The Wolves let a comeback from 24 points in the last quarter: they could pay a high price for it

Regular season defeats are rarely as painful as the one suffered by the Minnesota Timberwolves this Tuesday. In the midst of a tight playoff race in the Western Conference, the margin for error is minimal, and this stumble comes at the worst possible time.

Minnesota let a 24-point lead slip away in the fourth quarter and fell 110-103 to the Milwaukee Bucks, ending a streak of five consecutive wins. In the final 10 minutes of the game, the Wolves were outscored by 39-8, a comeback that will go down as one of the most impressive in recent NBA history.

The team, which started the day in a four-way tie for fifth place in the West, ended the night alone in the eighth spot.

“I fully trust that we will bounce back,” stated coach Chris Finch. “We have good guys. We will overcome this. We have had tough losses this season already. We didn't expect to finish with 10 straight wins.”

However, not even the most pessimistic would have anticipated a defeat after leading 95-71 in the final quarter. According to Sportradar, this was only the fifth time since the 1996-97 season — when detailed play-by-play tracking began — that a team has overcome a 24-point deficit in the last quarter to win a game without needing overtime.

Interestingly, the Timberwolves also staged a similar comeback earlier this season, defeating Oklahoma City in overtime after trailing by 25 points.

“We played great basketball for three quarters,” commented guard Donte DiVincenzo. “We need to acknowledge what happened, but the world doesn't end because of this.”

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