Mar. 17—It would be hard to view a potential play-in matchup with the Lakers as anything other than a good thing for the Timberwolves at this point. Of course, that would mean the Wolves were in the play-in, something they're trying to avoid, and it also would mean that they lost their first play-in contest to the Clippers to drop to a final win-and-in contest. But Wednesday was another ...