In the race to the bottom in the NBA, the Timberwolves have been losing as they've been winning.
Confused?
For much of this season, the Wolves had the NBA's worst record as they floundered while missing Karl-Anthony Towns, D'Angelo Russell and sometimes both at the same time.
But they've been winning a lot more lately, including an 8-5 record in their last 13 games, to move steadily up the standings. After two lopsided wins over clearly tanking teams — Orlando and Detroit — the Wolves now have just the sixth-worst record in the league.
With a 22-47 overall record through 69 games, they have one more win than Orlando, Cleveland and Oklahoma City plus two more than Detroit.