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11/05 01:02 CST Timberwolves visit Pelicans Friday in NBA Cup group stage Timberwolves visit Pelicans Friday in NBA Cup group stage By The Associated Press Minnesota Timberwolves (6-3, seventh in the Western Conference) vs. New Orleans Pelicans (4-4, 10th in the Western Conference) New Orleans; Friday, 8 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: The Minnesota Timberwolves travel to face the Minnesota Timberwolves in an NBA Cup in-season tournament group play matchup. New Orleans finished 26-56 overall and 17-34 in Western Conference play last season. The Pelicans gave up 120.0 points per game while committing 19.9 fouls last season. Minnesota finished 49-33 overall and 31-21 in Western Conference games during the 2025-26 season. The Timberwolves averaged 18.3 points off of turnovers, 14.3 second-chance points and 35.0 bench points last season. INJURIES: Pelicans: Trey Murphy III: day to day (patellar), Yves Missi: day to day (knee). Timberwolves: Donte DiVincenzo: out (achilles), Terrence Shannon Jr.: day to day (hip), Anthony Edwards: out (knee). ___ The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.