MINNEAPOLIS -- — Julius Randle had 32 points and 10 rebounds and the Minnesota Timberwolves held off a late rally by the Washington Wizards for a 120-109 victory on Wednesday night.

The Timberwolves, who have won six of their last seven games, were without forward Jaden McDaniels, who has a sprained left wrist and missed his first game in nearly two years. Naz Reid had 28 points off the bench.

Kyshawn George had 23 points for the Wizards, who have lost 12 straight.

The Timberwolves led by as many as 27 points, but the Wizards closed the gap in the fourth quarter when George's 3-pointer made it 98-93 with 7:06 to go.

Randle's dunk pulled Minnesota away 105-96 with 5:51 left but Khris Middleton's jumper got the Wizards within 106-101. The Timberwolves never surrendered the lead and put the game away on Donte DiVincenzo's 3-pointer that made it 116-106 with 1:29 to go.

The reeling Wizards have won just one game this season and there is talk that coach Brian Keefe could be on the hot seat. The only NBA coach dismissed so far this season has been Willie Green, fired Saturday by the New Orleans Pelicans after a 2-10 start.

Randle's driving layup put Minnesota up 32-24 late in the first quarter. The Timberwolves pulled away in the second quarter, taking a 50-29 lead on Reid's corner 3-pointer from a no-look pass from Rudy Gobert. Randle's emphatic dunk made it 61-37 and Minnesota led 71-46 at halftime.

The Wizards opened the half on a 10-2 run then closed the gap to 78-67 on Marvin Bagley III's short jumper midway through the third quarter as they mounted their rally.

McDaniels was averaging a career-best 17.5 points per game when he left Monday’s 120-96 win over Dallas on Monday late in the third quarter.

