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Bucks vs Timberwolves: next game, score & head-to-head
Tip-off Thu 24 Dec, 9:00 AM PHTThursday 24 December 2026 · 9:00 AM PHT · Fiserv Forum
Tip-off in
43days20hrs49min
The line score, the result and the final table update here once the game starts. Times are Philippine Time (PHT, UTC+8).
Rosters
Jersey numbers and positions as listed by our basketball data feed, updated 29 Oct.
Milwaukee Bucks 31 players
- Gary TrentGuard · 26
- Ryan RollinsGuard · 22
- Gary HarrisGuard · 30
- Tyler HerroGuard · 25
- Stanley UmudeGuard · 25
- A.J. GreenGuard · 25
- Cameron ThomasGuard · 23
- Andre JacksonGuard · 23
- Cole AnthonyGuard · 24
- Delon WrightGuard · 32
- AJ JohnsonGuard · 21
- Caris LeVertForward · 30
- MarJon BeauchampForward · 24
- Bogoljub MarkovicForward · 19
- Jaime Jaquez Jr.Forward · 23
- Ousmane DiengForward · 21
- Tyler SmithForward · 20
- Kyle KuzmaForward · 29
- Kevin PorterForward · 24
- Kel'el WareCenter · 20
- Liam RobbinsCenter · 25
- Jericho SimsCenter · 26
- Jake StephensCenter · 25
- Myles TurnerCenter · 28
- B. BurriesPosition not listed
- C. RyanPosition not listed
- J. BroomePosition not listed
- K. JakucionisPosition not listed
- K. JonesPosition not listed
- N. AmentPosition not listed
- P. NancePosition not listed
Minnesota Timberwolves 27 players
- Donte DiVincenzoGuard · 28
- Daishen NixGuard · 22
- LaMelo BallGuard · 23
- Zyon PullinGuard · 23
- Rob DillinghamGuard · 20
- Anthony EdwardsGuard · 23
- Nah'Shon HylandGuard · 24
- Ayo DosunmuGuard · 25
- Tristen NewtonGuard · 23
- Jaylen ClarkGuard · 23
- Jonathan KumingaForward · 22
- Terrence Shannon Jr.Forward · 24
- Kenyon Martin Jr.Forward · 24
- Jaden McDanielsForward · 24
- Cody WilliamsForward · 20
- Joe InglesForward · 37
- Enrique FreemanForward · 24
- Trey LylesForward · 29
- Antonio ReevesForward · 24
- Rocco ZikarskyCenter · 18
- Jesse EdwardsCenter · 24
- Joan BeringerCenter · 18
- Rudy GobertCenter · 32
- Rudy GobertCenter · 31
- D. TimmePosition not listed
- E. FreemanPosition not listed
- I. EvansPosition not listed
Top players
Current roster, NBA 2026-27, per game
Bucks
K. Jones1 games · 22.3 min
- PTS
- 23.0
- REB
- 4.0
- AST
- 1.0
Tyler HerroG · 9 games · 28.9 min
- PTS
- 18.2
- REB
- 4.7
- AST
- 3.7
C. Ryan1 games · 26.1 min
- PTS
- 14.0
- REB
- 6.0
- AST
- 0.0
Timberwolves
Anthony EdwardsG · 4 games · 28.7 min
- PTS
- 26.8
- REB
- 2.2
- AST
- 3.0
Ayo DosunmuG · 11 games · 29.1 min
- PTS
- 16.5
- REB
- 4.2
- AST
- 2.6
LaMelo BallG · 11 games · 25.6 min
- PTS
- 16.4
- REB
- 3.3
- AST
- 5.6
Likely starting five
The current roster's five players with the most starts in 2026-27, then minutes. Based on last season, not an official lineup.
Timberwolves
G
LaMelo Ball8 starts · 25.6 min · 16.4 pts
G
Ayo Dosunmu4 starts · 29.1 min · 16.5 pts
F
Jaden McDaniels8 starts · 31.3 min · 15.5 pts
F
Jonathan Kuminga8 starts · 28.2 min · 11.5 pts
C
Rudy Gobert7 starts · 27.0 min · 7.0 pts
Player stats
NBA 2026-27, per game, current roster players who played that season. Most minutes first.
