Minnesota Timberwolves: Top 10 moments of the 2018-19 NBA season

BROOKLYN, NY - NOVEMBER 23: Derrick Rose #25 of the Minnesota Timberwolves looks on during the game against the Brooklyn Nets on November 23, 2018 at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2018 NBAE (Photo by Nathaniel S. Butler/NBAE via Getty Images) /

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3. Wolves beat Hornets to extend post-Butler record to 9-3

The Dec. 5 Timberwolves game against the Charlotte Hornets wasn’t a spectacle in and of itself, but the 121-104 victory pushed the Wolves’ record post-Jimmy Butler to a staggering 9-3.

While the game featured another virtuoso KAT performance — 35 points on 13-of-20 shooting — a massive fourth quarter where they outscored the Hornets 35-18 and even an encouraging Wiggins game to boot — 26 points on 11-of-19 shooting — the victory was prevalent as a piece to the overall puzzle.

After that game in Charlotte, the Timberwolves sank amidst a rough schedule in December and a rash of injuries in the early months of 2019. No matter how capped this roster’s ceiling may be going forward, we’ll always have that 9-3 stretch where the Wolves had both a top-10 offense and defense and it genuinely looked like they were having fun.

RoCo and Saric brought fun and style to the upper Midwest with tons of plays like these over that first month:

https://twitter.com/Timberwolves/status/1065442594275147777

ROCO GOING ASTROWORLD FOR THE BLOCK.@budweiserusa Legendary Moment of the Game https://t.co/bjaTwHoPHL
— Minnesota Timberwolves (@Timberwolves) December 4, 2018

Long live that Nov. 12-Dec. 5 run — it’s one of the precious few things the Timberwolves have!

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