The Timberwolves' previous two series in the playoffs featured more blowouts than they did close games, which meant the Wolves didn't have to confront one of their worst features throughout the season — late-game offense.
That bugaboo came back to bite them in a major way in their 108-105 loss to the Mavericks in Game 1 of the Western Conference finals.
The Wolves led 102-98 after an Anthony Edwards three-pointer with 3 minutes, 37 seconds remaining in the fourth quarter, but they didn't score again until there were just 10.5 seconds to play.
In the interim, Dallas scored eight straight points to take a game in which neither team led by more than nine points.