The 2020–21 Minnesota Timberwolves season was the 32nd season of the franchise in the

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(NBA) On February 21, 2021, the Timberwolves fired head coach Ryan Saunders after three seasons with the team. On the following day,

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assistant head coach Chris Finch was announced as the next head coach. After a loss to the

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on April 21, followed by the

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defeating the

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the next day, the Timberwolves were eliminated from playoff contention for the third straight year.

Draft

Before the start of the

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period, the Timberwolves' selection was held stuck as the #3 selection of the draft with their record being the third-worst of all NBA teams the prior season at 19–45 before the NBA suspended their season on March 12, 2020, and cancelled the rest of Minnesota's season by June 5. As a result, they held the best odds to move up at #1 alongside the

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and

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for the 2020 draft, though also held odds to fall as low as the #6 pick of the draft. This year, the Timberwolves ended the 2020

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with the #1 selection, moving up two spots from their initial projection. In addition to their first-round pick, the Timberwolves also held their second-round pick and gained a first-round picks from a previous trade involving the

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. They traded the Number 17 pick and James Johnson for Ricky Rubio, the number 25 and 28 overall picks. They then traded the number 25 and 33 overall picks for the 23rd overall pick.

Roster

Standings

Division

Conference

Notes * z – Clinched home court advantage for the entire playoffs * c – Clinched home court advantage for the conference playoffs * y – Clinched division title * x – Clinched playoff spot * pb – Clinched play-in spot * o – Eliminated from playoff contention * * – Division leader

Game log

Preseason

, - style="background:#fcc;" , 1 , December 12 , Memphis , , Jaylen Nowell (22) ,

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Malik Beasley Malik JonMikal Beasley ( ; born November 26, 1996) is an American professional basketball player for the Detroit Pistons of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He attended St. Francis Schools, Saint Francis School in Alpharetta, Georgia, w ...

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0 , 0–2 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 3 , December 17 , @

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(11) , Ricky Rubio (4) ,

American Airlines Center The American Airlines Center (AAC) is a multi-purpose List of indoor arenas, indoor arena located in the Victory Park, Dallas, Victory Park neighborhood in downtown Dallas, Texas. The arena serves as the home of the Dallas Stars of the National ...

0 , 1–2

Regular season

, -style="background:#cfc;" , 1 , December 23 ,

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(11) , Karl-Anthony Towns (7) ,

0 , 1–0 , -style="background:#cfc;" , 2 , December 26 , @

Utah Utah is a landlocked state in the Mountain states, Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It is one of the Four Corners states, sharing a border with Arizona, Colorado, and New Mexico. It also borders Wyoming to the northea ...

, , D'Angelo Russell (25) , Karl-Anthony Towns (12) , D'Angelo Russell (6) ,

Vivint Smart Home Arena The Delta Center is an indoor venue in Salt Lake City. Opened in 1991, the arena is the home of the Utah Jazz of the National Basketball Association (NBA) and the Utah Mammoth of the National Hockey League (NHL). The arena has a seating capacity ...

0 , 2–0 , -style="background:#fcc;" , 3 , December 27 , @ L. A. Lakers , , Anthony Edwards (15) , Jarred Vanderbilt (7) , Jarred Vanderbilt (6) ,

Staples Center Crypto.com Arena (originally and colloquially known as Staples Center) is a multi-purpose indoor arena in downtown Los Angeles. Opened on October 17, 1999, as Staples Center, it is located next to the Los Angeles Convention Center complex along F ...

0 , 2–1 , -style="background:#fcc;" , 4 , December 29 , @ L. A. Clippers , , D'Angelo Russell (22) ,

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(10) , Jordan McLaughlin (9) , Staples Center
0 , 2–2 , -style="background:#fcc;" , 5 , January 1 ,

Washington Washington most commonly refers to: * George Washington (1732–1799), the first president of the United States * Washington (state), a state in the Pacific Northwest of the United States * Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States ** A ...

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(21) , Ed Davis (10) , Ricky Rubio (5) ,

0 , 2–3 , -style="background:#fcc;" , 6 , January 3 ,

Denver Denver ( ) is a List of municipalities in Colorado#Consolidated city and county, consolidated city and county, the List of capitals in the United States, capital and List of municipalities in Colorado, most populous city of the U.S. state of ...

