And so it ends. Whatever hopes the Wolves had to extend their season into the playoffs for the first time since 2004 ended tonight on South Beach.
It’s pretty clear over the last two games that the Wolves have run out of gas. They made an admirable push out of the All-Star break, but appear to have little left to give after a second consecutive defeat on the road, this time to the Miami Heat 123-105.
The defense, which was improving significantly over recent weeks, collapsed starting in Boston and continuing tonight. The Wolves were just a step slow on their rotations all night, which led to numerous easy baskets at the rim for the Heat, who took full advantage.