NBA Power Rankings: Here comes the trade deadline
By Daniel Lewis
The Timberwolves had a 2-2 week dropping a pair of close five-point games to the Raptors and Hawks before bouncing back to pound the Milwaukee Bucks and the New Orleans Pelicans. The Timberwolves offense slipped a bit this week, averaging just 109.3 points per 100 possessions against their season average of 110.8.
Jimmy Butler was sensational as usual, averaging 26.8 points, 6.0 rebounds and 5.5 assists per game this week, shooting 51.5 percent from the field and 46.7 percent on 3-pointers. It was a rougher week for Jeff Teague who made some key errors down the stretch in the loss to Atlanta and finished the week shooting just 13-of-35 from the field.