Just last Wednesday, the Minnesota Timberwolves lost to the Grizzlies, who were previously the worst team in the league based on record and point differential. But as the cliche goes, that’s why they play the games.
The biggest excuse for the Wolves was the absence of both point guards in Jeff Teague and Shabazz Napier. While it’s a legitimate excuse, it doesn’t necessarily explain how to Wolves gave up 137 points.
Part of the reason the Wolves were that bad defensively was because Robert Covington and Josh Okogie, the team’s two best defenders, only played 26 and 20 minutes respectively.