After going 2-2 last week, the Timberwolves stayed put in ESPN.com’s Week 17
Power Rankings at No. 5.
The Wolves fell to the Hawks and Raptors on the road before beating the Bucks
and Pelicans at home.
Here’s what ESPN.com had to say about the Wolves:
The Timberwolves have already won 34 games this season. That’s more victories
than they had in 11 of the previous 12 seasons.
The Wolves have three games this week. They’ll head to face off against LeBron
in Cleveland on Wednesday before Jimmy Butler returns to Chicago to take on the
Bulls Friday. The Wolves will host the Kings on Sunday at Target Center.
Minnesota is 34-22 on the season, fourth in the West and just a half game back
from the Spurs for No. 3. The Wolves also have the sixth-best record in
basketball and are on pace to win 49.7 games.
The teams ahead of Minnesota are the Rockets, Warriors, Celtics and Raptors.
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