The trade was over and Jimmy Butler was gone. But the new faces – Robert Covington, Jerryd Bayless and Dario Saric – have not yet officially arrived. The Wolves announced Monday night their match against Brooklyn in a silent Target Center flooded with empty blue seats.

It was calm, especially early. Quiet enough so that the occasional opinion about the current state of the team can be heard at the exit of the stands.

But, in anticipation of the merger of the new formation, the Wolves ended their five-game losing streak with a 120-113 win and a 5-1 home win.

"It's a tough fight," said Jeff Teague, who returned after missing six games with a knee injury and scored 24 points and added 11 assists. "But we went home and took care of the house court."

It was an oddly flat game that took a bad turn in the final seconds of the first half when The net guard Caris LeVert suffered what appeared to be a terrible injury to his right leg, an injury that left his teammates in tears and the wolves circled in prayer.

"It's a tough situation," said Wolf striker Anthony Tolliver. "Because we all know it could be us. We wanted to do what we could, so we gathered and prayed for him. "

And then, at the end of half-time, the Wolves were efficient enough to win.

It was not pretty. The 23 turnarounds in Minnesota were the most wins since 2009. Second chance points were also a problem. But the offensive efficiency of the team (the Wolves shot 52.5% in total, 60.6 in the second half and 75% in the fourth quarter) more than made up for it.

"We came together as a team," said guard Derrick Rose, who admitted the match was not very pretty. "In this league, you have to take it wherever you can."

Teague had eight of 14 shots. Rose added 23 points and five assists, her fourth straight game with 21 points or more. Andrew Wiggins came back from a bruise on the thigh to score 13 points with six rebounds and three assists.

And then there was Karl-Anthony Towns, who had 25 points on 9 shots on 11 and 21 rebounds. But he also had 10 turnovers and seemed to be grieving about it from his teammates after the match.

"Everyone is talking about it," he said. "It's not something I'm proud of. It's not like I'm going home, like "Yooo, what's up?"

But it was a big win, despite D'Angelo Russell's mark 31 and nine goals from 18 of the Nets' three goals. Optics do not matter when you have a defeat to break. The wolves came from a trip on the 0-5 road. It was a good way to start a sequence in which Minnesota would play 10 of the next 12 at home.

"Absolutely," said Tolliver. "Every time you win in this league, no matter who it is, it always gives you a boost. Just as a dynamic can become negative, it can also be positive. "

With an eight-point lead reduced to one in the fourth quarter, three points from Tolliver and Josh Okogie allowed the Wolves (5-9) to win. The five starters scored two figures.

"It's a win," said Towns. "And it's good to have a win after the slip we had. It does not matter how it comes, pretty or ugly. "

New players will train with the team on Tuesday. On Wednesday, the Wolves will host New Orleans in the first real game of the new era.

"The trades are coming," said Teague. "We just have to keep moving."