Friday’s NBA slate includes the Minnesota Timberwolves (8-10) playing at home against James Harden and the Los Angeles Clippers (12-8) at Target Center. Game time is 7:30 PM ET.Last time

Down 12 at the end of the second quarter, the Timberwolves now have the lead. Sitting on a score of 86-81, they have looked like the better team, but there's still one more quarter to play. The Timberwolves entered the game with three straight losses and they're well on their way to making it four.

Timberwolves star Anthony Edwards went viral with his postgame comments after Wednesday’s loss to the Sacramento Kings, which was the fourth-straight Minnesota had suffered. “We soft as hell as a team

In his four-plus NBA seasons, Anthony Edwards has never been afraid to speak his mind. But the Minnesota Timberwolves star was particularly candid in a profanity-laced explanation of his team’s recent struggles following a 115-104 loss to the Sacramento Kings.

The NBA's new collective bargaining agreement caused the Timberwolves to break up their core after a deep playoff run last season, and they're feeling the pain now.

The Houston Rockets (12-6) and Minnesota Timberwolves (8-8) meet in NBA Cup group play Tuesday. Tip-off from Target Center is scheduled for 8 p.m. ET. Let's analyze BetMGM Sportsbook's NBA odds around the Rockets vs.