After a (what’s the best adjective to use here…) forgettable 42-point loss to the Philadelphia 76ers on Jan. 15, the Minnesota Timberwolves have seen a small turn-around in their play. In the five games since Minnesota has gone 3-2 and has the ninth-best net rating in the league during that span.
It hasn’t been a murderers’ row of opponents; they beat Phoenix twice and a beaten-up Lakers team while dropping close games to the Spurs and Jazz. The Timberwolves have had a pretty good excuse, however: everyone is dropping like flies!
Robert Covington, the team’s best perimeter defender, has been out since the beginning of January with an ankle injury.