2023–24 NBA season by team
NBA professional basketball team season
The 2023–24 Minnesota Timberwolves season was the 35th season for the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Entering the second season of the "Big 3" consisting of guard Anthony Edwards , center/forward Karl-Anthony Towns and center Rudy Gobert , the team sought to improve upon its 42–40 record from the previous season and make its third consecutive playoff appearance.
After starting this season out 1–2, Minnesota went on a 7-game winning streak to start out the month of November before losing to the Phoenix Suns on November 15. The early winning streak they had early in November later led to them having quality winning record months throughout November, December, and January, to the point where the Timberwolves entered the 2024 NBA All-Star Weekend as the surprise best team of the Western Conference with a 39–16 record and with head coach Chris Finch coaching his first All-Star Game in the NBA. They later matched their overall win total from the previous season by the end of February.
On March 4, 2024, with a win over the Portland Trail Blazers , the Timberwolves improved upon their previous season's record of 42–40.
On April 1, 2024, the Timberwolves clinched their 3rd consecutive playoff berth following the Phoenix Suns ' 124–111 win over the New Orleans Pelicans .
The regular season is notable for being the first since 2004 in which the Timberwolves won at least 50 games, a feat achieved following the team's win over the Detroit Pistons on March 27, 2024.
On April 28, 2024, the Timberwolves secured their first playoff series win since the 2003–04 season , and third overall win in franchise history. The team dispatched a 4–0 series victory over the Phoenix Suns in the Western Conference quarterfinals. This series also marked the first 3–0 lead and first playoff series sweep in franchise history. In the semifinals, the Timberwolves went on to defeat the defending champion Denver Nuggets in 7 games to advance to the Western Conference Finals for the first time in twenty years. However, the team was swiftly ousted by the Luka Dončić and Kyrie Irving -led Dallas Mavericks in the Western Conference Finals, succumbing in five games.
The Timberwolves had one second-round pick entering the draft.[1]
2023–24 Minnesota Timberwolves roster Players Coaches Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From G/F 9 Alexander-Walker, Nickeil 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1998-09-02 Virginia Tech F 1 Anderson, Kyle 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1993-09-20 UCLA G 0 Clark, Jaylen (TW) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 2001-10-13 UCLA G 10 Conley, Mike Jr. 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1987-10-11 Ohio State G/F 5 Edwards, Anthony 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 2001-08-05 Georgia F/C 55 Garza, Luka 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 243 lb (110 kg) 1998-12-27 Iowa C 27 Gobert, Rudy 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 258 lb (117 kg) 1992-06-26 France F 3 McDaniels, Jaden 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2000-09-29 Washington G 6 McLaughlin, Jordan 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1996-04-09 USC F 33 Miller, Leonard 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 2003-11-26 Fort Erie (CAN) F 8 Minott, Josh 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 2002-11-25 Memphis G/F 7 Moore, Wendell Jr. 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 2001-09-18 Duke G 23 Morris, Monté 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 183 lb (83 kg) 1995-06-27 Iowa State G 12 Nix, Daishen (TW) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 226 lb (103 kg) 2002-02-13 Trinity International (NV) F/C 11 Reid, Naz 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 264 lb (120 kg) 1999-08-26 LSU F/C 32 Towns, Karl-Anthony 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 248 lb (112 kg) 1995-11-15 Kentucky F 24 Warren, T. J. 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1993-09-05 NC State
