As the final seconds of the Timberwolves' 114-108 overtime victory over Denver on Sunday were ticking away, the Target Center crowd began chanting: "Wolves in seven. Wolves in seven. Wolves in seven."
One win and the fans want history.
The Wolves staved off elimination Sunday, denying the Nuggets — the top-seeded team in the Western Conference — a 4-0 sweep.
It's one step.
After the game, nobody in the locker room was talking about winning in seven. Why would they? No NBA team has ever come back from an 0-3 hole to win a playoff series.
Wolves players were talking about winning one more — in Denver on Tuesday — and getting back to Target Center for Game 6.
"They still got to win one more game," guard Anthony Edwards said. "And we got another chance to win another game to come back to Minnesota."
If the Wolves can mimic the formula that led to Sunday's victory in Tuesday's Game 5, they have a chance of getting another home game.