You reap what you sow.
You make the bed you lie in.
The chickens come home to roost.
Across time and culture, idioms point to the reality that actions have consequences. For the Minnesota Timberwolves, their day of reckoning has arrived. All season long, the coaches, players and fans have lamented losses to sub .500 teams, specifically the combined 1-6 record against the San Antonio Spurs, Detroit Pistons and Charlotte Hornets.
Banking even just two more wins against paltry teams would have this team nestled safely inside the lines of the play-in, but as it stands now, they are one loss away from falling out of the race entirely, a feat that would permanently pronounce this season as one of the most disappointing in franchise history.