Even though the Timberwolves defeated the Thunder 106-103 on Tuesday night to finish 3-1 in the group play portion of the NBA's in-season tournament, the Wolves failed to qualify for the eight-team knockout round.
Sacramento defeated Golden State to finish 4-0 and win the Wolves' group, and the Wolves fell short of claiming the one Western Conference wild-card spot, which went to Phoenix, who had a better margin of victory than the Wolves did.
Because the Wolves didn't advance to the next stage, the league has scheduled two games for the Wolves to play next week, one home and one away, and the draw was about as good as they could have hoped.