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Article: GOLDEN STATE 105, WOLVES 98; Two lengthy lapses lead to one more loss for Wolves; Minnesota stayed competitive with Golden State for most of the game, but two spurts swung the game to the Warriors.(SPORTS)
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- Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN)
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- January 16, 2008
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Byline: Kent Youngblood; Staff Writer
In nearly every Timberwolves loss, there has been at least one.
A sputter, a backfire, a glitch. A stretch of a few moments, a handful of possessions that takes the Timberwolves from in contention to in trouble.
Maybe it happens to start a game, maybe to start the second half. Too often it has happened at the end of games with that rare victory in sight.
On Tuesday night, it happened twice in a 105-98 loss to the visiting Golden State Warriors.
The Wolves were still able to make it a game with a ferocious fourth quarter that featured key shots and tough defense, but that only highlights ...