The Minnesota Timberwolves closed as 19.5-point favorites before their matchup with a Portland Trail Blazers team missing Damian Lillard, Jerami Grant, Anfernee Simons, Jusuf Nurkic and Cam Reddish tipped off.
What could possibly go wrong? Surely nothing!
Well, according to the Action Network, Portland’s +19.5 outright, 107-105 win over the Wolves in Downtown Minneapolis is the NBA’s longest regular season underdog outright win since 1995.
Not only is that horrifying to think about in general, but considering the stakes for the Timberwolves, you can make a very sound argument that it’s the worst loss in the history of the second-worst franchise (by winning percentage) in the history of American professional sports.