The Timberwolves today beat the Thunder 132-102 to make a six-game winning streak.
It is worth mentioning that this is the timberwolves' second big win over the Thunder in a week, and the last time the two teams met, the Timberwolves also won by as many as 37 points. During this six-game winning streak, the Timberwolves also averaged 24 points per game. In addition to winning only 5 points against the Cavaliers, the other 5 games all won by double digits, including 3 games with a net win of more than 30 points.
The reason why the Timberwolves can win so much is mainly due to the two weak teams of the Thunder and the Blazers. With six consecutive wins, the Timberwolves played the Thunder and the Trail Blazers twice, winning big in each game. In both games against the Thunder, the Timberwolves scored 37 and 30 points, respectively. In both games against the Trail Blazers, the Timberwolves scored 14 and 43 points, respectively.
The Trail Blazers have been quite bad lately, not only suffering five straight losses, but also losing miserably in all four games, losing more than 30 points in four games, and being the first team in NBA history to lose at least 30 points four times in five consecutive games. In the past five games, the Blazers have lost as many as 156 points, which is also the highest net loss score in five consecutive games.
As for the Thunder, they also suffered four straight losses and were all disastrous, including two games with a net loss of more than 30 points, both of which were against the Timberwolves.
For the Timberwolves, although the Thunder and Timberwolves are weak teams and have been in poor form recently, it is not easy for them to win big on the field.
The last time the Timberwolves won a six-game winning streak was a very distant one, dating back to 2003, when Garnett was still in the Timberwolves and James had just entered the league. Now, James has become one of the oldest players in the league, having played 19 seasons.
After six straight wins, the Timberwolves are seventh in the West with 38-29 losses, four wins ahead of eighth-place Clippers and nine wins ahead of ninth-place Lakers. While the Timberwolves are likely to avoid the playoffs, with their current rankings and strength, there is still a lot of hope of reaching the playoffs.
You know, in the past 17 years, the Timberwolves have only made the playoffs in the 17-18 season, which is only slightly better than the Kings who missed the playoffs for 15 consecutive years.
In addition, today's victory is also the 54th victory of Timberwolves coach Finch's coaching career, and his coaching record has just reached 54 wins and 54 losses, becoming the second coach in Timberwolves history to achieve a 50% coaching win rate, the last being Philip Sanders (694 wins and 592 losses).