After 20 years, we finally got 50 wins! Breaking the team's all-time record

The Timberwolves won 50 wins in the regular season again after 20 years. And the Timberwolves only took 72 games, breaking the fastest record in franchise history, the previous record was 74 games in 2003-04. The Timberwolves are currently second in the West at 50-22 and are only 0.5 wins away from the first-place Nuggets, and they have a chance to regain the top spot in the West.

In the 2003-04 season, the Timberwolves finished the regular season with 58 wins and 24 losses, ranking first in the West. Garnett played in 82 games in the regular season, averaging 39.4 minutes per game, scoring 24.2 points, 13.9 rebounds, 5 assists, 1.5 steals and 2.2 blocks while shooting 49.9% from the field and 79.1% from the free throw line. KG won the only regular season MVP of his career!

Many young fans may not know how strong Garnett was at that time. In the first round of the playoffs, Garnett averaged 25.8 points, 14.8 rebounds, 7 assists, 1 steal and 2 blocks per game, and the Timberwolves easily eliminated the Nuggets 4-1. In the second round of the playoffs, the Timberwolves and the Kings fought 7 games, and Garnett averaged 23.9 points, 15.4 rebounds, 4.3 assists, 1.7 steals and 3.4 blocks per game, leading the team to the Western Conference finals 4-3.

In the tie-break, Garnett blasted 32 points, 21 rebounds and 5 blocks, beating Chris Webb. In that series, Webb averaged only 17.7 points, 7.6 rebounds and 3.4 assists per game. Facing the Lakers F4 in the West Finals, Garnett averaged 23.7 points, 13.5 rebounds, 4.5 assists, 1.2 steals and 1.2 blocks per game, O'Neal averaged 20.7 points, 15.7 rebounds, 2.8 assists and 3 blocks per game, and the Timberwolves went out 2-4.

Despite not making it to the Finals, the Timberwolves have the best playoff record in franchise history. So far, there are only five teams left in the NBA that have not made it to the Finals: the Hornets, Grizzlies, Pelicans, Clippers and Timberwolves. Now that the Clippers and Timberwolves are both in the top four in the West, these two teams actually have a chance to break this embarrassing record.

The Timberwolves are averaging 113.1 points per game this season, ranking only 18th in the league, and their offensive firepower is in the middle and lower reaches of the league. But the Timberwolves are conceding 106.3 points per game, which ranks first in the league. Gobert's presence has made the Timberwolves a top defensive team in the league. Gobert has won the Defensive Player of the Year award three times and is expected to win his fourth this season!

Gobert started 66 games for the Timberwolves this season, averaging 34 minutes per game, scoring 13.6 points, 12.9 rebounds, 1.3 assists, 0.6 steals and 2.1 blocks while shooting 65% from the field and 64.8% from the free throw line.

The Timberwolves defend well, relying not only on Gobert, but also on teammates such as Conley, McDaniels and Lee Kyle. The current Timberwolves also have an unknown factor: Towns' injury. On March 12 of this year, Downs underwent surgery to repair a torn meniscus on the lateral side of his left knee, which was reimbursed for the regular season, and he will be re-evaluated in mid-April.

If Towns can't return in the playoffs, the Timberwolves are hanging in the air again this season. Towns is averaging 22.1 points, 8.4 rebounds and 3 assists per game this season while shooting 50.6 percent, 42.3 percent and 87.4 percent from three. Although Reed is averaging 13.2 points, 5.1 rebounds and 1.3 assists per game, his threat and ability to pull on the offensive end is too far from Towns.

If Towns can make a comeback in the first round of the playoffs, do you think the Timberwolves can make it out of the West?