One of the bleakest things you can do as a fan or observer of Minnesota sports is head over to Basketball Reference, find the Timberwolves franchise overview page, and sort their seasons by win total.
Six seasons between 15 and 19 wins. Six more with 24 wins or fewer.
And then you get to another 24-win season: this one, in progress, with just nine losses.
It is then that you realize the Wolves have already won more games this season than in roughly one-third of any of their previous 34 years of existence. And you realize that their first two-game losing streak of the season — achieved with Monday's loss at New York and Wednesday's home loss to the Pelicans — is at the very least not cause for overreaction.