The Minnesota Timberwolves suffered another tough defeat against the Oklahoma City Thunder, and Anthony Edwards is done looking for silver linings. After falling 113-105 in a rematch of last season’s Western Conference Finals, the Timberwolves star made his feelings clear about moral victories while also addressing his team’s critical late-game execution.
This marks the third consecutive game where Minnesota has been in a position to win but let it slip away in the final minutes. The loss dropped the Timberwolves to 10-8 on the season while the Thunder improved to an impressive 18-1 with their tenth straight victory.
That 18–1 start isn’t just hot by early-season standards, it’s the best 19-game opening since the 2015–16 Warriors started 24–0, and it comes with Oklahoma City missing key rotation pieces like Jalen Williams and Aaron Wiggins while Shai Gilgeous-Alexander plays through nagging illness.
Edwards dismissed any notion of taking positives from the close contest. “I’m not a moral victory type of guy. Nah,” Edwards stated firmly. “We lost. Got our ass kicked, again, by them. I hate it. I’m just ready to play them again.”