The Minnesota Timberwolves entered Sunday night’s matchup with the Portland Trailblazers looking to snap their five-game losing streak. To do so, they would need big performances from not only their star players like Karl-Anthony Towns and D’Angelo Russell (who returned to the starting lineup after missing a week due to injury), but also their role players like Jarred Vanderbilt, Jaden McDaniels, and...

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The Good

Ladies and gentlemen — welcome back, D’Angelo Russell!

Sunday’s contest between the two Northwest Division foes was extra unique in that in sported two teams in very similar situations.