, , Malik Beasley (25) , Ed Davis (8) , D'Angelo Russell (7) , Target Center
0 , 2–4 , -style="background:#fcc;" , 7 , January 5 , @

, , D'Angelo Russell (33) ,

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(8) , D'Angelo Russell (11) , Ball Arena
0 , 2–5 , -style="background:#fcc;" , 8 , January 7 , @

Portland Portland most commonly refers to: *Portland, Oregon, the most populous city in the U.S. state of Oregon *Portland, Maine, the most populous city in the U.S. state of Maine *Isle of Portland, a tied island in the English Channel Portland may also r ...

, , Anthony Edwards (26) , Jarred Vanderbilt (10) , Ricky Rubio (10) ,

Moda Center Moda Center, formerly known as the Rose Garden, is the primary indoor sports arena in Portland, Oregon, United States. It is used for basketball, rodeos, circuses, conventions, ice shows, concerts, and dramatic productions. The arena has a capa ...

0 , 2–6 , -style="background:#fcc;" , 9 , January 9 ,

San Antonio San Antonio ( ; Spanish for " Saint Anthony") is a city in the U.S. state of Texas and the most populous city in Greater San Antonio. San Antonio is the third-largest metropolitan area in Texas and the 24th-largest metropolitan area in the ...

, , Malik Beasley (29) ,

(13) , Ricky Rubio (8) , Target Center
0 , 2–7 , -style="background:#cfc;" , 10 , January 10 ,

, , D'Angelo Russell (27) , Willy Hernangómez (8) , Ricky Rubio (6) , Target Center
0 , 3–7 , -style="background:#fcc;" , 11 , January 13 , Memphis , , Malik Beasley (28) , Karl-Anthony Towns (14) , D'Angelo Russell (8) , Target Center
0 , 3–8 , -style="background:#ccc;" , – , January 15 , Memphis , colspan="6" , Postponed (COVID-19) ''(Makeup date: May 5)'' , -style="background:#fcc;" , 12 , January 18 , @

Atlanta Atlanta ( ) is the List of capitals in the United States, capital and List of municipalities in Georgia (U.S. state), most populous city in the U.S. state of Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia. It is the county seat, seat of Fulton County, Georg ...

, , D'Angelo Russell (31) , Jarred Vanderbilt (8) , D'Angelo Russell (7) ,

State Farm Arena State Farm Arena is a multi-purpose arena located in Atlanta, Georgia. The arena serves as the home venue for the Atlanta Hawks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). It also served as home to the Atlanta Thrashers of the National Hock ...

0 , 3–9 , -style="background:#fcc;" , 13 , January 20 ,

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, , D'Angelo Russell (19) , Jaden McDaniels (8) , Jordan McLaughlin (7) , Target Center
0 , 3–10 , -style="background:#fcc;" , 14 , January 22 ,

, , Malik Beasley (17) , Naz Reid (8) , McLaughlin, Rubio (5) , Target Center , 3–11 , -style="background:#cfc;" , 15 , January 23 ,

New Orleans New Orleans (commonly known as NOLA or The Big Easy among other nicknames) is a Consolidated city-county, consolidated city-parish located along the Mississippi River in the U.S. state of Louisiana. With a population of 383,997 at the 2020 ...

, , Naz Reid (20) , Jarred Vanderbilt (11) , Ricky Rubio (7) , Target Center
0 , 4–11 , -style="background:#fcc;" , 16 , January 25 , @ Golden State , , Malik Beasley (30) , Naz Reid (10) , Ricky Rubio (11) ,

Chase Center Chase Center is an indoor arena in the Mission Bay neighborhood of San Francisco, California. It is the home of the Golden State Warriors of the National Basketball Association (NBA), Golden State Valkyries of the Women's National Basketball A ...

0 , 4–12 , -style="background:#fcc;" , 17 , January 27 , @ Golden State , , Beasley, Edwards (25) , Vanderbilt, Reid (7) , Rubio, McLaughlin (5) , Chase Center
0 , 4–13 , -style="background:#fcc;" , 18 , January 29 ,

Philadelphia Philadelphia ( ), colloquially referred to as Philly, is the List of municipalities in Pennsylvania, most populous city in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania and the List of United States cities by population, sixth-most populous city in the Unit ...

