It says something about this Timberwolves season when consecutive losses can be considered the worst patch of adversity they've experienced through their first three months and first 33 games.
They Wolves were by far the last NBA team to lose consecutive games after they lost Monday afternoon at Madison Square Garden and Wednesday in a 117-106 home loss to New Orleans.
Wolves coach Chris Finch said you could see it coming from a team that didn't play nearly as well December into January as it did in November.
Finch said the Wolves played with "pop and purpose" since two days before Christmas at Sacramento.