Head coach Assistant coach(es) Legend (DP) Unsigned draft pick(FA) Free agent(S) Suspended(GL) On assignment to G League affiliate(TW) Two-way affiliate player Injured Roster Last transaction: April 4, 2024
Standings [ edit ] Division [ edit ] Conference [ edit ] Game log [ edit ] Preseason [ edit ] Regular season [ edit ] 2023–24 game log Total: 56–26 (Home: 30–11; Road: 26–15) October: 1–2 (home: 1–0; road: 0–2)
November: 13–2 (home: 8–1; road: 5–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 4 November 1 Denver W 110–89 Anthony Edwards (24) Rudy Gobert (12) Mike Conley (6) Target Center 18,024 2–2 5 November 4 Utah W 123–95 Anthony Edwards (31) Rudy Gobert (10) Anderson , Conley, Edwards (6) Target Center 18,024 3–2 6 November 6 Boston W 114–109 (OT) Anthony Edwards (38) Rudy Gobert (12) Anthony Edwards (7) Target Center 18,024 4–2 7 November 8 New Orleans W 122–101 Anthony Edwards (26) Rudy Gobert (21) Alexander-Walker , Edwards (8) Target Center 18,024 5–2 8 November 10 @ San Antonio W 117–110 Karl-Anthony Towns (29) Karl-Anthony Towns (12) Mike Conley (6) Frost Bank Center 18,354 6–2 9 November 12 @ Golden State W 116–110 Anthony Edwards (33) Karl-Anthony Towns (14) Mike Conley (9) Chase Center 18,064 7–2 10 November 14 @ Golden State W 104–101 Karl-Anthony Towns (33) Rudy Gobert (13) Mike Conley (8) Chase Center 18,064 8–2 11 November 15 @ Phoenix L 115–133 Karl-Anthony Towns (25) Rudy Gobert (8) Anthony Edwards (4) Footprint Center 17,071 8–3 12 November 18 @ New Orleans W 121–120 Karl-Anthony Towns (29) Rudy Gobert (11) Karl-Anthony Towns (9) Smoothie King Center 15,536 9–3 13 November 20 New York W 117–100 Anthony Edwards (23) Anthony Edwards (10) Anderson, Conley, Edwards (5) Target Center 18,024 10–3 14 November 22 Philadelphia W 112–99 Anthony Edwards (31) Gobert, Towns (11) Mike Conley (8) Target Center 18,024 11–3 15 November 24 Sacramento L 111–124 Anthony Edwards (35) Gobert, Towns (11) Mike Conley (9) Target Center 18,024 11–4 16 November 26 @ Memphis W 119–97 Anthony Edwards (24) Karl-Anthony Towns (8) Mike Conley (10) FedExForum 15,764 12–4 17 November 28 Oklahoma City W 106–103 Anthony Edwards (21) Rudy Gobert (16) Mike Conley (8) Target Center 18,024 13–4 18 November 30 Utah W 101–90 Karl-Anthony Towns (32) Rudy Gobert (13) Alexander-Walker, Conley (7) Target Center 18,024 14–4
December: 10–3 (home: 5–0; road: 5–3)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 19 December 2 @ Charlotte W 123–117 Karl-Anthony Towns (28) Rudy Gobert (12) Mike Conley (10) Spectrum Center 17,731 15–4 20 December 6 San Antonio W 102–94 Mike Conley (18) Rudy Gobert (20) Anthony Edwards (6) Target Center 18,024 16–4 21 December 8 @ Memphis W 127–103 Karl-Anthony Towns (24) Rudy Gobert (20) Mike Conley (7) FedExForum 15,577 17–4 22 December 11 @ New Orleans L 107–121 Conley, Reid , Towns (17) Karl-Anthony Towns (12) Mike Conley (7) Smoothie King Center 16,487 17–5 23 December 14 @ Dallas W 119–101 Naz Reid (27) Karl-Anthony Towns (17) Anthony Edwards (11) American Airlines Center 20,177 18–5 24 December 16 Indiana W 127–109 Karl-Anthony Towns (40) Karl-Anthony