The Minnesota Timberwolves have won their last four which included two wins against tough teams. Naz Reid, however, is not satisfied with their last two victories.
The Wolves met the New Orleans Pelicans, the worst team in the Western Conference, and walked away with the victory in both times. However, they had to bleed in both.
The first one ended via an overtime period wherein they surrendered 142 points. The next one was not any better as they managed a nine-point win, thanks to a fourth quarter surge. Anthony Edwards produced just 11 points after stellar performance by scoring 44 points in the first one.
🏀 THURSDAY’S FINAL SCORES 🏀
Julius Randle and the @Timberwolves grab the road W!
Naz Reid: 19 PTS, 7 REB, 6 AST, 2 BLK
Rudy Gobert: 15 PTS, 12 REB
Jaden McDaniels: 14 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST, 2 STL, 2 BLK https://t.co/Do5IBm7O86 pic.twitter.com/FtD5Hkevw0— NBA (@NBA) December 5, 2025
Minnesota survived Pelicans which had all their five starters scoring in double digits, led by Saddiq Bey and rookie Jeremiah Fears who both had 20 points.
The main problem for them was the turnovers as they committed 19 against NO’s 12.
Naz Reid thought they could have done better
Wolves did not have Edwards as well as Rudy Gobert in the last victory. The other team is more depleted though as they did not have Zion Williamson, Jordan Poole, and Kevon Looney with them.
Reid, who had an all around game on Thursday night with 19 points, 7 rebounds, 6 assists, 1 steal, and 2 blocks, thought they could have done better even if Ant-man was out. He believes they can do so much more.
“I’ll take the win. In my personal opinion, we’re not the best version of ourselves right now,” he said as quoted by reporter Dane Moore.
“And that’s OK… I think sometimes, no disrespect to the Pelicans, we can’t play down to our competition. That’s what kinda hurts us sometimes.”
Next up for the Wolves are the Los Angeles Clippers who recently found light after a much needed win against the Atlanta Hawks.
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