The last time the Timberwolves won four consecutive games, Rick Adelman coached them, J.J. Barea played for them and big, bad center Nikola Pekovic’s not only still played, but his feet didn’t hurt.
On Saturday at Target Center, the Wolves achieved something far too rare for them, but all so common for most other franchises when they defeated Dallas 112-99, their fourth consecutive victory.
They also improved their record in this very young season to 6-3 with their first victory that didn’t come in the game’s final minute.
This time, the Wolves closed the first quarter and started the second one with a 25-9 run that sent them off to a victory in which they led by as many as 28 points left in the third quarter before the Mavericks pulled themselves within as few as 13 points in the final five minutes.