Two road-weary teams meet in Minneapolis on Sunday night before heading in opposite directions when the Minnesota Timberwolves host the Golden State Warriors.
The Timberwolves won’t get an opportunity to unpack their bags in what constitutes as nothing more than a layover between trips to Memphis and New York.
When last seen at home on Jan. 5, Minnesota handled Oklahoma City 98-90 on the front half of a back-to-back. The Timberwolves then went to Oklahoma City for 135-105 victory that opened a four-city trip when they went 2-2.
Sunday’s game will be their seventh straight that will be contested on a different court than their previous outing, a streak that, remarkably, will continue for their next seven games as well until they get a two-game homestand against the Utah Jazz and Denver Nuggets bridging January and February.
Minnesota is coming off consecutive losses to the New Orleans Pelicans and Memphis Grizzlies, but displayed its improved play this season by leading the red-hot…