MINNEAPOLIS -- Gov. Jesse Ventura leaves his seat and heads for an exit during a timeout in the final minute and berates the referees as he walks along an aisle just beyond the baseline, and it's tough to know for sure at that point whether the two security guys bookending the highest elected official in the state should be more at the ready to protect Ventura from potential harm or the nearby refs from flying Body parts.

It was that kind of night. (Or that kind of governor.) The Minnesota Timberwolves had just wasted a 22-point, third-quarter lead to the Dallas Mavericks, had been outscored 34-17 in the final period and had lost by four points. Coach Flip Saunders called it a bad defeat and forward Kevin Garnett