The Wolves don't do anything quietly

A raging comeback and electric finish.

Good morning. Let’s basketball.

The Ten Cent Breakfast; Willard Metcalf; 1887

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Scores

Nets 99, Wizards 107

Bulls 142, Sixers 110 — Can someone make sure Philadelphia doesn’t wake up from its Super Bowl hangover nap until the Phillies start up? Thanks.

Nuggets 125, Pacers 116 — What a blessing to exist in a world where Nikola Jokic can almost casually drop 19 assists in a game. This must have been what it was like chillin’ with Mozart.

Clippers 97, Pistons 106 — The Detroit Pistons are unstoppable. Cade Cunningham is making a play for All-NBA.

Seven straight wins, this one against a good opponent (albeit missing two of their three best players). Here’s a new Holy S—t, Pistons! stat: Detroit has now won more games this season (32) than they did in the past two seasons combined (31).

Heat 86, Hawks 98 — Miami slips to 1-6 since the trade deadline. There’s no chance the Heat miss the play-in — the Sixers appear ready to give up the ghost, the Nets are No. 11 but have no institutional rationale for trying to make it — but the top six is becoming more and more unlikely with every loss. The Hawks are in a similar position: it’s a fight for Nos. 7 and 8 at this point, unless the Pistons crater.

Timberwolves 131, Thunder 128 — OKC, having just beaten the Wolves the night before, led by 25 in the third, by 24 in the fourth and by 16 with 3:55 remaining. Anthony Edwards exited the game. It became clear that not only were the Thunder simply a much better regular season team than the Wolves this season, but that the Wolves specifically had a Thunder problem.

Until they didn’t.