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Minnesota Timberwolves at Memphis Grizzlies

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31-19, 14-11 Away
Final
131 - 114

18-29, 10-15 Home

Anthony Edwards, Julius Randle lead Timberwolves to a 131-114 victory over the Grizzlies

Minnesota Timberwolves vs. Memphis Grizzlies: Game Highlights

Minnesota's winning streak was punctuated by a wire-to-wire Oklahoma City Thunder on Thursday night. All four wins have been by double-digits.

Naz Reid and Jaden McDaniels had 20 points apiece for the Timberwolves, Reid adding nine rebounds. Rudy Gobert grabbed 16 boards and added a pair of blocks.

Ty Jerome, playing in his first game of the season after recovering from a right calf strain, led Memphis with 20 points and six assists but could not prevent the Grizzlies from losing their sixth straight.

GG Jackson added 19 points and Jaylen Wells had 15.

Memphis has struggled of late, its losing streak coming amid injuries and reports the team is willing to trade star guard Ja Morant before Thursday's deadline. Morant was one of seven Memphis rotation players who sat out against the Timberwolves. Memphis did get the return of Jerome, signed as a free agent last summer.

Memphis had long-range shooting problems in the first half, making only one of its first 18 attempts from outside the 3-point arc. In the third quarter, Minnesota extended a 58-49 halftime lead to 92-73, making 12 of its first 16 shots in the quarter. The Timberwolves lead entering the fourth was 97-79.

Minnesota kept the lead at double-digits and coasted home after extending the advantage to 22 points with 3:46 remaining.

Up next The teams will face each other Monday night in Memphis.

Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 131 - 114
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 131 - 114
4th 1.2 shot clock turnover 131 - 114
4th 25.2 GG Jackson makes running dunk 131 - 114
4th 28.1 Anthony Edwards bad pass turnover (Cam Spencer steals) 131 - 112

Statistics

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47-89 FG 44-90
53 Field Goal % 49
18-37 3PT 10-37
49 Three Point % 27
19-24 FT 16-24
79 Free Throw % 67
45 Rebounds 43
11 Offensive Rebounds 13
34 Defensive Rebounds 30
28 Assists 29
12 Steals 8
5 Blocks 4
14 Turnovers 14
1 Team Turnovers 1
15 Total Turnovers 15
2 Technical Fouls 1
2 Total Technical Fouls 1
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
15 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 21
19 Fast Break Points 20
40 Points in Paint 64
21 Fouls 16
22 Largest Lead 5
1 Lead Change 1
94 Percent Led 3
Memphis Grizzlies Memphis Grizzlies Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Micah Peavy, G Day-To-Day Sep 28
Zach Edey, C Day-To-Day Sep 28
Scotty Pippen Jr., G Day-To-Day Jul 27
Walter Clayton Jr., G Day-To-Day Jul 19
Karim Lopez, F Day-To-Day Jul 19
Minnesota Timberwolves Minnesota Timberwolves Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Donte DiVincenzo, G Out Sep 28

Game Information

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Location: Memphis, TN
Attendance: 15,372 · Capacity:

2026-27 Northwest Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Denver 0 0 .000 - -
Minnesota 0 0 .000 - -
Portland 0 0 .000 - -
Oklahoma City 0 0 .000 - -
Utah 0 0 .000 - -

2026-27 Southwest Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
New Orleans - 0 - 0 0
Dallas - 0 - 0 0
Houston - 0 - 0 0
San Antonio - 0 - 0 0
Memphis - 0 - 0 0
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