Traveling west this week for a three-game road trip, the Wolves’ collective emotions could best be described as mixed. On one hand, they found themselves 3rd in the Western Conference and one win away from matching last year’s win total (31). On the other hand, they were once again without the services of both Jimmy Butler and Jamal Crawford, who were dealing with knee and toe injuries, respectively.
Despite being undermanned, the Wolves entered Staples Center last night in search of their league-leading 24th victory against the Western Conference. Led by a combined 70 points from Andrew Wiggins and Jeff Teague, the Wolves successfully topped off another casual Monday in the NBA, a day that saw the Milwaukee Bucks fire their coach, the Cavs hold a “fiery team meeting,” and Boogie Cousins drop a Powerball-like stat line (44-24-10-4-1).