Minnesota (25-14) entered Saturday’s affair with the fifth-best defense in the NBA, but Cleveland’s spacing and shooting gave the Wolves fits last season, and the Cavaliers (22-18) do seem to be slowly creeping toward the level of play that earned them the No. 1 seed in the Eastern Conference playoffs a season ago.

ESPN NBA Insider Shams Charania reported on Friday night that Memphis is "entertaining offers" for star point guard Ja Morant. The Timberwolves immediately became a potential suitor to strike a deal, but it sounds like that might not be the case.

The Timberwolves were beaten decisively both times they met Cleveland last season, as Minnesota had no answers for the Cavaliers’ dynamic offense. The tables were turned Thursday at Target Center. Minnesota delivered one of its most complete offensive performances of the season in a 131-122 victory.

The Minnesota Timberwolves held a moment of silence after an ICE agent fatally shot Renee Good during an immigration operation in Minneapolis earlier this week.

The Minneapolis crowd showed a respectful gesture over a recent death incident, and eventually a fan shouted, “Go home, ICE."

At 33 years old and in his 13th year in the league, the Timberwolves' center is playing as well as he has ever played.