The Minnesota Timberwolves not only failed to defeat the Dallas Mavericks once in their first two home games in the Western Conference Finals, but blew leads down the stretch of a pair of games they absolutely should have won. That has to sting as they bring the show on the road, especially considering teams with home-court advantage that lose the first two games of the Conference Finals are 0-10 in series since 1970-71.
But the Wolves still have reasons to be confident. Minnesota have led for 77% of the minutes in the first two games, know firsthand that winning the first two games on the road doesn’t mean a damn thing if you don’t handle business at home.