NBA

Chicago Bulls at Minnesota Timberwolves

· National Basketball Association
18-20, 7-11 Away

vs

26-14, 15-6 Home
Regular Season Series

MIN leads series 1-0

Matchup Prediction

Timberwolves: 76.9%
Bulls: 23.1%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Statistics

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W1 Streak W1
120.8 Points Against 114.8
5-5 Last Ten Games 6-4
117.3 Points Per Game 119.9
47 Field Goal % 48
36 Three Point % 37
45.8 Rebounds Per Game 44.8
29.4 Assists Per Game 26.8
4.9 Blocks Per Game 5.4
7.4 Steals Per Game 8.6
0.7 Team Turnovers Per Game 0.7
14.8 Total Turnovers Per Game 14.2
Minnesota Timberwolves Minnesota Timberwolves Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Anthony Edwards, G Out Jan 12
Rudy Gobert, C Suspension Jan 12
Terrence Shannon Jr., G Out Jan 11
Chicago Bulls Chicago Bulls Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Julian Phillips, F Day-To-Day Jan 12
Coby White, G Out Jan 12
Zach Collins, F Out Jan 11
Yuki Kawamura, G Day-To-Day Jan 10
Josh Giddey, G Out Dec 31

Bulls Last 5

Date OPP Result
vs ORL W 121-114
vs CHA L 112-99
@ BOS L 115-101
@ DET L 108-93
vs DAL W 125-107

Timberwolves Last 5

Date OPP Result
@ WSH W 141-115
vs MIA W 122-94
vs CLE W 131-122
@ CLE L 146-134
vs SA W 104-103

Game Information

Target Center

Location: Minneapolis, MN
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2025-26 Central Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Detroit 28 10 .737 - L1
Cleveland 22 19 .537 7.5 L1
Chicago 18 20 .474 10 W1
Milwaukee 17 22 .436 11.5 L1
Indiana 9 31 .225 20 W3

2025-26 Northwest Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Oklahoma City 33 7 .825 - W3
Denver 26 13 .667 6.5 W1
Minnesota 26 14 .650 7 W1
Portland 19 21 .475 14 L1
Utah 14 25 .359 18.5 W1
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