Target Center Date Night, Wolves Gonna Wolves

Target Center Date Night, Wolves Gonna Wolves

Todd Swank's Diary Entry for February 7, 2026

On Friday night, Miss Sheri and I found ourselves at Target Center again, doing what we do, smiling, yelling, and pretending we’ve learned anything from years of Minnesota sports. The Timberwolves have been up and down all season, but coming off their first win in Toronto in more than 20 years, this one felt like a no-brainer. The Pelicans were 13–40. At home. What could go wrong? Turns out, plenty. Same Wolves energy, same emotional whiplash, but it didn’t really matter, because hanging out with my awesome wife, soaking in the noise, and watching this team together still feels like a pretty great Friday night.

On Thursday the Timberwolves traded for Ayo Dosunmu. I didn’t know much about him before, but from everything I’ve read it sounds like they might’ve pulled off an actual steal. We were hoping to see his debut, but apparently the plan is to ease him in first, which feels responsible and therefore slightly suspicious. Still, it’s nice to believe the Wolves made a smart, boring move that helps instead of a flashy one that explodes later.

This was one of those games the Wolves absolutely should’ve won, which of course meant they sleepwalked through defense, treated effort like an optional upgrade, and lost 119–115. They were up 18 in the second half, because Minnesota loves a head start before the collapse. Zion lived in the paint like he paid rent, a Pelicans rookie turned into Ray Allen for a night, and the Wolves waited until the final minute to look interested. Ant scored 35, everyone else watched, and Target Center got another reminder that “should’ve won” is basically our team slogan.

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