Three months and 33 games into their 35th regular season, the Timberwolves on Wednesday finally became the last NBA team to lose consecutive games.
Their 117-106 home loss to New Orleans followed Monday's loss at New York in a New Year's Day matinée.
Until Wednesday, the Wolves won the next time out after each of their first eight losses this season while they built a 24-8 record that was best in the Western Conference.
But not this time, when they finished their season series with New Orleans by losing the final two games after they won the first two — perhaps because Pelicans star Zion Williamson played those last two games but not the first two because of injury and rest.