Overview
- Minnesota dominated without Anthony Edwards (right-foot maintenance) and suspended Rudy Gobert, never trailing and leading by as many as 41.
- The Timberwolves shot a season-best 59.8% and hit a season-high 22 three-pointers, building a 76-45 halftime lead, their largest road halftime margin ever.
- Julius Randle scored 29 to pace Minnesota, with Bones Hyland adding 23, while rookie Joan Beringer logged career highs with 13 points and five rebounds in 30 minutes.
- Giannis Antetokounmpo posted 25 points, eight rebounds and five assists, responded to boos with a thumbs-down and boos of his own, and called out low effort.
- Coach Doc Rivers cited “dead legs” after a four-game trip, a rationale Antetokounmpo publicly rejected; Milwaukee played without Myles Turner due to illness.