Rudy Gobert was removed during the third quarter of Sunday evening's Timberwolves-Kings game due to personal reasons, and he was ruled out for the rest of the game.
It was far from pretty, but the Timberwolves clawed back from 18 points down and got the go-ahead three-pointer from Naz Reid with 13 seconds left to beat the Clippers 109-106 Saturday night at Target Center in Minneapolis.
It took the Timberwolves 19 games to get their first win of the season against a team with a winning record, and then it took them just 24 more hours to secure a second with a 125-112 home win over the San Antonio Spurs on Sunday night.
It was almost another late collapse by the Timberwolves, but after blowing a 12-point lead in the final minutes, they found a way to seal the deal with a 119-115 win over the Boston Celtics Saturday afternoon at Target Center in Minneapolis.
Friday night's NBA Cup battle between the Minnesota Timberwolves and Phoenix Suns was an instant classic, but the Wolves left the arena on the losing end after a collapse of epic proportions in the final minute.
The Timberwolves escaped an injury to Jaden McDaniels and found a way to break one of the NBA's strangest streaks with an NBA Cup win over the Sacramento Kings on Friday night in Minneapolis.