Minnesota Timberwolves at Chicago Bulls
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Edwards scores 19 points as Timberwolves finish preseason at 5-0 by beating Bulls 114-105
Edwards shot 8 of 13 to help the Wolves finish 5-0. Naz Reid scored 14 points and Rudy Gobert added 10 points and six rebounds.
Minnesota had six players score in double figures and 15 players enter the scoring column.
Nikola Vucevic had 21 points and 10 rebounds for the Bulls, while DeMar DeRozan scored 11 points. Zach LaVine missed the game due to illness and Andre Drummond was absent due to personal reasons.
PISTONS 118, THUNDER 116
Ausar Thompson scored 18 points, Cade Cunningham had 14 and visiting Detroit beat Oklahoma City to end the Thunder's preseason in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
Jalen Williams scored 20 points for Oklahoma City, while Josh Giddey had 14 points and seven assists.
CELTICS 127, HORNETS 99
Jaylen Brown scored 20 points, shooting 8 of 12, and Kristaps Porzingis had 14 points and 12 rebounds in 23 minutes as Boston beat host Charlotte.
Sixteen players scored for the Celtics.
LaMelo Ball scored 16 points and Terry Rozier scored 14 for Charlotte.
Regular Season Series
CHI wins series 2-0
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 114 - 105 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 114 - 105 |
| 4th 18.1 |  |
Julian Phillips makes driving dunk (Dalen Terry assists) | 114 - 105 |
| 4th 25.1 | |
Bulls offensive team rebound | 114 - 103 |
| 4th 25.1 | |
Leonard Miller blocks Terry Taylor's two point shot | 114 - 103 |
Statistics
 MIN |
 CHI |
|
|---|---|---|
| 39-77 | FG | 35-81 |
| 51 | Field Goal % | 43 |
| 17-43 | 3PT | 11-36 |
| 40 | Three Point % | 31 |
| 19-22 | FT | 24-27 |
| 86 | Free Throw % | 89 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 34 |
| 6 | Offensive Rebounds | 7 |
| 36 | Defensive Rebounds | 27 |
| 27 | Assists | 25 |
| 6 | Steals | 11 |
| 1 | Blocks | 4 |
| 22 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 23 | Total Turnovers | 14 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 24 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 18 |
| 4 | Fast Break Points | 7 |
| 34 | Points in Paint | 36 |
| 20 | Fouls | 20 |
| 15 | Largest Lead | 4 |
Chicago Bulls Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Collin Sexton, G | Day-To-Day | Apr 8 |
| Lachlan Olbrich, C | Day-To-Day | Apr 8 |
| Patrick Williams, F | Day-To-Day | Apr 8 |
| Matas Buzelis, F | Out | Apr 8 |
| Josh Giddey, G | Out | Apr 8 |
Minnesota Timberwolves Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Julius Randle, F | Day-To-Day | Apr 8 |
| Rudy Gobert, C | Day-To-Day | Apr 8 |
| Ayo Dosunmu, G | Day-To-Day | Apr 8 |
| Mike Conley, G | Day-To-Day | Apr 8 |
| Anthony Edwards, G | Out | Apr 8 |
Game Information
Location: Chicago, IL
Attendance: 18,754 · Capacity:
2025-26 Northwest Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Oklahoma City |
64 | 16 | .800 | - | W7 |
 Denver |
52 | 28 | .650 | 12 | W10 |
 Minnesota |
47 | 33 | .588 | 17 | L1 |
 Portland |
40 | 40 | .500 | 24 | L2 |
 Utah |
21 | 59 | .263 | 43 | L10 |
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