The Timberwolves haven't lost a preseason game since October of 2022.”Although the Sixers were on the road on Friday, the game served as a homecoming for the head coach Nick Nurse. The Iowa-born head coach saw his team come up short against an Anthony Edwards-led Timberwolves team.

The Minnesota Timberwolves played their first “home” game of the preseason, hosting the Philadelphia 76ers in Des Moines at the home of the G League Iowa Wolves on Friday night. It’s always important to remember on these nights that it’s just the preseason and things will be different when meaningful games start — the inclusion of Randle and Gobert,