the Cavs, 57-56. But nobody really expected the 4-20 Timberwolves to keep going and vanquish the 20-4 club from Cleveland. And nobody was wrong.

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Game #4, Home Game #2: Minnesota 125, San Antonio 129

Season record: 1-3

1. The Offense Finally Arrives