Timberwolves TV play-by-play voice Dave Benz, who is probably just as tired of being on the road as everyone else associated with the team, tweeted out a stat that entering Wednesday, the Wolves had been on a flight before 16 of their first 17 games this year.
In this era of generally cushy travel, having to get on flights a lot might seem overblown. Still, the Wolves' early-season schedule has been pretty brutal.
They've played 10 of their first 17 games on the road. Of their seven home games before Wednesday, five were single-game affairs sandwiched between road games. Only once have they had two consecutive home games — Nov. 4 and 5, when they crushed Dallas and Charlotte.
That changes for the better with the four-game homestand starting Wednesday and continues with a five-game homestand slated for Dec. 10-18 and another five-gamer from Jan. 6-14.
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