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Edwards awaits a Warriors team fresh from its first win in Denver

Minnesota returns to Target Center at 3-1 after losing in overtime despite Anthony Edwards's 47 points. Golden State, 1-3, comes in with momentum from Yaxel Lendeborg and Stephen Curry; neither club had submitted its Wednesday injury report at the latest check.

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Facade of Target Center in Minneapolis with the venue name visible, in a 2013 file photograph.
Target Center in Minneapolis in 2013; file photo of the venue. © Jeramey Jannene / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0

Minnesota's unbeaten start ended in Cleveland, but Anthony Edwards made the defeat a warning to the next opponent: he scored 47 points and kept the Timberwolves in the game through overtime. Golden State, after losing its first three games, found an answer in Denver. Wednesday's visit pits a home team trying to regroup after a demanding night against one seeking proof that its first win can become something more durable.

The game

  • Competition: NBA, 2026-27 regular season.
  • Matchup: Golden State Warriors at Minnesota Timberwolves.
  • Date and time: Wednesday, October 28, 7 p.m. Central Daylight Time; 8 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time.
  • Venue: Target Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota.

A game Minnesota lost despite Edwards

The Timberwolves are 3-1 after Monday's 127-125 loss in Cleveland. The Cavaliers needed overtime to overcome Edwards's 47 points. That figure confirms his ability to carry the offense through a demanding game; the result is also a reminder that an extraordinary individual scoring night does not guarantee a win. Minnesota returns home Wednesday with little time to absorb its first defeat.

The roster has changed since last season. LaMelo Ball arrived to add playmaking, and Jonathan Kuminga joined after his spell with Golden State, as the NBA's season preview noted. Edwards remains the team's most visible offensive focal point, while Rudy Gobert gives it an interior presence. Minnesota's question is how to combine those parts without relying on Edwards to score 47 again. Ball and Kuminga offer different ways to create an advantage, though the game-specific injury report had not yet established the full group available for Wednesday.

Kuminga provides a link between the teams. His Warriors past adds context to the game, but it does not make this a personal revenge story or predict his role. If available, his ability to attack from the wing could force adjustments from a visiting defense that struggled early in the season. Golden State's response will depend both on its matchups and on which players it can use.

Curry's lift and Lendeborg's emergence

The Warriors claimed their first win Monday, beating the Denver Nuggets 134-114 on the road. Rookie Yaxel Lendeborg had 31 points, 12 rebounds and six assists. Curry scored 24 without missing any of his eight field-goal attempts, according to the NBA's official roundup. It was an emphatic response from a team that had opened 0-3. It was one complete game, though, rather than proof that every early difficulty has disappeared.

Curry and Draymond Green had missed Saturday's game in Phoenix and returned to play Monday. That helps explain the personnel change between the defeat and the victory without guaranteeing either player's participation in Minnesota. Lendeborg offers another source of production, reducing the need for Curry to score on every important possession. The tactical question is whether he can maintain his rebounding and passing contribution against a team with Gobert near the rim and Edwards capable of raising the pace on the perimeter.

Golden State must also work out how to contain Edwards without giving everyone else too much room. Minnesota faces the opposite problem: tracking Curry on the perimeter while Lendeborg works inside and moves the ball. These are possible matchup issues, subject to final availability and the coaches' decisions, not confirmed starting lineups.

Player availability

  • Minnesota — Anthony Edwards: He played 41 minutes and scored 47 points Monday in Cleveland after being listed as questionable with a knee issue for that game. His appearance does not amount to an official designation for Wednesday.
  • Golden State — Stephen Curry and Draymond Green: Both played Monday in Denver after missing Saturday's game in Phoenix. Their status for Minnesota depends on this game's injury report.
  • Both teams: In the NBA's official report issued Tuesday at 3:15 p.m. Eastern time, the Warriors and Timberwolves were still listed as “not yet submitted” for Wednesday. Earlier reports cannot establish a final list of absences for this matchup.

How to watch Warriors–Timberwolves

  • Venue: Target Center, Minneapolis.
  • Local date and time: Wednesday, October 28, 7 p.m. CDT.

United States

  • Tipoff: Wednesday, October 28, 8 p.m. EDT / 5 p.m. PDT.
  • TV in the Minnesota market: KARE 11, listed for this game on the Timberwolves' official schedule.
  • Streaming in the Minnesota market: DAZN-MIN, according to the same schedule, subject to the service's terms.
  • Outside blackout markets: NBA.com's matchup page lists League Pass. Local blackouts and subscription rules apply; check availability by ZIP code.

Australia

  • Tipoff: Thursday, October 29, 11 a.m. AEDT in Sydney and Melbourne; 8 a.m. AWST in Perth.
  • TV and streaming: A broadcast for this specific game has not yet been announced.

United Kingdom

  • Tipoff: Thursday, October 29, midnight GMT.
  • TV and streaming: A broadcast for this specific game has not yet been announced.

Minnesota will look for a win that gives Edwards's 47 points in Cleveland a more useful follow-up. Golden State will try to carry the ball movement and collective production that ended its winless start into another road game.