Towns (12) Kyle Anderson (10) Target Center 18,024 19–5 25 December 18 @ Miami W 112–108 Anthony Edwards (32) Rudy Gobert (16) Mike Conley (6) Kaseya Center 19,819 20–5 26 December 20 @ Philadelphia L 113–127 Anthony Edwards (27) Karl-Anthony Towns (13) Anthony Edwards (5) Wells Fargo Center 20,365 20–6 27 December 21 L.A. Lakers W 118–111 Anthony Edwards (27) Rudy Gobert (13) Mike Conley (8) Target Center 18,024 21–6 28 December 23 @ Sacramento W 110–98 Anthony Edwards (34) Rudy Gobert (17) Anthony Edwards (10) Golden 1 Center 17,983 22–6 29 December 26 @ Oklahoma City L 106–129 Anthony Edwards (25) Edwards, Reid (7) Anthony Edwards (6) Paycom Center 18,203 22–7 30 December 28 Dallas W 118–110 Anthony Edwards (44) Rudy Gobert (11) Mike Conley (6) Target Center 18,024 23–7 31 December 30 L.A. Lakers W 108–106 Anthony Edwards (31) Rudy Gobert (13) Anderson, Conley (7) Target Center 18,024 24–7
January: 10–7 (home: 4–3; road: 6–4)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 32 January 1 @ New York L 106–112 Anthony Edwards (35) Rudy Gobert (15) Mike Conley (5) Madison Square Garden 19,812 24–8 33 January 3 New Orleans L 106–117 Anthony Edwards (35) Towns , Reid (6) Mike Conley (9) Target Center 18,024 24–9 34 January 5 @ Houston W 122–95 Anthony Edwards (24) Rudy Gobert (12) Karl-Anthony Towns (6) Toyota Center 18,055 25–9 35 January 7 @ Dallas L 108–115 Anthony Edwards (36) Rudy Gobert (17) Mike Conley (7) American Airlines Center 20,111 25–10 36 January 9 @ Orlando W 113–92 Karl-Anthony Towns (28) Rudy Gobert (12) Mike Conley (10) Kia Center 19,223 26–10 37 January 10 @ Boston L 120–127 (OT) Anthony Edwards (29) Karl-Anthony Towns (13) Karl-Anthony Towns (6) TD Garden 19,156 26–11 38 January 12 Portland W 116–93 Rudy Gobert (24) Rudy Gobert (17) Mike Conley (10) Target Center 18,024 27–11 39 January 14 L.A. Clippers W 109–105 Anthony Edwards (33) Rudy Gobert (18) Anthony Edwards (6) Target Center 18,024 28–11 40 January 17 @ Detroit W 124–117 Edwards, Towns (27) Rudy Gobert (16) Kyle Anderson (9) Little Caesars Arena 16,022 29–11 41 January 18 Memphis W 118–103 Anthony Edwards (28) Rudy Gobert (10) Mike Conley (10) Target Center 18,024 30–11 42 January 20 Oklahoma City L 97–102 Edwards, Towns (19) Rudy Gobert (18) Anthony Edwards (5) Target Center 18,024 30–12 43 January 22 Charlotte L 125–128 Karl-Anthony Towns (62) Rudy Gobert (11) Anthony Edwards (11) Target Center 18,024 30–13 44 January 24 @ Washington W 118–107 Anthony Edwards (38) Rudy Gobert (16) three players (5) Capital One Arena 15,446 31–13 45 January 25 @ Brooklyn W 96–94 Karl-Anthony Towns (27) Rudy Gobert (13) Kyle Anderson (5) Barclays Center 17,732 32–13 46 January 27 @ San Antonio L 112–113 Anthony Edwards (32) Rudy Gobert (7) Anthony Edwards (12) Frost Bank Center 17,726 32–14 47 January 29 @ Oklahoma City W 107–101 Anthony Edwards (27) Rudy Gobert (18) Karl-Anthony Towns (6) Paycom Center 16,870 33–14 48 January 31 Dallas W 121–87 Karl-Anthony Towns (29) Karl-Anthony Towns (9) Edwards, McLaughlin (5) Target Center 18,024 34–14
February: 8–3 (home: 4–2; road: 4–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 49 February 2 Orlando L 106–108 Edwards , Gobert (22) Rudy Gobert (16) Mike Conley (9) Target Center 18,024 34–15 50 February 4 Houston W 111–90 Anthony Edwards (32) Rudy Gobert (13) Mike Conley (9) Target Center 18,024 35–15 51 February 6 @ Chicago L 123–129 (OT) Anthony Edwards (38) Rudy Gobert (16) Mike Conley (8) United Center 20,949 35–16 52 February 8 @ Milwaukee W 129–105 Anthony Edwards (26) Rudy Gobert (11) Conley, Edwards (9) Fiserv Forum 17,577 36–16 53 February 