Minnesota Timberwolves @ New Orleans Pelicans

5-3, 3-2 Away

104

5-3, 3-2 Away

Final

	1	2	3	4	T
Timberwolves MIN	31	34	18	21	104
Pelicans NO	28	26	23	21	98

New Orleans PelicansPelicansNO

3-5, 1-3 Home

Matchups

MIN

MIN leads season

1-0

104

Game 1@ NO

Final

120

Game 2@ NO

Final

102

116

Game 3@ MIN

Final

118

Game 4@ MIN

Final

107

Western Conference

Northwest	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Utah	1	0	1.000	-	W1
Minnesota	0	0	.000	0.5	-
Portland	0	0	.000	0.5	-
Oklahoma City	0	0	.000	0.5	-
Denver	0	1	.000	1	L1

Southwest	PCT	GB	STRK
New Orleans	.000	-	-
Dallas	.000	-	-
Houston	.000	-	-
San Antonio	.000	-	-
Memphis	.000	-	-

NBA News

76ers backup center Ariel Hukporti exits preseason opener early

Just five minutes into the preseason opener against the Knicks on Monday, 76ers backup center Ariel Hukporti suffered a right leg injury, causing him to leave the game.

Jaylen Brown drops 22 points in first half of 76ers preseason debut

Sources: Clippers' Max Strus (foot) out at least 4 weeks

Clippers wing Max Strus suffered a partial tear of the plantar fascia in his right foot and will be reevaluated in four weeks, league sources told ESPN.

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