Here's a weird stat: The Timberwolves this season won 15 games on the road. They have won 13 games at home heading into Wednesday's season finale at Target Center against New Orleans.
The Wolves, then, will finish with a better road record than at home this season. And in doing so, they will be the first NBA team to accomplish — if that's the right word — that feat since 2011-12. A couple of teams in the past three seasons had identical records away and home, but not since New Jersey in 2011-12 has any won more games away.
It could just be a fluke or a sign that for whatever reason the Wolves concentrate and flat-out play better on the road, where young players theoretically have fewer distractions. But in a league in which home teams have historically won about 62 percent of the time, it's still interesting. If the Wolves are to take a step forward next season, clearly playing better at home is a piece of the puzzle.
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