A win is a win is a win.
Never has that phrase rang more true than it did on Friday night for the Timberwolves and their fans.
After slogging through losses to Memphis on Monday and a narrow victory over Atlanta on Wednesday, the Wolves played their third consecutive game against a tanking cellar-dweller. And they also played their third consecutive close game.
Minnesota didn’t have a lead in the game until the third quarter, and after building a double-digit lead in the middle stages of the fourth frame, the Wolves allowed the Mavericks to climb back to within one possession down the stretch.