📉 The East. Everybody not in Cleveland or Boston (9-2) is having a rough go of it to begin this season. The Indiana Pacers (5-5) are the only other East team without a losing record. They’re third in the conference. They would be 11th in the West.

On Friday evening, the Minnesota Timberwolves hosted the Portland Trail Blazers at the Target Center. The Timberwolves won by a score of 127-102 to improve to 6-3 in their first nine games. Anthony Edwards finished the victory with 37 points,

Anthony Edwards had 33 points, eight rebounds and six assists, and the Minnesota Timberwolves beat the Chicago Bulls 135-119. Minnesota rallied from a 13-point deficit.