, , Malik Beasley (22) , Ed Davis (8) , Ricky Rubio (5) , Target Center
0 , 4–14 , -style="background:#cfc;" , 19 , January 31 ,

Cleveland Cleveland is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Cuyahoga County. Located along the southern shore of Lake Erie, it is situated across the Canada–U.S. maritime border and approximately west of the Ohio-Pennsylvania st ...

, , Edwards, Beasley (23) , Jarred Vanderbilt (8) , Ricky Rubio (8) , Target Center
0 , 5–14 , -style="background:#fcc;" , 20 , February 1 , @

, , D'Angelo Russell (18) , Jarred Vanderbilt (9) , 3 players (4) , Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
0 , 5–15 , -style="background:#fcc;" , 21 , February 3 , @

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(29) ,

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, Vanderbilt (11) , Ricky Rubio (7) , AT&T Center
0 , 5–16 , -style="background:#cfc;" , 22 , February 5 , @

Oklahoma City Oklahoma City (), officially the City of Oklahoma City, and often shortened to OKC, is the List of capitals in the United States, capital and List of municipalities in Oklahoma, most populous city of the U.S. state of Oklahoma. The county seat ...

, , Malik Beasley (24) , Reid, Vanderbilt (9) , Ricky Rubio (8) ,

Chesapeake Energy Arena Paycom Center (originally known as the Ford Center from 2002 to 2010, Oklahoma City Arena from 2010 to 2011, and Chesapeake Energy Arena from 2011 to 2021) is an arena located in downtown Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States. It opened in 200 ...

0 , 6–16 , -style="background:#fcc;" , 23 , February 6 , @

, , Naz Reid (29) , Anthony Edwards (8) , Rubio, McLaughlin (6) , Chsesapeake Energy Arena
0 , 6–17 , -style="background:#fcc;" , 24 , February 8 , @

, , Malik Beasley (30) , Malik Beasley (9) , Ricky Rubio (7) ,

1,000 , 6–18 , -style="background:#fcc;" , 25 , February 10 , L. A. Clippers , , Naz Reid (23) ,

(10) , Ricky Rubio (10) ,

0 , 6–19 , -style="background:#fcc;" , 26 , February 12 , @ Charlotte , , Malik Beasley (31) , Karl-Anthony Towns (8) , Ricky Rubio (9) ,

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0 , 6–20 , -style="background:#cfc;" , 27 , February 14 , @

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, , Towns, Beasley (20) , Karl-Anthony Towns (11) , Malik Beasley (6) ,

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0 , 7–20 , -style="background:#fcc;" , 28 , February 16 , L. A. Lakers , , Anthony Edwards (28) , Jarred Vanderbilt (13) , Ricky Rubio (8) , Target Center
0 , 7–21 , -style="background:#fcc;" , 29 , February 17 ,

Indiana Indiana ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. It borders Lake Michigan to the northwest, Michigan to the north and northeast, Ohio to the east, the Ohio River and Kentucky to the s ...

, , Karl-Anthony Towns (30) , Karl-Anthony Towns (10) , Ricky Rubio (13) , Target Center
0 , 7–22 , -style="background:#fcc;" , 30 , February 19 ,

, , Karl-Anthony Towns (19) , Karl-Anthony Towns (13) , Jordan McLaughlin (7) , Target Center
0 , 7–23 , -style="background:#fcc;" , 31 , February 21 , @

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, , Karl-Anthony Towns (27) , Karl-Anthony Towns (15) , Ricky Rubio (6) ,

Madison Square Garden Madison Square Garden, colloquially known as the Garden or by its initials MSG, is a multi-purpose indoor arena in New York City. It is located in Midtown Manhattan between Seventh Avenue (Manhattan), Seventh and Eighth Avenue (Manhattan), Eig ...

0 , 7–24 , -style="background:#fcc;" , 32 , February 23 , @

Milwaukee Milwaukee is the List of cities in Wisconsin, most populous city in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. Located on the western shore of Lake Michigan, it is the List of United States cities by population, 31st-most populous city in the United States ...

