New beginnings aren't guaranteed to be easy, but the energy they bring is often undeniable. One could pluck from the other countless examples from sports history — or we could simply travel back in time and visit Target Center on a few specific nights. Like:
Jan. 30, 2006: In the first Timberwolves home game since a big trade that sent Wally Szczerbiak and Michael Olowokandi to the Celtics for Ricky Davis, Mark Blount, Marcus Banks and Justin Reed, the Wolves blasted Boston 110-85.
"A new team breathing new air," Kevin Garnett said afterward. "We have a lot of potential.