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MINNEAPOLIS — The NBA postponed Saturday night’s game between the Minnesota Timberwolves and Golden State Warriors at Target Center hours after the fatal shooting of a city resident by federal agents in south Minneapolis. The league said the decision was made to “prioritize the safety and security of the Minneapolis community.”
The Oklahoma City Thunder were straight-up bullied in a 123-111 loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves. Trailing for the entire night, they looked as flat as day-old soda. The final score didn't tell the full story in a game they were behind by as many as 22 points.
The OKC Thunder suffered a blowout road loss to Anthony Edwards and the Minnesota Timberwolves on Thursday in Isaiah Hartenstein's return.
Anthony Edwards scored 26 points and the Minnesota Timberwolves rolled past the shorthanded Oklahoma City Thunder 123-111 Thursday night.
Rudy Gobert had 15 points and 17 rebounds as the Minnesota Timberwolves defeated the Golden State Warriors 108-83 on Monday night in a game missing much of its usual star power.
After the NBA postponed the planned match between the Minnesota Timberwolves and Golden State Warriors, the rescheduled game opened with a tribute to ICU nurse Alex Pretti, who was gunned down by federal agents yesterday.
BOTTOM LINE: Minnesota comes into the matchup against Golden State after losing five games in a row. The Timberwolves have gone 14-14 against Western Conference teams. Minnesota is fifth in the Western Conference with 33.5 defensive rebounds per game led by Rudy Gobert averaging 7.4.
Oklahoma City is set to get one of its top players back from injury.
The NBA leads in a wave of sports-world criticism following the fatal shootings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti.
Minnesota will attempt to break its three-game road slide when the Timberwolves take on Dallas. Wednesday's game is the second meeting this season between the two teams.
The Minnesota Timberwolves snapped a five-game skid on Monday night against the Golden State Warriors, and they did not have Anthony Edwards in that game (which