The Minnesota Timberwolves hit an unexpected wall on Sunday night, falling 111-85 to the Golden State Warriors in a game that not only extended their losing streak to five but also snapped one of the most impressive scoring runs in recent NBA history.
This wasn’t just a bad night at the office-it was their lowest scoring output of the season and marked the first time all year they failed to crack the 100-point mark. That stat alone is a big deal, but the context makes it even more remarkable: the Timberwolves had scored 100 or more points in 103 straight games before Sunday, the third-longest streak in league history.
To put that into perspective, the last time Minnesota failed to reach triple digits was all the way back on December 13, 2024, against the Lakers. Since then, they’ve been a model of offensive consistency, hitting the century mark night in and night out for over a calendar year. The streak officially hit 100 games on January 15 when they scored 105 against the Rockets, and they added three more before the Warriors brought it to a halt.
This type of scoring consistency is rarefied air. Only two teams in NBA history have put together longer streaks of 100-plus point games: the Denver Nuggets, who hold the all-time record with 136 games from January 1981 to December 1982, and the San Antonio Spurs, who did it in 129 straight from December 1978 to March 1980. Both of those teams were offensive powerhouses in their own right-Denver under Doug Moe with Alex English lighting it up, and San Antonio riding the scoring brilliance of George Gervin.
For Minnesota, the streak was a reflection of their offensive identity-fast-paced, efficient, and driven by a star scorer in Anthony Edwards. Edwards has emerged as one of the league’s most dynamic offensive threats, capable of carrying the load when the rest of the team goes cold. But even he couldn’t spark a rally against a Warriors squad that played with purpose and precision on both ends of the floor.
The good news? The Timberwolves won’t have to wait long for a shot at redemption. They’ll face the Warriors again on Monday, with a chance not just to end their five-game skid, but to start building a new streak-this time, one possession at a time.
Streaks like the one Minnesota just saw end don’t happen by accident. They’re built on chemistry, execution, and trust. And while this one may be over, the Timberwolves have already shown they have the firepower to start another.