The playoffs are now but a pipe dream, Timberwolves fans.
The losing streak is now three games, but this one included an extra gut-punch as the New Orleans Pelicans, still just 4-7 with headlining acquisition DeMarcus Cousins in the lineup, leapfrogged the Wolves in the Western Conference standings in the wake of Sunday evening’s win.
Minnesota is now five games out of the eighth-spot in the West with 13 games to play and three teams standing between them and the Denver Nuggets, who hold a one-game lead on #8.
The three losses have all come on the road, and they’ve largely seen the Wolves compete early, even holding modest leads for a period of time, but collapsing towards the end of quarters and ultimately, down the stretch.