, , Towns, Beasley (26) , Karl-Anthony Towns (8) , Karl-Anthony Towns (8) ,

Fiserv Forum Fiserv Forum (; stylized as fiserv.forum) is a multi-purpose arena located in downtown Milwaukee, Wisconsin. It is the home of the Milwaukee Bucks of the National Basketball Association (NBA) and the Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball team ...

1,800 , 7–25 , -style="background:#fcc;" , 33 , February 24 , @

Chicago Chicago is the List of municipalities in Illinois, most populous city in the U.S. state of Illinois and in the Midwestern United States. With a population of 2,746,388, as of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, it is the List of Unite ...

, , Malik Beasley (25) , Anthony Edwards (9) , Ricky Rubio (10) ,

United Center The United Center is an indoor arena on the Near West Side, Chicago, Near West Side of Chicago, Illinois. It is home to the Chicago Bulls of the National Basketball Association (NBA) and the Chicago Blackhawks of the National Hockey League (NHL) ...

0 , 7–26 , -style="background:#fcc;" , 34 , February 27 , @

, , Karl-Anthony Towns (23) , Jarred Vanderbilt (12) , Karl-Anthony Towns (5) ,

Capital One Arena Capital One Arena is an indoor arena in Washington, D.C. Located in the Chinatown section of the larger Penn Quarter neighborhood, the arena sits atop the Gallery Place rapid transit station of the Washington Metro. The arena was opened o ...

0 , 7–27 , -style="background:#fcc;" , 35 , February 28 , Phoenix , , Anthony Edwards (24) , Karl-Anthony Towns (10) , Ricky Rubio (6) , Target Center
0 , 7–28 , - , -style="background:#fcc;" , 36 , March 3 , Charlotte , , Ricky Rubio (20) ,

(15) , Ricky Rubio (9) ,

0 , 7–29 , -style="background:#cfc;" , 37 , March 11 , @

, , Jaylen Nowell (28) , Karl-Anthony Towns (7) , Ricky Rubio (8) , Smoothie King Center
3,700 , 8–29 , -style="background:#fcc;" , 38 , March 13 ,

, , Karl-Anthony Towns (34) , Karl-Anthony Towns (10) , Ricky Rubio (8) , Target Center
0 , 8–30 , -style="background:#cfc;" , 39 , March 14 ,

, , Anthony Edwards (34) , Karl-Anthony Towns (8) , Karl-Anthony Towns (8) , Target Center
0 , 9–30 , -style="background:#fcc;" , 40 , March 16 , @ L. A. Lakers , , Towns, Edwards (29) , Karl-Anthony Towns (6) , Ricky Rubio (12) ,

0 , 9–31 , -style="background:#cfc;" , 41 , March 18 , @ Phoenix , , Anthony Edwards (42) , Karl-Anthony Towns (10) , Karl-Anthony Towns (8) , Phoenix Suns Arena
3,172 , 10–31 , -style="background:#fcc;" , 42 , March 19 , @ Phoenix , , Karl-Anthony Towns (24) , Anthony Edwards (10) , Ricky Rubio (10) , Phoenix Suns Arena
3,124 , 10–32 , -style="background:#fcc;" , 43 , March 22 ,

, , Karl-Anthony Towns (33) , Karl-Anthony Towns (10) , Ricky Rubio (11) , Target Center
0 , 10–33 , -style="background:#fcc;" , 44 , March 24 ,

, , Anthony Edwards (29) , Naz Reid (6) , Ricky Rubio (7) , Target Center
0 , 10–34 , -style="background:#cfc;" , 45 , March 26 ,

Houston Houston ( ) is the List of cities in Texas by population, most populous city in the U.S. state of Texas and in the Southern United States. Located in Southeast Texas near Galveston Bay and the Gulf of Mexico, it is the county seat, seat of ...

, , Karl-Anthony Towns (29) , Karl-Anthony Towns (16) , Rubio, Towns (8) , Target Center
0 , 11–34 , -style="background:#fcc;" , 46 , March 27 ,

, , Edwards, Towns (27) , Karl-Anthony Towns (15) , Ricky Rubio (10) , Target Center
0 , 11–35 , -style="background:#fcc;" , 47 , March 29 , @

Brooklyn Brooklyn is a Boroughs of New York City, borough of New York City located at the westernmost end of Long Island in the New York (state), State of New York. Formerly an independent city, the borough is coextensive with Kings County, one of twelv ...

