As the NBA enters it’s final week of the regular season, approximately half of the league’s franchises are amping up for the first round of the 2019 playoffs, while the remaining half are rolling out lineups similar to those in the 20th year of a “Franchise Mode” in NBA2K. For the top half of the league, the only mantra right now is “win win win!” while the white board for the bottom half simply states “lose lose lose!” Each team, depending on their record, has a clear and precise strategy for these last couple of weeks.
Entering Wednesday night’s matchup against the Dallas Mavericks, the Wolves possessed sole-ownership of the 10th worst record in the NBA, a half game “ahead” of the Los Angeles Lakers.