At issue was a brutal second half in which the Timberwolves were outscored 49-40 by the zombie Hawks, who were missing Trae Young, Jalen Johnson, Dyson Daniels and Bogdan Bogdanović. The Wolves still needed to play Rudy Gobert 38 minutes, Anthony Edwards 35 and Mike Conley 31 to ensure they finished off the Hawks.

The Timberwolves defeated the depleted Hawks on Monday 100-92, but of the 25 Wolves wins this season, this one felt most like a loss. The Wolves committed 16 turnovers against a team that was down several key contributors,