After winning six of their last eight games, including a pair of three-game win-streaks sandwiched around a couple of losses, the Timberwolves returned to Target Center with a chance to enjoy their first four-game winning streak of the season. Alas, the Indiana Pacers had other ideas.
The Pacers led by five points at the end of a first quarter that was exceedingly sloppy for both teams. At halftime, the visitors had a six-point advantage.
Neither team could hit shots with any regularity, and the Wolves especially struggled with a high rate of turnovers. Jeff Teague turned a sluggish start into a hot second quarter and torrid stretch throughout the middle stages of the game, and Paul George was fantastic throughout.