A Timberwolves game this season has tended to read like a flow chart.
Did the Wolves win?
Draw an arrow to the next question: Did D'Angelo Russell play?
Answer: No. Arrow points to no, the Wolves did not win.
Answer points to yes. Arrow splits to two questions: Did Russell shoot the ball well? Answer is yes, and arrow points to yes the Wolves won. Answer is no, and the arrow points to points to no the Wolves did not win.
Got it?
Maybe that's an overly complicated way to describe a phenomenon that can't be ignored more than one-third of the way into this season.