For just the second time in 18 years, the Minnesota Timberwolves and their fans arrived at Target Center Thursday night ready for post-Easter basketball, which has been about as rare around these parts as seeing the actual Easter Bunny. In front of a sellout crowd of more than 19,356 passionate and playoff-hungry fans, the Wolves looked to parlay the home court advantage that they snatched from Memphis and turn it into a 2-1 series lead.

But then...

Game Recap

Let’s cut right to the chase here — blowing multiple 20+ point leads in a game is damn near impossible, and by doing so on Thursday night against the Memphis Grizzlies, the Timberwolves erased a lot of “the good” that took place during most of the first 36 minutes (specifically the first and third quarter).