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NBA 2026-27 · Regular season · Meeting 3 of the season

What does Timberwolves vs Trail Blazers change in the NBA playoff race?

Timberwolves

Minnesota Timberwolves

5-3

10:00 PM ET

Scheduled

Trail Blazers

Portland Trail Blazers

4-1

Tue, Dec 1, 2026 · 10:00 PM ET (Dec 2, 12:00 KST)Moda Center, Portland

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What's at stake

Current standings (103 games played league-wide) plus this one result, recomputed for the 15 West teams. Arithmetic, not odds.

Timberwolves win

Trail Blazers win

9 more teams

Both teams going in

TeamMagicTragicTop-6 magic
TimberwolvesWest #7 · 5-3---
Trail BlazersWest #3 · 4-176-77

Magic number = wins left to lock a top-10 (play-in) finish (top-6 magic: a direct berth); tragic number = losses left until elimination. Ties count against the team. How we calculate →

Season series

Meeting 3 of 4 this season

Timberwolves 0Trail Blazers 0

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Team records

Season records counted by this site from BALLDONTLIE results.

Injury report

Timberwolves

  • Donte DiVincenzoOut
  • Anthony EdwardsOut
  • Terrence Shannon Jr.Out

Trail Blazers

  • Shaedon SharpeOut
  • Ja MorantOut
  • Jayson KentOut
  • John TonjeOut

BALLDONTLIE injury report (status only). It can change before tip-off.

Game data: BALLDONTLIE. Magic and tragic numbers are computed by this site.