April 12th, 2018 marked a day in history for the NBA, or rather the Minnesota Timberwolves.

Looking to build upon it's new foundation with head coach Tom Thibodeau leading the way, the team pressed through the season looking for a playoff berth and a chance to contend.

This season saw the team add some significant talent (or at least in name), to help accomplish this task along with Karl Anthony Towns and Andrew Wiggins. One of the leagues premier sixth man award winners Jamal Crawford, former MVP Derrick Rose and All-Star and Olympian Jimmy Butler were all pieces available to help bolster the roster.

The season had as many ups as it did downs in the wins/loss column which lead the team into an astounding race to the finish with several Western Conference teams near the end of the season which led the Wolves to a final homestand game versus the Denver Nuggets Wednesday night which would determine their postseason qualifications.

Many anticipated a playoff atmosphere type game which didn't disappoint, where the Wolves and Nuggets found themselves in an overtime round ending regulation 101-101. In the end, the Wolves emerged as the winners clinching the 8th spot in a tie-breaker win over the Nuggets ending the season at 47-35.

What this means historically to the Timberwolves is that they have finally reached the postseason since last qualifying in 2004. That means Latrell Sprewell was still in the league before asking for more money that brought us the infamous “feed my kids” line which has lasted as a running joke for over a decade.

Take note of some other historical happenings that were current when the Wolves last played in the NBA Playoffs.

  • Twitter didn't exist
  • Facebook was a fresh new site
  • George W. Bush was in his first term as president
  • Karl Anthony Towns was in elementary school

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