Milwaukee Bucks
| Player | GP | GS | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | FG% | 3P% | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyler Herro | 9 | 6 | 28.9 | 18.2 | 4.7 | 3.7 | 50.9 | 39.3 | 81.2 |
| Kyle Kuzma | 9 | 6 | 26.1 | 10.9 | 5.3 | 2.3 | 48.7 | 31.8 | 54.5 |
| C. Ryan | 1 | 0 | 26.1 | 14.0 | 6.0 | 0.0 | 44.4 | 42.9 | 60.0 |
| Jaime Jaquez Jr. | 9 | 6 | 25.3 | 12.9 | 4.6 | 2.2 | 43.5 | 41.7 | 75.0 |
| Myles Turner | 9 | 6 | 25.3 | 6.1 | 6.0 | 2.8 | 31.2 | 24.3 | 88.9 |
| B. Burries | 10 | 2 | 22.3 | 11.4 | 5.5 | 2.6 | 38.8 | 18.4 | 82.9 |
| K. Jones | 1 | 0 | 22.3 | 23.0 | 4.0 | 1.0 | 64.3 | 33.3 | 60.0 |
| Ryan Rollins | 9 | 5 | 21.1 | 11.4 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 34.9 | 37.5 | 66.7 |
| A.J. Green | 9 | 0 | 20.9 | 6.8 | 2.7 | 1.9 | 40.0 | 38.3 | 100.0 |
| Kevin Porter | 1 | 0 | 18.7 | 7.0 | 3.0 | 2.0 | – | 0.0 | 55.6 |
| Kel'el Ware | 10 | 0 | 18.4 | 8.1 | 7.9 | 0.7 | 30.8 | 18.9 | 88.9 |
| K. Jakucionis | 9 | 1 | 17.5 | 6.7 | 2.3 | 3.7 | 34.8 | 16.7 | 85.7 |
| N. Ament | 9 | 0 | 15.1 | 7.8 | 2.4 | 0.3 | 44.0 | 42.9 | 68.8 |
| P. Nance | 2 | 1 | 13.6 | 2.0 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 16.7 | 0.0 | 100.0 |
| Bogoljub Markovic | 2 | 0 | 12.9 | 1.5 | 2.5 | 0.5 | 50.0 | 0.0 | 50.0 |
| Jericho Sims | 7 | 1 | 12.3 | 1.0 | 2.3 | 0.6 | 28.6 | 0.0 | 25.0 |
| Ousmane Dieng | 6 | 1 | 10.9 | 4.0 | 2.2 | 1.0 | 42.9 | 33.3 | 100.0 |
| Gary Trent | 3 | 0 | 10.3 | 5.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 33.3 | 41.7 | 100.0 |
| J. Broome | 1 | 0 | 8.6 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 40.0 | 0.0 | – |
| Jake Stephens | 1 | 0 | 7.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | – | – | – |
| Caris LeVert | 2 | 0 | 6.8 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 50.0 | 50.0 | – |
Minnesota Timberwolves
| Player | GP | GS | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | FG% | 3P% | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jaden McDaniels | 11 | 8 | 31.3 | 15.5 | 5.8 | 3.6 | 48.7 | 35.0 | 84.0 |
| Ayo Dosunmu | 11 | 4 | 29.1 | 16.5 | 4.2 | 2.6 | 44.2 | 46.5 | 89.3 |
| Anthony Edwards | 4 | 4 | 28.7 | 26.8 | 2.2 | 3.0 | 50.7 | 29.0 | 88.0 |
| Jonathan Kuminga | 11 | 8 | 28.2 | 11.5 | 4.7 | 2.4 | 50.0 | 36.4 | 64.9 |
| Rudy Gobert | 10 | 7 | 27.0 | 7.0 | 10.5 | 1.2 | 43.5 | 0.0 | 39.0 |
| LaMelo Ball | 11 | 8 | 25.6 | 16.4 | 3.3 | 5.6 | 51.1 | 38.8 | 82.1 |
| Terrence Shannon Jr. | 8 | 0 | 20.3 | 9.6 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 47.6 | 37.0 | 75.8 |
| Trey Lyles | 11 | 0 | 18.0 | 5.9 | 3.8 | 0.7 | 47.1 | 30.6 | 76.9 |
| Joan Beringer | 11 | 1 | 16.8 | 6.8 | 6.0 | 0.5 | 70.6 | – | 77.3 |
| Jaylen Clark | 10 | 0 | 15.3 | 5.2 | 1.7 | 0.6 | 33.3 | 38.5 | 80.0 |
| Nah'Shon Hyland | 11 | 0 | 13.2 | 8.0 | 1.2 | 2.9 | 25.0 | 29.8 | 80.0 |
| Rocco Zikarsky | 1 | 0 | 8.1 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | – | 0.0 | – |
| Kenyon Martin Jr. | 2 | 0 | 7.8 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | – | 50.0 |
| Antonio Reeves | 1 | 0 | 6.6 | 4.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | – | – | – |
| Cody Williams | 5 | 0 | 6.2 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 75.0 |
| Enrique Freeman | 1 | 0 | 6.2 | 4.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | – | 0.0 | 100.0 |
| Zyon Pullin | 4 | 0 | 6.0 | 3.5 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 40.0 | 50.0 | 50.0 |
| I. Evans | 3 | 0 | 2.8 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 100.0 |
| D. Timme | 1 | 0 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | – | – | – |
GP games played · GS games started · MIN minutes.
