Overview
- The Chicago Bulls beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 117-106 at Target Center, ending Minnesota’s five-game streak in a surprise road win.
- Minnesota shot 41.8 percent overall and just 9-of-38 from three, a cold long-range night that left the team trailing early and unable to recover.
- Rudy Gobert finished with one point and missed all seven field-goal attempts, and coach Chris Finch publicly urged him to regain finishing strength around the rim.
- LaMelo Ball scored 19 points and called the defeat a needed wake-up call, using a colorful comparison to say the loss should refocus the roster.
- Chicago won through balanced role scoring—Norman Powell led with 24 and multiple reserves contributed—showing how efficient outside shooting and depth can sustain an upset and blunt a comeback.