The last time the Wolves beat the Charlotte Hornets at home, Rudy Gobert wasn’t a Timberwolf, Jarred Vanderbilt posted a double double, and Patrick Beverley scored 15 points.
Two and a half years was the time it took to accomplish a likely feat that felt unlikely to have existed heading into Monday night at Target Center.
A blowout of Charlotte was especially timely due to the nature of the schedule; an emotional win over Denver on Friday night rolled into a back-to-back in San Antonio that tipped off 20 hours afterward. They ran out of gas and rolled over.