The story for the Timberwolves all year was meant to focus on two things. Defense and gradual improvement in success under the tutelage of Tom Thibodeau. The Wolves had a brief period of real success after the All-Star break, not to mention several months of legitimate .500 play, but the wheels have recently come off the train.
Nothing has made that more clear than recent losses to the Lakers and the Kings. While the Wolves look understandably gassed, those are two teams that the Wolves should simply not lose too, especially in the manner of where the team simply offered no defensive effort.