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To understand the scenes of jubilation at Target Center following Minnesota’s victory over the Los Angeles Clippers in play-in (109-104, April 13), it is worth looking in the rear view mirror: on March 2, 2021, CBS Minnesota headlined: “The Timberwolves now have the worst winning percentage in major sports history in the United States” the day following one – umpteenth – defeat once morest the Phoenix Suns (99-118). They had just lost the 1,524th game in franchise history (987 wins at the time, 39% success).
