16-17, 6-12 Away

Final

	1	2	3	4	T
Timberwolves MIN	29	17	15	31	92
Hornets NO	14	26	30	34	104

New Orleans HornetsHornetsNO

11-25, 6-13 Home

104

11-25, 6-13 Home

Minnesota Timberwolves @ New Orleans Hornets

Matchups

MIN

Season tied

1-1

113

Game 1@ NO

Final

102

Game 2@ NO

Final

104

115

Game 3@ MIN

Final

Game 4@ MIN

Final

Western Conference

Northwest	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Minnesota	2	0	1.000	-	W2
Portland	2	0	1.000	-	W2
Oklahoma City	2	0	1.000	-	W2
Utah	1	1	.500	1	W1
Denver	0	1	.000	1.5	L1

NBA News

Jayson Tatum insists 'there's no beef' with Jaylen Brown in wake of trade

Jayson Tatum spent most of his postgame news conference Friday night addressing speculation about his relationship with former Celtics teammate Jaylen Brown in the wake of the latter's shocking trade to Philadelphia over the summer.

Darius Acuff Jr. delivers 33-point performance for Kings in loss to Blazers

Deni Avdija scores 26 points to lead Trail Blazers in win over Kings

— Deni Avdija led the Trail Blazers with 26 points, six rebounds, and six assists in the Portland Trail Blazers 128-120 victory over the Sacramento Kings on Friday.

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