On Friday evening, the Minnesota Timberwolves hosted the Portland Trail Blazers at the Target Center. The Timberwolves won by a score of 127-102 to improve to 6-3 in their first nine games. Anthony Edwards finished the victory with 37 points,

Minnesota scored the first 10 points of the game and held the Blazers scoreless for over five minutes after tipoff, displaying the defensive intensity and focus that was a team trademark last season. By two minutes into the second quarter, the Wolves had built a 27-point lead over Portland, but then they got sloppy.