Well, well well...
After limping into the 2021 All-Star break with a 33-point home loss to the Charlotte Hornets, expectations for Game 1 of the second-half of the season were at an all-time low. Hell, before many people could even get their streaming service of choice opened up Thursday night, the Minnesota Timberwolves found themselves in yet another first quarter double-digit hole, trailing Zion Williamson and the New Orleans Pelicans 26-10 midway through the first.
And then... all hell broke loose.
Despite falling behind to their opponent for roughly the 103rd time this season, the Timberwolves did something many fans (myself included) did not know was possible and/or legal for this franchise — they showed heart.