Minnesota Timberwolves host Portland Trail Blazers in the NBA

Minnesota Timberwolves will host Portland Trail Blazers on 17 November 2026 at 04:00 Saudi time, in the 2026/27 NBA season, with the match broadcast on beIN Sports.

Regarding Minnesota Timberwolves' recent form, the team lost to Golden State Warriors 114-119 at home on 29 October 2026, and also lost to Cleveland Cavaliers 125-127 away on 27 October 2026. Before that, they achieved three consecutive victories, over Toronto Raptors 117-94 on 26 October 2026, over Orlando Magic 115-93 on 24 October 2026, and over Miami Heat 131-106 on 22 October 2026.

As for Portland Trail Blazers, they appeared in a different form, achieving four wins in their last five matches, the most recent being over Utah Jazz 112-90 on 31 October 2026, and before that a win over Los Angeles Lakers 136-129 on 28 October 2026, over Sacramento Kings 128-120 on 24 October 2026, and over Phoenix Suns 124-83 on 22 October 2026. Their only loss was against Golden State Warriors 118-128 on 17 October 2026.

In the head-to-head meetings between the two teams, both sides traded wins in the last five encounters. On 21 March 2026, Portland beat Minnesota 108-104 on the latter's court, and on 25 February 2026, Minnesota beat Portland 124-121 on Portland's court, and on 12 February 2026, Minnesota beat Portland by a wide margin 133-109 at home. On 23 October 2025, Minnesota beat Portland 118-114 away from home, and on 9 February 2025, Minnesota beat Portland 114-98 at home.

In the Northwest Division standings, Portland Trail Blazers occupy first place with 3 points from 3 matches, winning all of them, scoring 388 points and conceding 332 points, while Minnesota Timberwolves occupy third place also with 3 points from 5 matches, winning three and losing two, scoring 602 points and conceding 539 points.

As for the Western Conference standings, Portland occupy second place with 3 points from 3 matches, winning all of them, while Minnesota occupy sixth place with 3 points from 5 matches.