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Play By Play

Recent plays and game events

TIME	PLAY
12:00	Marvin Bagley III vs. Rudy Gobert (CJ McCollum gains possession)	0	0
12:00	Timberwolves delay of game violation	0	0
11:43	Khris Middleton misses 15-foot step back jumpshot	0	0
11:40	Donte DiVincenzo defensive rebound	0	0
11:23	Bilal Coulibaly personal foul	0	0
11:15	Anthony Edwards misses 7-foot two point shot	0	0
11:13	Bilal Coulibaly defensive rebound	0	0
11:09	Kyshawn George makes two point shot (Bilal Coulibaly assists)	0	2
10:54	Donte DiVincenzo makes 28-foot three point jumper (Julius Randle assists)	3	2
10:44	Kyshawn George misses 22-foot three point jumper	3	2
10:41	Marvin Bagley III offensive rebound	3	2
10:41	Marvin Bagley III out of bounds bad pass turnover	3	2
10:30	Mike Conley misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot	3	2
10:27	Kyshawn George defensive rebound	3	2
10:16	Khris Middleton misses 22-foot pullup jump shot	3	2
10:13	Rudy Gobert defensive rebound	3	2
10:10	Anthony Edwards makes 24-foot running pullup jump shot (Donte DiVincenzo assists)	6	2
9:53	Rudy Gobert shooting foul	6	2
9:53	Marvin Bagley III misses free throw 1 of 2	6	2
9:53	Wizards offensive team rebound	6	2
9:53	Marvin Bagley III makes free throw 2 of 2	6	3
9:41	Mike Conley misses 22-foot three point jumper	6	3
9:36	Anthony Edwards offensive rebound	6	3
9:32	Anthony Edwards misses 23-foot three point step back jumpshot	6	3
9:28	Marvin Bagley III defensive rebound	6	3
9:16	Bilal Coulibaly misses 25-foot three point jumper	6	3
9:14	Marvin Bagley III offensive rebound	6	3
9:14	Marvin Bagley III makes tip shot	6	5
9:02	Bilal Coulibaly shooting foul	6	5
9:02	Anthony Edwards makes free throw 1 of 2	7	5
9:02	Anthony Edwards makes free throw 2 of 2	8	5
8:49	Bilal Coulibaly makes 24-foot three point jumper (Marvin Bagley III assists)	8	8
8:30	Marvin Bagley III shooting foul	8	8
8:30	Julius Randle makes free throw 1 of 2	9	8
8:30	Julius Randle makes free throw 2 of 2	10	8
8:18	Marvin Bagley III makes 1-foot dunk (Khris Middleton assists)	10	10
8:01	Julius Randle makes 24-foot three point jumper (Donte DiVincenzo assists)	13	10
7:44	CJ McCollum misses two point shot	13	10
7:42	Julius Randle defensive rebound	13	10
7:31	Anthony Edwards misses 24-foot three point step back jumpshot	13	10
7:27	Bilal Coulibaly defensive rebound	13	10
7:24	Kyshawn George makes 25-foot three point shot (Bilal Coulibaly assists)	13	13
7:02	Donte DiVincenzo misses 22-foot three point jumper	13	13
6:59	Marvin Bagley III defensive rebound	13	13
6:51	Bilal Coulibaly makes 1-foot driving dunk	13	15
6:29	Julius Randle misses 24-foot three point step back jumpshot	13	15
6:25	Rudy Gobert offensive rebound	13	15
6:21	Anthony Edwards makes driving layup (Rudy Gobert assists)	15	15
6:12	CJ McCollum lost ball turnover (Anthony Edwards steals)	15	15
6:10	Anthony Edwards makes 1-foot dunk (Donte DiVincenzo assists)	17	15
6:10	Wizards Full timeout	17	15
6:10	Cam Whitmore enters the game for Khris Middleton	17	15
6:10	Corey Kispert enters the game for CJ McCollum	17	15
5:56	Anthony Edwards blocks Kyshawn George's driving floating jump shot	17	15
5:53	Cam Whitmore offensive rebound	17	15
5:53	Cam Whitmore misses two point shot	17	15
5:50	Julius Randle defensive rebound	17	15
5:35	Anthony Edwards misses 24-foot three point step back jumpshot	17	15
5:33	Rudy Gobert offensive rebound	17	15
5:30	Julius Randle misses 27-foot three point jumper	17	15
5:27	Cam Whitmore defensive rebound	17	15
5:24	Cam Whitmore makes two point shot	17	17
5:24	Donte DiVincenzo shooting foul	17	17
5:24	Naz Reid enters the game for Mike Conley	17	17
5:24	Jaylen Clark enters the game for Julius Randle	17	17
5:24	Tristan Vukcevic enters the game for Marvin Bagley III	17	17
5:24	Cam Whitmore makes free throw 1 of 1	17	18
5:01	Anthony Edwards misses 22-foot three point jumper	17	18
4:57	Kyshawn George defensive rebound	17	18
4:53	Kyshawn George misses two point shot	17	18
4:51	Tristan Vukcevic offensive rebound	17	18
4:50	Tristan Vukcevic misses two point shot	17	18
4:50	Kyshawn George offensive rebound	17	18
4:48	Cam Whitmore makes layup (Kyshawn George assists)	17	20
4:48	Naz Reid shooting foul	17	20
4:48	Bub Carrington enters the game for Bilal Coulibaly	17	20
4:48	Cam Whitmore makes free throw 1 of 1	17	21
4:31	Jaylen Clark misses two point shot	17	21
4:30	Rudy Gobert offensive rebound	17	21
4:30	Rudy Gobert misses tip shot	17	21
4:28	Kyshawn George defensive rebound	17	21
4:18	Kyshawn George bad pass (Jaylen Clark steals)	17	21
4:13	Donte DiVincenzo makes 22-foot three point shot (Naz Reid assists)	20	21
3:58	Tristan Vukcevic offensive foul	20	21
3:58	Tristan Vukcevic turnover	20	21
3:46	Anthony Edwards makes driving layup	22	21
3:46	Cam Whitmore shooting foul	22	21
3:46	Anthony Edwards makes free throw 1 of 1	23	21
3:32	Tristan Vukcevic makes 25-foot three point jumper (Kyshawn George assists)	23	24
3:08	Naz Reid makes 5-foot hook shot	25	24
2:49	Corey Kispert bad pass (Anthony Edwards steals)	25	24
2:44	Naz Reid makes 23-foot three point shot (Donte DiVincenzo assists)	28	24
2:42	Wizards Full timeout	28	24
2:42	Mike Conley enters the game for Donte DiVincenzo	28	24
2:42	Julius Randle enters the game for Rudy Gobert	28	24
2:42	Tre Johnson enters the game for Kyshawn George	28	24
2:30	Jaylen Clark personal foul	28	24
2:19	Tre Johnson misses 26-foot three point jumper	28	24
2:18	Timberwolves defensive team rebound	28	24
2:10	Tre Johnson personal foul	28	24
2:10	Julius Randle makes free throw 1 of 2	29	24
2:10	Julius Randle makes free throw 2 of 2	30	24
1:49	Corey Kispert misses 5-foot two point shot	30	24
1:46	Corey Kispert offensive rebound	30	24
1:46	Corey Kispert misses tip shot	30	24
1:45	Naz Reid defensive rebound	30	24
1:35	Julius Randle makes driving layup	32	24
1:25	Tristan Vukcevic misses 25-foot three point jumper	32	24
1:22	Jaylen Clark defensive rebound	32	24
1:14	Julius Randle misses 4-foot two point shot	32	24
1:11	Cam Whitmore defensive rebound	32	24
1:08	Tre Johnson makes 24-foot three point shot (Cam Whitmore assists)	32	27
55.5	Bub Carrington personal foul	32	27
55.5	Mike Conley makes free throw 1 of 2	33	27
55.5	CJ McCollum enters the game for Cam Whitmore	33	27
55.5	Marvin Bagley III enters the game for Corey Kispert	33	27
55.5	Mike Conley makes free throw 2 of 2	34	27
40.4	Bub Carrington misses 19-foot jumper	34	27
37.6	Tristan Vukcevic offensive rebound	34	27
32.7	CJ McCollum misses driving floating jump shot	34	27
30.0	Naz Reid defensive rebound	34	27
30.0	Tristan Vukcevic kicked ball violation	34	27
14.2	Marvin Bagley III blocks Julius Randle 's 2-foot driving layup	34	27
11.6	CJ McCollum defensive rebound	34	27
0.1	Tristan Vukcevic makes 2-foot layup (CJ McCollum assists)	34	29
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	34	29

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Venue

Target Center

Minneapolis, MN

Date & Time

1:00 AM, November 20, 2025

Coverage

MNMT, FanDuel SN North, NBA League Pass

Attendance

16,578

Referees

Courtney Kirkland, Karl Lane, Jenna Schroeder

2025-26 Southeast Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
Miami	35	29	.547	W4
Orlando	33	28	.541	W2
Atlanta	32	31	.508	W5
Charlotte	32	32	.500	L1
Washington	16	46	.258	L7

2025-26 Northwest Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
Oklahoma City	49	15	.766	W4
Minnesota	40	23	.635	W5
Denver	39	25	.609	L1
Portland	30	34	.469	L1
Utah	19	44	.302	W1

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