After the last meeting with the Timberwolves the New Orleans Pelicans were left reeling and wondering if their chances at the playoffs had just disappeared.
The New Orleans Pelicans also learned an important lesson about the NBA: games are not played on paper.
The Timberwolves have been bad this season, and the young Pelicans may have overlooked them en route to a primetime matchup with Dallas.
Minnesota made them pay.
The New Orleans Pelicans forgot to play defense and the Timberwolves dropped 139 points on their way to handing the Pelicans a devastating home loss.