The previous franchise best was a span of seven consecutive days at the end of the 2003-04 regular season (April 8th to April 14th, 2004), which saw the Timberwolves finishing in first place amid Kevin Garnett’s MVP campaign. Aside from that, our only other multi-day streak prior to this year lasted three days, in January of that same 2003-04 season.
What follows is an exhaustive listing of dates in which the Minnesota Timberwolves held the top seed in the Western Conference:
No. | Year | Month | Day |
---|---|---|---|
1 | 2001 | November | 8 |
2 | 2001 | November | 10 |
3 | 2001 | November | 17 |
4 | 2002 | November | 1 |
5 | 2004 | January | 25 |
6 | 2004 | January | 26 |
7 | 2004 | January | 27 |
8 | 2004 | April | 8 |
9 | 2004 | April | 9 |
10 | 2004 | April | 10 |
11 | 2004 | April | 11 |
12 | 2004 | April | 12 |
13 | 2004 | April | 13 |
14 | 2004 | April | 14 |
15 | 2019 | October | 27 |
16 | 2019 | October | 29 |
17 | 2023 | November | 19 |
18 | 2023 | November | 20 |
19 | 2023 | November | 21 |
20 | 2023 | November | 22 |
21 | 2023 | November | 23 |
22 | 2023 | November | 24 |
23 | 2023 | November | 25 |
24 | 2023 | November | 26 |
25 | 2023 | November | 27 |
26 | 2023 | November | 28 |
This streak will continue for at least another three days, given that Saturday is the earliest date at which Denver could regain the top seed, though that’s highly unlikely.
Sources:
- https://www.basketball-reference.com/leagues/NBA_2002_standings_by_date_western_conference.html
- https://www.basketball-reference.com/leagues/NBA_2003_standings_by_date_western_conference.html
- https://www.basketball-reference.com/leagues/NBA_2004_standings_by_date_western_conference.html
- https://www.basketball-reference.com/leagues/NBA_2020_standings_by_date_western_conference.html
- https://www.basketball-reference.com/leagues/NBA_2024_standings_by_date_western_conference.html
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