SACRAMENTO, CALIF. – The nadir for this Wolves season came in Sacramento on Nov. 9. That was the night the Wolves concluded a winless five-game road trip, coach Tom Thibodeau pledged things had to change while Derrick Rose and Jimmy Butler said in a somber locker room the Wolves needed to handle criticism better.
The Wolves traded Butler the next day and the season started trending upward thanks to a lengthy homestand. But despite the good vibes, the Wolves now find themselves leaving Sacramento amid another downswing in their season after the Kings caught fire in the fourth quarter of a 141-130 Wolves loss at the Golden1 Center.