Timberwolves beat Chicago to complete perfect preseason

Their regular season begins Wednesday at Toronto.

October 20, 2023 at 5:13AM
Minnesota Timberwolves guard Anthony Edwards, left, drives as Chicago Bulls guard Coby White guards during the first half of an NBA preseason basketball game in Chicago, Thursday, Oct. 19, 2023. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
Wolves guard Anthony Edwards, left, drove as Bulls guard Coby White defended during the first half Thursday night in Chicago. (Nam Y. Huh, Associated Press/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

CHICAGO – Anthony Edwards scored 19 points and the Timberwolves completed a perfect preseason by defeating the Chicago Bulls 114-105 on Thursday night at United Center.

Edwards shot 8-for-13 to help the Wolves finish 5-0, including a pair of victories over the Dallas Mavericks in Abu Dhabi. Naz Reid scored 14 points and Rudy Gobert added 10 points and six rebounds.

Karl-Anthony Towns and Mike Conley both sat out for the Wolves, who had six players score in double figures and 15 players enter the scoring column. Their season begins Wednesday at Toronto.

Nikola Vucevic had 21 points and 10 rebounds for the Bulls, while DeMar DeRozan had 11 points. Zach LaVine sat out due to illness and Andre Drummond was absent due to personal reasons.

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