ATLANTA – The Timberwolves professed that this season, they would be a more mature team, and part of being a mature team is putting teams away when you have the chance. That's the situation the Wolves found themselves in after they were up 19 at halftime Monday night in Atlanta.
But within a quarter, all of that lead was gone, and within a few minutes of the fourth, they were down double digits. They never responded in a 127-113 loss.
Dejounte Murray could not miss in the third quarter against a Wolves defense that was the second-highest rated unit coming into the night.