There have been moments over the past few games where it seemed the Timberwolves would end their seven-game losing streak. They’ve gone into halftime each of the past three games with either a lead or within striking distance of their opponents.
But the third quarter is where things start to come undone. In each of the past three games, opponents outscored the Wolves by at least 12 points in those 12 minutes, continuing a trend of the third quarter being the Wolves’ worst this season. Their net rating third quarters is minus-9.9, which is 27th in the NBA.