There wasn’t much that happened on the Timberwolves’ recent three-game winless road trip that provided reasons for consolation.
They enter Monday five games behind the Clippers, who happen to be their opponent at Target Center and holding the No. 8 seed in the Western Conference.
However, one development on the road trip could spark optimism: Dario Saric played some of his best basketball in a Wolves uniform. He scored a season-high 22 points Tuesday in keeping Memphis from blowing out the Wolves, and he contributed 17 at Orlando on Thursday. In both games, he was 7-for-11 from the floor.