12 @ L.A. Clippers W 121–100 Karl-Anthony Towns (24) Rudy Gobert (11) Anthony Edwards (8) Crypto.com Arena 19,370 37–16 54 February 13 @ Portland W 121–109 Anthony Edwards (41) Rudy Gobert (15) Kyle Anderson (8) Moda Center 17,906 38–16 55 February 15 @ Portland W 128–91 Anthony Edwards (34) Rudy Gobert (12) Anthony Edwards (7) Moda Center 18,606 39–16 All-Star Game 56 February 23 Milwaukee L 107–112 Anthony Edwards (28) Rudy Gobert (19) Kyle Anderson (6) Target Center 18,024 39–17 57 February 24 Brooklyn W 101–86 Anthony Edwards (29) Anderson, Reid , Towns (9) Morris , Towns (4) Target Center 18,024 40–17 58 February 27 San Antonio W 114–105 Anthony Edwards (34) Rudy Gobert (17) Nickeil Alexander-Walker (6) Target Center 18,024 41–17 59 February 28 Memphis W 110–101 Anthony Edwards (34) Karl-Anthony Towns (11) Mike Conley (7) Target Center 18,024 42–17
March: 9–6 (home: 4–4; road: 5–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 60 March 1 Sacramento L 120–124 (OT) Jaden McDaniels (26) Rudy Gobert (16) Mike Conley (8) Target Center 18,024 42–18 61 March 3 L.A. Clippers L 88–89 Anthony Edwards (27) Rudy Gobert (16) Karl-Anthony Towns (8) Target Center 18,024 42–19 62 March 4 Portland W 119–114 Rudy Gobert (25) Rudy Gobert (16) Conley, Morris (7) Target Center 18,024 43–19 63 March 7 @ Indiana W 113–111 Anthony Edwards (44) Rudy Gobert (14) Jaden McDaniels (6) Gainbridge Fieldhouse 16,580 44–19 64 March 8 @ Cleveland L 104–113 (OT) Naz Reid (34) Rudy Gobert (17) Anderson , Conley (5) Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 19,433 44–20 65 March 10 @ L.A. Lakers L 109–120 Edwards, Reid (25) Alexander-Walker , Edwards (7) Anthony Edwards (7) Crypto.com Arena 18,997 44–21 66 March 12 @ L.A. Clippers W 118–100 Anthony Edwards (37) Rudy Gobert (11) Kyle Anderson (7) Crypto.com Arena 19,370 45–21 67 March 16 @ Utah W 119–100 Anthony Edwards (31) Naz Reid (12) Kyle Anderson (9) Delta Center 18,206 46–21 68 March 18 @ Utah W 114–104 Anthony Edwards (32) Jaden McDaniels (8) Anthony Edwards (8) Delta Center 18,206 47–21 69 March 19 Denver L 112–115 Anthony Edwards (30) Anthony Edwards (8) Anthony Edwards (8) Target Center 18,024 47–22 70 March 22 Cleveland W 104–91 Mike Conley (21) Rudy Gobert (15) Mike Conley (6) Target Center 18,024 48–22 71 March 24 Golden State W 114–110 Anthony Edwards (23) Gobert, Reid (12) Anthony Edwards (8) Target Center 18,024 49–22 72 March 27 Detroit W 106–91 Naz Reid (21) Rudy Gobert (14) Mike Conley (7) Target Center 18,024 50–22 73 March 29 @ Denver W 111–98 Anthony Edwards (25) Rudy Gobert (12) Mike Conley (8) Ball Arena 19,844 51–22 74 March 31 Chicago L 101–109 Anthony Edwards (22) Anthony Edwards (11) Mike Conley (7) Target Center 18,024 51–23
April: 5–3 (home: 4–1; road: 1–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 75 April 2 Houston W 113–106 Naz Reid (25) Rudy Gobert (14) Kyle Anderson (9) Target Center 18,024 52–23 76 April 3 Toronto W 133–85 Anthony Edwards (28) Rudy Gobert (15) Anthony Edwards (6) Target Center 18,024 53–23 77 April 5 @ Phoenix L 87–97 Anthony Edwards (17) Naz Reid (11) Anderson, Conley , Edwards, Morris (3) Footprint Center 17,071 53–24 78 April 7 @ L.A. Lakers W 127–117 Naz Reid (31) Rudy Gobert (16) Anthony Edwards (8) Crypto.com Arena 18,997 54–24 79 April 9 Washington W 130–121 Anthony Edwards (51) Rudy Gobert (16) Edwards, McLaughlin (7) Target Center 18,024 55–24 80 April 10 @ Denver L 107–116 Anthony Edwards (25) Rudy Gobert (15) Anthony Edwards (4) Ball Arena 19,845 55–25 81 April 12 Atlanta W 109–106 Rudy Gobert (25) Rudy Gobert (19) Mike Conley (10) Target Center 18,024 56–25 82 April 14 Phoenix L 106–125 Rudy Gobert (21) Rudy Gobert (7) Anderson, Edwards, Morris (4) Target Center 18,024 56–26