, , Karl-Anthony Towns (31) , Karl-Anthony Towns (12) , Karl-Anthony Towns (5) ,

Barclays Center Barclays Center ( ) is a multi-purpose list of indoor arenas, indoor arena in the New York City Boroughs of New York City, borough of Brooklyn. The arena is home to the Brooklyn Nets of the National Basketball Association and the New York Liber ...

1,732 , 11–36 , -style="background:#cfc;" , 48 , March 31 ,

, , Anthony Edwards (24) , Karl-Anthony Towns (17) , Ricky Rubio (7) , Target Center
0 , 12–36 , -style="background:#fcc;" , 49 , April 2 , @ Memphis , ,

(30) , Karl-Anthony Towns (16) , Anthony Edwards (6) ,

0 , 12–37 , -style="background:#fcc;" , 50 , April 3 , @

, , Karl-Anthony Towns (39) , Karl-Anthony Towns (14) , Jordan McLaughlin (9) ,

Wells Fargo Center Wells Fargo Center may refer to: * Wells Fargo Center (Los Angeles), California * Wells Fargo Center (Sacramento), California * Wells Fargo Center (San Francisco), California * Wells Fargo Center for the Arts, Santa Rosa, California * Wells Fargo C ...

3,071 , 12–38 , -style="background:#cfc;" , 51 , April 5 ,

Sacramento Sacramento ( or ; ; ) is the capital city of the U.S. state of California and the seat of Sacramento County. Located at the confluence of the Sacramento and American Rivers in Northern California's Sacramento Valley, Sacramento's 2020 p ...

, , D'Angelo Russell (25) , Karl-Anthony Towns (13) , Edwards, Rubio, Towns (5) , Target Center
1,436 , 13–38 , -style="background:#fcc;" , 52 , April 7 , @

, , Karl-Anthony Towns (32) , Karl-Anthony Towns (12) , Ricky Rubio (7) ,

Bankers Life Fieldhouse Gainbridge Fieldhouse is an indoor arena located in downtown Indianapolis, Indiana, United States. It opened in November 1999 to replace Market Square Arena. The arena is the home of the Indiana Pacers of the National Basketball Association (NBA) ...

Limited seating , 13–39 , -style="background:#fcc;" , 53 , April 9 , @

Boston Boston is the capital and most populous city in the Commonwealth (U.S. state), Commonwealth of Massachusetts in the United States. The city serves as the cultural and Financial centre, financial center of New England, a region of the Northeas ...

, , Karl-Anthony Towns (30) , Karl-Anthony Towns (12) , D'Angelo Russell (8) ,

TD Garden TD Garden (named the FleetCenter from opening until 2005 and TD Banknorth Garden until 2009) is a multi-purpose arena in Boston. It is located directly above the MBTA's North Station, and it replaced the original Boston Garden upon opening i ...

2,298 , 13–40 , -style="background:#cfc;" , 54 , April 11 ,

, , Russell, Towns (27) , Karl-Anthony Towns (12) , Ricky Rubio (9) , Target Center
1,436 , 14–40 , -style="background:#ccc;" , — , April 12 ,

, colspan="6" , Postponed ( Killing of Daunte Wright) ''(Makeup date: April 13)'' , -style="background:#fcc;" , 55 , April 13 , Brooklyn , , Anthony Edwards (27) , Anthony Edwards (8) , Jarred Vanderbilt (3) , Target Center
0 , 14–41 , -style="background:#fcc;" , 56 , April 14 ,

, , Anthony Edwards (24) , Naz Reid (15) , D'Angelo Russell (6) , Target Center
0 , 14–42 , -style="background:#cfc;" , 57 , April 16 ,

Miami Miami is a East Coast of the United States, coastal city in the U.S. state of Florida and the county seat of Miami-Dade County, Florida, Miami-Dade County in South Florida. It is the core of the Miami metropolitan area, which, with a populat ...

, , Karl-Anthony Towns (24) , Naz Reid (7) , Edwards, Towns, Russell (5) , Target Center
1,638 , 15–42 , -style="background:#fcc;" , 58 , April 18 , @ L. A. Clippers , , Anthony Edwards (23) , Naz Reid (7) , Rubio, Towns (5) ,

1,734 , 15–43 , -style="background:#cfc;" , 59 , April 20 , @

, , Edwards, Russell (28) , Karl-Anthony Towns (18) , Ricky Rubio (11) ,

Golden 1 Center Golden 1 Center is an indoor arena in downtown Sacramento, California, United States. It sits partially on the site of the former Downtown Plaza shopping center. The publicly owned arena is part of a business and entertainment district called ...

