On Tuesday night in Oklahoma City, the Timberwolves let the Thunder into the paint. They let the Thunder shoot open threes. They let their guard down in the most literal sense.
The result: a 129-106 loss to the Thunder in a matchup of two of the top three teams in the Western Conference.
The Wolves (22-7) have risen to the top of the West with their top-ranked defense. It didn't travel this time in the team's most one-sided defeat of the season.
Minnesota couldn't stop the Thunder from penetrating, which meant they couldn't do much about the drive-and-kicks.