The Minnesota Timberwolves are having success against the Oklahoma City Thunder this season, although heading into Sunday's road game between the teams, center Rudy Gobert wants his side to be more like the defending champions.

Rudy Gobert believes the Oklahoma City Thunder offer a blueprint for the type of approach the Minnesota Timberwolves are trying to build. And he says it has less to do with talent and more to do with mentality.

The Minnesota Timberwolves assigned a player to the G League before Saturday's game with the Orlando Magic (at home).

SAN FRANCISCO — The Warriors took one step forward and four back. Kristaps Porzingis debuted in the starting lineup, played arguably his best game yet and seems to have turned a corner in his battle with the “mysterious” illness that had kept him sidelined.

The Golden State Warriors‘ ship keeps sinking as Stephen Curry continues sitting courtside. Curry’s knee condition will keep him away for 10 days. But in that span, the Dubs are seemingly losing their playoff position in the West.

Minnesota Timberwolves face key lineup decisions ahead of their Western Conference clash with the Warriors as injury concerns loom over the squad.

SAN FRANCISCO — The Warriors were already beaten-up heading into their matchup with the Timberwolves, and by the close of the first quarter, they had lost Draymond Green and Al Horford, too. Slowing down Anthony Edwards turned from a difficult task to an impossible one for the undersized and undermanned Warriors in a 127-117 loss that got out of hand early.

Clark (coach's decision) went unused off the bench Friday in the Timberwolves' 127-117 win over the Warriors. Clark had seen action in each of Minnesota's last four games and averaged 4.0 points in 4.