0 , 16–43 , -style="background:#fcc;" , 60 , April 21 , @ Sacramento , , Karl-Anthony Towns (26) , Naz Reid (7) , D'Angelo Russell (9) , Golden 1 Center
0 , 16–44 , -style="background:#cfc;" , 61 , April 24 , @

, , Karl-Anthony Towns (24) , Karl-Anthony Towns (12) , Anthony Edwards (4) ,

Vivint Arena The Delta Center is an indoor venue in Salt Lake City. Opened in 1991, the arena is the home of the Utah Jazz of the National Basketball Association (NBA) and the Utah Mammoth of the National Hockey League (NHL). The arena has a seating capacit ...

5,546 , 17–44 , -style="background:#cfc;" , 62 , April 26 , Utah , , Karl-Anthony Towns (21) , Karl-Anthony Towns (11) , D'Angelo Russell (12) , Target Center
1,638 , 18–44 , -style="background:#cfc;" , 63 , April 27 , @

, , Karl-Anthony Towns (31) , Anthony Edwards (9) , D'Angelo Russell (7) ,

Toyota Center Toyota Center is an indoor arena located in Houston, Texas, United States. It is named after the Japanese automobile manufacturer Toyota. The arena is home to the Houston Rockets of the National Basketball Association (NBA), and it was once th ...

3,225 , 19–44 , -style="background:#cfc;" , 64 , April 29 , Golden State , , Ricky Rubio (26) , Karl-Anthony Towns (11) , D'Angelo Russell (8) , Target Center
1,638 , 20–44 , -style="background:#fcc;" , 65 , May 1 , @

, , Anthony Edwards (29) ,

(14) , D'Angelo Russell (11) ,

1,638 , 20–45 , -style="background:#fcc;" , 66 , May 5 , Memphis , , Anthony Edwards (42) , Naz Reid (7) , D'Angelo Russell (14) , Target Center
1,436 , 20–46 , -style="background:#fcc;" , 67 , May 7 , @

, , Karl-Anthony Towns (27) , Jarred Vanderbilt (11) , Ricky Rubio (9) ,

American Airlines Arena Kaseya Center is a multi-purpose arena on Biscayne Bay in Miami, Florida. The arena is home to the Miami Heat of the National Basketball Association. The arena was previously named American Airlines Arena from opening in 1999 until 2021, FTX ...

Limited seating , 20–47 , -style="background:#cfc;" , 68 , May 9 , @

, , Russell, Towns (27) , Anthony Edwards (10) , D'Angelo Russell (7) ,

Amway Center Kia Center (formerly Amway Center) is an indoor arena located in the Downtown Orlando, downtown core of Orlando, Florida. The arena is home to the Orlando Magic of the National Basketball Association (NBA), the Orlando Solar Bears of the ECHL, ...

4,086 , 21–47 , -style="background:#cfc;" , 69 , May 11 , @

, , Karl-Anthony Towns (28) , Towns, Vanderbilt (8) , D'Angelo Russell (10) ,

Little Caesars Arena Little Caesars Arena is a multi-purpose arena in Midtown Detroit. Opening on September 5, 2017, the arena, which cost $862.9 million to construct, replaced Joe Louis Arena and The Palace of Auburn Hills as the home of the Detroit Red Wings of t ...

750 , 22–47 , -style="background:#fcc;" , 70 , May 13 ,

, , Anthony Edwards (29) , Karl-Anthony Towns (11) , Edwards, Rubio (5) , Target Center
1,638 , 22–48 , -style="background:#fcc;" , 71 , May 15 ,

, , Karl-Anthony Towns (24) , Karl-Anthony Towns (14) , Edwards, Russell (6) , Target Center
1,638 , 22–49 , -style="background:#cfc;" , 72 , May 16 ,

, , Anthony Edwards (30) , Jarred Vanderbilt (12) , D'Angelo Russell (10) , Target Center
1,638 , 23–49

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