The 4-10 Timberwolves travel to the desert to take on the 5-11 Suns on Friday night.
The Suns were supposed to be bottom-feeders this year as they continue a roster upheaval and welcome a head coach in his first full season in Earl Watson. The Wolves, on the other hand, were expected to compete for one of the final playoff spots in the Western Conference.
And we’re not quite 20 percent of the way through the schedule, so there’s absolutely still time to right the ship. But there isn’t a ton of sand left in the hourglass in terms of making the postseason, and head coach Tom Thibodeau knows it.