The Minnesota Timberwolves made the playoffs for the first time in 14 years last season and you could say that all of Minnesota was ecstatic about that. But, the chances of them making the playoffs two years in a row aren’t promising due to the fact the Western Conference is insanely good.
Last years standings going into the playoffs looked like this:
- Houston Rockets (65-17)
- Golden State Warriors (58-24)
- Portland Trailblazers (49-33)
- Oklahoma City Thunder (48-34)
- Utah Jazz (48-34)
- New Orleans Pelicans (48-34)
- San Antonio Spurs (47-35)
- Minnesota Timberwolves (47-35)
The remaining teams who have a chance of making a splash in the playoffs this year that couldn’t quite make it last year are most likely the Denver Nuggets and Los Angeles Lakers, so we’ll be taking a look at them too.