The Minnesota Timberwolves finished a difficult season on an extremely high note on Sunday night, blowing out the Dallas Mavericks.
The Minnesota Timberwolves made the decision to compete at the end of the season instead of tanking. And compete they did, winning seven of their final 12 games and generally playing well over the final couple months.
Yes, the Wolves slipped to No. 6 in the reverse standings and will only have a 27.6 percent chance of keeping their top-three protected pick. But they also proved that the current iteration of this roster can, at the very least, be competitive at a legitimate level.
It was clear that the Wolves wanted to put an exclamation point on the season with a big win over Dallas. The Mavericks were playing for a chance at the No. 5 seed but ultimately waved the white flag late in the game as they were already guaranteed the No. 6 spot and were going to avoid the play-in tournament regardless.
The Wolves came out ready to play and dominated the middle stages of the game. It was nearly the opposite of Saturday’s disappointing loss to Boston; the Wolves controlled this contest and nearly led wire-to-wire.
Let’s go ahead and get into player grades from the season finale.
Minnesota Timberwolves Player Grades vs. Dallas Mavericks
Other Minnesota Timberwolves Players
Jordan McLaughlin had a great night, scoring seven points on a perfect 3-of-3 shooting and adding three assists and a steal in 11 minutes with zero turnovers.
Josh Okogie came off the bench and did a great job in his time guarding Doncic. He played 21 minutes and pitched in six points, two rebounds, two steals, an assist, and a block.
Juancho Hernangomez had another quiet game, putting up only two points, two assists, and one rebound in 11 minutes.
Next up for the Minnesota Timberwolves
That’s a wrap, folks. Here at Dunking With Wolves, we’re going to move on to a ton of draft coverage as well as spend some time recapping the season for each individual player.