Three-point shot is a reality that Wolves have to embrace

Whether old-school NBA coaches Gregg Popovich and Sam Mitchell like it or not, there’s an arms race growing by the season across their league and, as the Timberwolves were reminded once again in Monday’s loss at Boston, those who do not join in a three-point shooting barrage will fall behind.

A step slow perhaps due to their busy recent schedule and maybe a mile behind philosophically, the Wolves were outscored 36-6 on made three-pointers — that’s 12-2, if you’re keeping score at home — in a 14-point loss to the injury-depleted Celtics.

Golden State, more than any other NBA team, has surfed the wave in a game changed by statistical analytics and simple mathematics where three still is worth…