At 29-16, The Timberwolves Are On Fire!

Dear Timberwolves fans,

The Timberwolves won again tonight—this time, against the Blazers:

Your #WolvesWin final stats presented by @fitbit: pic.twitter.com/Be4m9tQ0Ul

— Minnesota Timberwolves (@Timberwolves) January 15, 2018

Listen: I’m not here to summarize the stats but man, that was an pretty impressive win against a Blazers team that could light up the scoreboard with their speed.

(Just not tonight, thankfully)

Here’s what else stood out to me:

Wolves sweep five-game home stand, win 8th straight at home with 120-103 win over Blazers. They're now a half game behind West's third-place Spurs

— Jerry Zgoda (@JerryZgoda) January 15, 2018

There’s a lot to unpack from that tweet, so let’s break it down:

First, the Timberwolves won their last five home games.

Second, you add the three game winning steak at home to the last five, you get eight straight wins at home.

Third, this: The Timberwolves are a half game behind the third seed…the third seed!

So what does this all mean? At 29-16, the Timberwolves are on fire! I mean, I was happy with the Timberwolves ending the season with the eighth seed but hey, if it’s the…the third seed, okay!!

First, let’s see if they could tie the Spurs for the third seed. The Timberwolves can (most) certainty do that—or die trying, so to speak—this Tuesday against the Magic.

—DP

Go Timberwolves! Get your howl on.

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