Watch Minnesota Timberwolves forward Jaden McDaniels record an incredible slam dunk in the first five seconds of the game.

Keyonte kept his head held high through the onslaught. He kept playing his brand of basketball, creating open looks, driving inside, trying to keep the energy going for all the guys on the court. The Jazz ran a half-court defense that gave the Wolves a decent bit of trouble, shooting 3-12 during that stretch and turning the ball over 5 times.

Anthony Edwards scored 37 points and Julius Randle added 19 points, 10 rebounds and 12 assists as the Minnesota Timberwolves defeated the Utah Jazz 137-97 in an NBA Cup game

The Timberwolves are the lucky owners of maybe the loudest unique court in all its bright green glory. Minnesota hosted the Jazz at Target Center on Friday night in the Wolves’ first group-stage game. Trees are set within the court’s design, but the neon was the undeniable focus of the floor’s debut.

The bad news is that came at the expense of the actual Utah Jazz, who were blown out by 40 points and squashed into a lime green pulp in Minnesota on Friday night. “It’s another night where the game was lost in a short period of time,” Jazz head coach Will Hardy said. “Tonight, it was the first six minutes of the game.

Several fans were left perplexed by the color scheme the Minnesota Timberwolves went with for their NBA Cup court this season. The Timberwolves took on

BOTTOM LINE: Western Conference foes Sacramento and Minnesota meet on Sunday. Sacramento finished 40-42 overall, 26-26 in Western Conference play and 20-21 at home during the 2024-25 season. The Kings gave up 115.3 points per game while committing 18.9 fouls last season.

The Utah Jazz fell in a massive first quarter hole, and ended up going blown out by the Minnesota Timberwolves Friday night, 137-97. Anthony Edwards scored 37

In his first game of the season against a suspected tanking team, Edwards scored 29 of his 37 points in the first half as Minnesota pummeled Utah 137-97 in Minneapolis in the team’s NBA Cup group play opener on the fluorescent green Target Center floor.

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Anthony Edwards anotó 37 puntos, en tanto que Julius Randle añadió 19 unidades, diez rebotes y 12 asistencias para que los Timberwolves de Minnesota

The Minnesota Timberwolves opened their NBA Cup schedule against the Utah Jazz, debuting their bright green court that was met with mixed reactions online.