The Wolves held practice before going on the road to face the Philadelphia 76ers on Tuesday. Minnesota is coming off a big win against Anthony Davis and the Pelicans, and they sit just 1.5 games out of the No. 8 seed in the West. Getting a win on the road would be a big boon for the squad as they head into a stretch of games against Western Conference opponents later in the week.
That’s the attitude that the players and coaches have at least, but scan the headlines over the next 24 hours and you’ll likely see a lot of focus on something else…
Playing Jimmy
There’s an understandable tendency to make the Wolves’ first game against the Sixers since they completed the trade that sent Jimmy Butler and Justin Patton to Philly in exchange for Dario Saric, Robert Covington and Jerryd Bayless.