2023–24 season schedule
Playoffs [ edit ] 2024 playoff game log Total: 9–7 (home: 3–5; road: 6–2) First Round: 4–0 (home: 2–0; road: 2–0)
Conference Semifinals: 4–3 (home: 1–2; road: 3–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Series 1 May 4 @ Denver W 106–99 Anthony Edwards (43) Rudy Gobert (13) Mike Conley (10) Ball Arena 19,915 1–0 2 May 6 @ Denver W 106–80 Edwards, Towns (27) Karl-Anthony Towns (12) Kyle Anderson (8) Ball Arena 19,942 2–0 3 May 10 Denver L 90–117 Anthony Edwards (19) Conley, Edwards (6) Mike Conley (6) Target Center 19,733 2–1 4 May 12 Denver L 107–115 Anthony Edwards (44) Rudy Gobert (14) Mike Conley (9) Target Center 19,583 2–2 5 May 14 @ Denver L 97–112 Karl-Anthony Towns (23) Rudy Gobert (11) Anthony Edwards (9) Ball Arena 19,992 2–3 6 May 16 Denver W 115–70 Anthony Edwards (27) Rudy Gobert (14) Conley, Towns (5) Target Center 19,187 3–3 7 May 19 @ Denver W 98–90 McDaniels , Towns (23) Karl-Anthony Towns (12) Anthony Edwards (7) Ball Arena 20,022 4–3
Conference Finals: 1–4 (home: 0–3; road: 1–1)
2024 playoff schedule
In-Season Tournament [ edit ] This was the first regular season in which all NBA teams competed in a mid-season tournament setting, due to the implementation of the 2023 NBA In-Season Tournament .[2] [3] During the in-season tournament period, the Timberwolves competed in Group C of the Western Conference, which included the Sacramento Kings , Golden State Warriors , Oklahoma City Thunder , and San Antonio Spurs .
After defeating the Spurs and Warriors in their first two In-Season Tournament games, the Wolves lost their third game to the Sacramento Kings, which moved the Kings to first within Group C, clinching a spot in the knockout stage. The Timberwolves were left competing for the wild card with the Phoenix Suns , but ended up falling short due to the point differential tiebreaker. The Timberwolves' overall record in group play was 3-1, good enough for second in the group.
West group C [ edit ]
Transactions [ edit ] Free agency [ edit ] Re-signed [ edit ] Additions [ edit ] Subtractions [ edit ] References [ edit ] ^ "2023 NBA Draft: Complete 1-58 order of picks" . NBA.com . June 8, 2023. Retrieved June 8, 2023 . ^ "NBA officially unveils format, groups for new in-season tournament" . ESPN . July 8, 2023. Retrieved August 4, 2023 . ^ "In-Season Tournament 101: Rules, format and how it works" . National Basketball Association. July 8, 2023. Retrieved August 4, 2023 . ^ "Timberwolves Acquire Draft Rights to Forward Leonard Miller from the San Antonio Spurs" . www.nba.com . June 23, 2023. Retrieved June 23, 2023 . ^ "Minnesota Timberwolves Acquire Guard Monte Morris from Detroit Pistons" . NBA.com . Minnesota Timberwolves. February 8, 2024. Retrieved February 9, 2024 . ^ "Timberwolves, center Naz Reid agree on 3-year, $42M deal" . www.espn.com . June 25, 2023. Retrieved July 13, 2023 . ^ "Timberwolves Re-Sign Nickeil Alexander-Walker" . www.nba.com . July 10, 2023. Retrieved July 13, 2023 . ^ "Timberwolves agree to 5-year extension with Anthony Edwards" . www.espn.com . July 3, 2023. Retrieved July 13, 2023 . ^ "Wolves, Jaden McDaniels agree to $136M contract extension" . nba.com . October 24, 2023. Retrieved May 18, 2024 . ^ "Timberwolves agree to deal with Troy Brown; add Shake Milton, source says" . www.espn.com . June 30, 2023. Retrieved July 13, 2023 . ^ "Los Angeles Lakers Sign Taurean Prince" . nba.com . July 6, 2023. Retrieved July 6, 2023 .
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