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Minnesota Timberwolves news Thursday, November 12, 2026
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The 30-second version
- NBAMavericks visit Timberwolves tonight at 8 PM ET, with Minnesota 8-3 and Dallas 7-4.
- NBAAustin Reaves left the Lakers' 123-112 win over Milwaukee with a left heel injury and will get more imaging.
- NBAStephen Curry left the Warriors' loss to Houston early with abdominal soreness and will undergo an MRI.
The 5-minute version
Game day · Thu, Nov 12
8:00 PM ET
vs Mavericks
Target Center, Minneapolis · NBA TV, KFAA-TV, MavsTV
Record8–3
T-1st in the Northwest
W 115–100 vs Jazz · Sun, Nov 8
No. 1 in the 30-second version
Mavericks visit Timberwolves tonight at 8 PM ET, with Minnesota 8-3 and Dallas 7-4.
Cooper Flagg leads Dallas at 25.9 points per game, and LaMelo Ball leads Minnesota at 18.3. Anthony Edwards is out with a knee injury, and Donte DiVincenzo is out with an Achilles injury. Dallas is missing Dereck Lively II, Tarik Biberovic and Sergio de Larrea, who are all out, while Morez Johnson Jr. is day-to-day.
Source: ESPN
Timberwolves host the Mavericks tonight at 8 PM ET, coming off a 115-100 win over the Jazz.
Living in New York City, I know I can afford to see the Timberwolves once a year when they come to Brooklyn. Buy nosebleed seats for $40 (might be even lower this year), then make multiple attempts to breach the sparsely populated lower bowl.
Source: Canis Hoopus
Mavericks visit Timberwolves tonight, with Dallas on a three-game win streak and Minnesota on four straight wins.
Dallas (7-4) completed a season-series sweep of Indiana on Monday, and Minnesota (8-3) has won five of six without Anthony Edwards, who had arthroscopic knee surgery on October 29. According to Mavs Moneyball, Lamelo Ball is averaging 18 points and six assists, Jaden McDaniels has a career-best 17 points per game, and Ayo Dosunmu is averaging 18.1 points as a starter.
Source: Mavs Moneyball
Northwest standings
| Team | W | L | GB |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trail Blazers | 8 | 3 | - |
| Timberwolves | 8 | 3 | - |
| Thunder | 8 | 4 | 0.5 |
| Nuggets | 6 | 4 | 1.5 |
| Jazz | 1 | 11 | 7.5 |
Around the NBA
No. 2 in the 30-second version
Austin Reaves left the Lakers' 123-112 win over Milwaukee with a left heel injury and will get more imaging.
Head coach JJ Redick said initial X-rays were negative and that the Lakers are not concerned about an Achilles injury, with further imaging set for Thursday. Reaves had been averaging a career-best 23.5 points per game. Luka Doncic rolled his ankle late and said he felt fine, while Redick called it a tweak.
Sources: ESPN · Yahoo Sports · LA Times · USA TODAY Sports
No. 3 in the 30-second version
Stephen Curry left the Warriors' loss to Houston early with abdominal soreness and will undergo an MRI.
The team ruled Curry out at the start of the second quarter, and coach Steve Kerr said the concern is high though further specifics were not yet known. Curry had been on the floor for only a few minutes when he exited. Rookie Yaxel Lendeborg led Golden State with 25 points and 10 rebounds, and the Warriors' eight-game winning streak ended.
Sources: Yahoo Sports · CBS Sports · USA TODAY Sports · Golden State Of Mind
Rockets guard Marcus Smart was ejected after throwing a punch at Warriors center Charles Bassey.
Smart was assessed a Flagrant 2 foul after the punch, which officials said made contact with Bassey's nose. Rockets coach Ime Udoka said Smart reacted after Bassey replied to a complaint about a rebound entanglement, and Bassey called the punch fake toughness. Under the NBA rulebook, a punch brings a suspension of at least one game, and a mandatory fine is also expected.
Sources: ESPN · Yahoo Sports · USA TODAY Sports · Golden State Of Mind
Cavaliers beat Knicks 115-107 as James Harden scores a season-high 32 points.
Harden came in averaging 15.3 points through 11 games, according to ESPN, and shot 9-for-14 for the night, per SB Nation. The Cavs had lost five straight to New York before Wednesday, and the Knicks' four-game winning streak ended, with Donovan Mitchell adding 23 points, per NY Post.
Sources: ESPN · NY Post Sports · Fear The Sword
Nets rout Pelicans 145-111, bouncing back from a 37-point loss to Dallas.
Michael Porter Jr. scored a team-high 22 points, and Brooklyn led by as many as 41, according to NY Post. Nolan Traore and Mikel Brown Jr. missed the game, per SB Nation, and Noah Clowney and Julian Reese were both given technical fouls after an on-court altercation.
Sources: NY Post Sports · Yahoo Sports · NetsDaily
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