The Minnesota Timberwolves fell into a 23-point hole early, Anthony Edwards was ejected during the third quarter and they remained without Julius Randle and Rudy Gobert, and yet, the Wolves still found themselves in another nail-biter.

With the Thunder focusing on keeping Anthony Edwards at bay, expect Jaden McDaniels to go off for Minnesota. While without Julius Randle and Donte DiVincenzo, the Minnesota Timberwolves have had to look for new sources of offensive creation.

The Timberwolves and Lakers go head-to-head in a potential playoff preview Thursday night in Los Angeles, but Minnesota will again be down at least two starters as Julius Randle (groin) and Rudy Gobert (back spasms) have been ruled out.

Minnesota gave up 48 points in the first quarter, rallied all the way back, then faded in a way that drew criticism from coach Chris Finch.

Washington, District of Columbia, USA; Minnesota Timberwolves guard Anthony Edwards (5) smiles with Timberwolves guard Donte DiVincenzo (R) on the bench against the Washington Wizards in the fourth quarter at Capital One Arena.

The Minnesota Timberwolves could be down several key pieces as the season restarts against Houston tonight at 8:30. The Timberwolves have listed Donte DiVencenzo and Julius Randle as out with a left toe and right groin strain,

Reid closed with 22 points (9-16 FG, 2-6 3Pt, 2-2 FT), eight rebounds, three assists, three blocks and one steal across 34 minutes during Friday's 121-115 loss to Houston. Making his ninth straight start in the absence of Julius Randle (groin),

The Minnesota Timberwolves are teetering on the edge of making the playoffs this season. By trading Karl-Anthony Towns to the New York Knicks, they lost some stellar outside shooting. They had the chance to shake things up at the trade deadline to put them in a more solid position,

Those injuries have been the latest problem for Minnesota in a disappointing follow-up to last year's trip to the Western Conference finals. The Timberwolves went 5-8 with Randle sidelined and are now 33-29 and hold the No. 8 seed in the West following Sunday's win.

The Minnesota Timberwolves are back vs the Phoenix Suns on Sunday night and they're expected to have star big man Julius Randle back.

The Minnesota Timberwolves reached the Western Conference Finals last season. However, they decided to break up their core and traded away Karl-Anthony Towns in return for Julius Randle. Given that neither one of them had a reputation for being reliable,