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Important Points In The Timberwolves’ Season

By Brian Sampson

Mar 30, 2017; Minneapolis, MN, USA; Minnesota Timberwolves head coach Tom Thibodeau looks on during the first half against the Los Angeles Lakers at Target Center. Mandatory Credit: Jesse Johnson-USA TODAY Sports
Mar 30, 2017; Minneapolis, MN, USA; Minnesota Timberwolves head coach Tom Thibodeau looks on during the first half against the Los Angeles Lakers at Target Center. Mandatory Credit: Jesse Johnson-USA TODAY Sports /
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Dec 25, 2016; Oklahoma City, OK, USA; Minnesota Timberwolves head coach Tom Thibodeau reacts to a call in game against the Oklahoma City Thunder during the second quarter at Chesapeake Energy Arena. Mandatory Credit: Mark D. Smith-USA TODAY Sports
Dec 25, 2016; Oklahoma City, OK, USA; Minnesota Timberwolves head coach Tom Thibodeau reacts to a call in game against the Oklahoma City Thunder during the second quarter at Chesapeake Energy Arena. Mandatory Credit: Mark D. Smith-USA TODAY Sports /

2. Blown Leads

Part of the learning process that comes with youth is figuring out how to finish games. This is something that the young Wolves’ struggled with this season.

If you can remember back to the first game of the season the Minnesota Timberwolves started out their season as beautifully as you could imagine. They jumped out to a very early 20-3 lead over the Memphis Grizzlies.

As great as this lead was, it did not last very long. It soon evaporated, fan’s hopes and dreams followed not too long after.

This first game may have foreshadowed the Timberwolves’ season to come.

Seven times this season the Timberwolves held double-digit leads in the second half and ended up losing the game.

Those seven games could have made the difference in the Timberwolves’ season.

The most painful of those games came back on March 4 against the San Antonio Spurs.

The Timberwolves were playing some of their best basketball of the season and had the Western Conference powerhouse on the ropes.

The Wolves were up by ten with 9:37 left in the third quarter. The Timberwolves were unable to hold onto the lead with the game eventually going into overtime. In overtime, the Wolves’ offense fell flat and they lost the game.

The Timberwolves were never able to recover their season and it went downhill shortly after.

If Minnesota was able to hold their big leads, we could be talking about the playoffs now instead of jumping into the offseason.

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