A few moments into the second half of Saturday night's game with bottom-feeder Houston at Target Center, the Timberwolves finally decided to stop playing down to the competition.
Houston's 11-3 start to the second half had the Wolves down 12 against a Rockets team on a 12-game losing streak that hadn't won since the day after Christmas.
But then: finally.
In a stretch of less than four minutes the Wolves ripped off a 15-2 run — one that included seven points from Anthony Edwards and five from Nathan Knight — to take the lead.
Playing without Rudy Gobert and with Naz Reid struggling, the Wolves took care of business in a 113-104 victory over the Rockets.