Wolves' chance to be a spoiler is spoiled in Utah

SALT LAKE CITY – For a team that hasn’t been there since 2004, the playoffs are now for a Timberwolves team that has six games remaining after Friday’s 98-85 loss at Utah.

Or so says interim head coach Sam Mitchell.

And if his team isn’t getting there the old-fashioned way, at least the Wolves could have something to say about who reaches the Western Conference playoffs and who doesn’t.

Utah, Dallas and Houston essentially are in a dead heat for the West’s final two playoff spots and the Wolves play them all in the season’s final 13 days, starting with Friday’s game at Vivant Smart Home Arena. The Mavericks visit Target Center on Sunday afternoon and the Rockets come to town for the season’s…