Wolves 130, Kings, 126: Super F’ing Important Victory

How are Minnesota Timberwolves fans supposed to survive a season like this?

The Sacramento Kings hosted the Wolves for their first NBA Cup game, but were without the services of DeMar DeRozan (back) and Malik Monk (ankle). Minnesota were at the end of a three-game road trip which included a cookbook on three deflating ways to lose a basketball game.

Let’s skip the rest of the pleasantries and just get right to it.

The Start — Regressing to the Mean

Remember when the Wolves shot a combined 33 for 119 (27.