Minnesota Timberwolves guard Anthony Edwards dunks the ball against the Oklahoma City Thunder during the first half in Game 3 of the Western Conference Finals for the 2025 NBA Playoffs at Target Center on May 24, 2025.
By St. Paul Pioneer Press staff
The NBA released its full regular-season schedule on Thursday afternoon, revealing a Timberwolves schedule that includes a home opener against Eastern Conference champion Indiana and a Christmas Day game at Denver.
The season will open with road games at Portland and against the Lakers in Los Angeles. The home opener will be Oct. 26 against the Pacers.
The Timberwolves, who advanced to the Western Conference Final for a second straight season in 2024-25, will be on national television 28 games — seven times on ESPN, seven times on Amazon Prime, six times on NBC, four times on ABC and four times on Peacock.
Regular-season games against defending NBA champion Oklahoma City, which knocked the Timberwolves out of the playoffs, will be Prime games on Friday, Dec. 19 and Thursday, Jan. 29.
Two regular-season games have yet to be scheduled but will be played the week of Dec. 9-16, determined following the conclusion of the group stage games and the quarterfinals of the Emirates NBA Cup, which begins Oct. 31 in NBA cities, with semifinals and final Dec. 13-16 in Las Vegas.
The Timberwolves are in West Group A with the Thunder, Phoenix Suns, Sacramento Kings and Utah Jazz.
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