Star Tribune · Mar 4, 2019
Wolves at a loss to explain road losses
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Every time a glimmer of optimism emerges in the Timberwolves season, a road trip comes along sap their souls.
On Sunday, the Wolves concluded a three-game trip with a 135-121 loss to the Wizards, a team who is without one of its best player in John Wall and has fading hopes of making the playoffs. Like their other games on this three-game trip, it was a game the Wolves could have won, but their defense failed them when it mattered most.
Karl-Anthony Towns was brilliant again for the Wolves, scoring 28 and grabbing 10 rebounds, but the Wizards had three players who finished with more than 20 points – Bobby Portis (26), Bradley Beal (22) and Jabari Parker (22).