Timberwolves Visit Pelicans in NBA Cup Group Play

The Minnesota Timberwolves visit the New Orleans Pelicans on Friday at 8 p.m. EST for an NBA Cup in-season tournament group stage game.

The Timberwolves are 6–3 and seventh in the Western Conference. The Pelicans are 4–4 and 10th in the Western Conference.

New Orleans went 26–56 last season and 17–34 against Western Conference opponents. The Pelicans allowed 120.0 points per game and committed 19.9 fouls per game last season.

Minnesota finished 49–33 in the 2025–26 season and 31–21 in Western Conference games. The Timberwolves scored 18.3 points off turnovers, 14.3 second-chance points and 35.0 bench points per game last season.

Pelicans forward Trey Murphy III is day to day with a patellar injury. Center Yves Missi is day to day with a knee injury. Timberwolves guard Donte DiVincenzo is out with an Achilles injury. Guard Anthony Edwards is out with a knee injury. Forward Terrence Shannon Jr. is day to day with a hip injury.

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