If you want to talk about the best performing team in recent times, I believe many fans will mention the Timberwolves, and judging from their performance in recent times, this is indeed the case. The data shows that the Timberwolves have won 10 of their last 11 games and lost only 1. With recent outstanding performances, the Timberwolves' record at this stage has also reached 42 wins and 30 losses, surpassing the Nuggets and rising to 6th place in the West. If the regular season ends now, the Timberwolves will have a direct chance to play in the playoffs with the top 6 rankings in the West, without having to play the playoffs. As a team that couldn't even play in the playoffs last season, the Timberwolves were able to enter the top 6 in the West this season, and their progress can be described as very rapid, which has become a surprise for this season.
I believe everyone knows that the Timberwolves since Garnett left, they have been the Fish Belly Team of the West, they have missed the playoffs for many years, the record has been ranked in the bottom of the West for a long time, the last time they entered the playoffs or rely on butler and Thibodeau's play, the team can barely qualify for the playoffs, and this season, the major media are not optimistic about the Timberwolves, thinking that they will continue to mess up and get high draft picks, it is difficult to impact the playoffs.
However, since the beginning of the season, the performance of the Timberwolves has been eye-catching, the youth team has a very good attitude to play, and play very hard, do not miss every opportunity to fight for the floor, the team has a competitive spirit, until the last moments of the game, they will not give up the game.
And these things were hard to see in the timberwolves before, and this season this team has undergone a metamorphosis, they have become a better team, they have performed better in all aspects, which has helped them win more games this season. Whether it is against strong teams or weak teams, the Timberwolves have played very well, they all have the ability to win games, compared to last season, the Timberwolves performed much better.
The Timberwolves can have such a big breakthrough this season, and Downs' play is crucial. I believe everyone knows that Since Downs entered the league, his personal data is very good, but he has never proved himself in terms of leading the team, in his career, he has only followed Butler into the playoffs once, and the rest of the time, the Timberwolves are ranked at the bottom of the West, the leading results are very bad, and Towns is also known as a data star.
And this season, Towns has become a better team leader, he doesn't pay attention to personal data, can make sacrifices for the team, is willing to do anything on the field that can help the team win, plays very hard and desperately. Although his personal data has declined this season, he has led the team to become better, becoming a playoff-level team, and this season's Towns has also successfully justified himself, using the team's record to prove his ability to lead the team, he is not a player who can only get luxury data, he is also a leader who can help the team win.
This season's Timberwolves have given hope that if they can play steadily in the next game, then even if they can't enter the playoffs with the top 6 status, they can stand out in the playoffs and get a place in the playoffs. After entering the playoffs, I believe that other teams do not want to meet the Timberwolves in the first round, because it is difficult to beat such a team in the ascending period in a series. What kind of performance the Timberwolves will have in the next game is worth looking forward to.