The Timberwolves were two minutes away from their first winning streak of the season on Saturday night.
After picking up a big win over the Chicago Bulls this week they picked up right where they left off leading by 12 points over a red-hot Houston Rockets team that had won nine straight coming into play.
Unfortunately – as the Wolves have done all season – they could not close it out and allowed Houston to go on a 14-2 run in the final 2:10 sending the game to overtime with the Wolves falling 111-109.
Although it’s been a common theme this season, even the local beat reporters were in shock after the latest collapse.
Wolves lose 111-109 in overtime, you can't make this stuff up
— Jerry Zgoda (@JerryZgoda) December 18, 2016
Even for this team, this is hard to believe.
— Kent Youngblood (@BloodStrib) December 18, 2016
Maybe what’s more disappointing is that the team wasted an amazing performance from Karl-Anthony Towns who put up 41 points, 15 rebounds and 5 assists.
He’s just the second player in team history to put up those numbers.
Karl-Anthony Towns is just the 2nd player in Timberwolves history to post a 40-point, 15-rebound, 5-assist game… https://t.co/7E6KbOTmiB
— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) December 18, 2016
With the loss the Wolves are 7-19 on the season and are back in action on Dec. 19 against the Phoenix Suns.
