How the pace of the Timberwolves & Wild compare this season
January 13, 2026
How the pace of the Timberwolves & Wild compare this season
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For the Wild, I used points above a point-per-game pace (2 points for a win, 1 for OT loss). For the Wolves, I used games above .500 (wins minus losses which equates to 2 points for a win, 0 for loss), which is the NBA equivalent of being “above pace.”
Timberwolves have actually won more games than the Wild despite being below them in “pace”. This is just bc of the NHL giving a point for OTL
So which is the real Wild: the one in the middle~60% or the only-ok team at the beginning and more recently?
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For the Wild, I used points above a point-per-game pace (2 points for a win, 1 for OT loss). For the Wolves, I used games above .500 (wins minus losses which equates to 2 points for a win, 0 for loss), which is the NBA equivalent of being “above pace.”
Timberwolves have actually won more games than the Wild despite being below them in “pace”. This is just bc of the NHL giving a point for OTL
So which is the real Wild: the one in the middle~60% or the only-ok team at the beginning and more recently?
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