What to watch
The numbers behind this game
- Head to head: Timberwolves won 4 of the last 4 meetings on record.
- Top scorers on the current rosters, 2026-27 points per game: K. Jones (Bucks, 23.0) and Anthony Edwards (Timberwolves, 26.8).
- Bucks won 0 of 5 most recent games on record.
- Timberwolves won 4 of 5 most recent games on record.
Players to watch
Each team's leader per game, NBA 2026–2027
Pointsper game
K. JonesMilwaukee Bucks
23.0Anthony EdwardsMinnesota Timberwolves · G
26.8Reboundsper game
Kel'el WareMilwaukee Bucks · C
7.9Rudy GobertMinnesota Timberwolves · C
10.5Assistsper game
Ryan RollinsMilwaukee Bucks · G
3.8LaMelo BallMinnesota Timberwolves · G
5.63-pointersper game
C. RyanMilwaukee Bucks
3.0LaMelo BallMinnesota Timberwolves · G
3.0Projected starting five
Based on each team's starters in its last game. Not confirmed.
Bucks
C
Myles Turner6.1 pts · 6.0 reb · 2.8 ast
G
Tyler Herro18.2 pts · 4.7 reb · 3.7 ast
F
Jaime Jaquez Jr.12.9 pts · 4.6 reb · 2.2 ast
B. Burries11.4 pts · 5.5 reb · 2.6 ast
F
Kyle Kuzma10.9 pts · 5.3 reb · 2.3 ast
Starters on 3 Nov vs Timberwolves
Timberwolves
G
Ayo Dosunmu16.5 pts · 4.2 reb · 2.6 ast
G
LaMelo Ball16.4 pts · 3.3 reb · 5.6 ast
F
Jonathan Kuminga11.5 pts · 4.7 reb · 2.4 ast
C
Rudy Gobert7.0 pts · 10.5 reb · 1.2 ast
F
Jaden McDaniels15.5 pts · 5.8 reb · 3.6 ast
Starters on 3 Nov vs Bucks
Key matchup
Each team's top scorer this season, per game
K. JonesBucks
Anthony EdwardsTimberwolves · G
Team stats this season
NBA 2026-2027, per game
Points per gameBucks: 108.4Timberwolves: 118.1
Points allowedBucks: 121.6Timberwolves: 107.0
Win %Bucks: .100Timberwolves: .727
Home / away recordBucks: 1–7Timberwolves: 7–4
Schedule & rest
Days off before tip-off, and the last five results
Bucks
1 day
Last game 2 days before
0–1 on the 2nd night of a back-to-back this season
Timberwolves
1 day
Last game 2 days before
0–2 on the 2nd night of a back-to-back this season
Trends
What the numbers say, without the odds
- Bucks have lost their last 6 gamesCurrent streak
- Timberwolves have won their last 4 gamesCurrent streak
- Ayo Dosunmu had 20+ points in 4 of the last 5 gamesPlayer form, from our box scores
- C. Ryan had 3+ threes in 5 of the last 5 gamesPlayer form, from our box scores
- Tyler Herro had 15+ points in 4 of the last 5 gamesPlayer form, from our box scores
- LaMelo Ball had 15+ points in 4 of the last 5 gamesPlayer form, from our box scores
Head to head
The last 4 meetings in the leagues we follow
0Bucks wins
4 games4Timberwolves wins
Top scorer: LaMelo Ball 34 pts
Top scorer: Ryan Rollins 16 pts
Milwaukee Bucks vs Minnesota Timberwolves, final, 106–139
Top scorer: Julius Randle 29 pts
Minnesota Timberwolves vs Milwaukee Bucks, final, 103–100
Top scorer: Anthony Edwards 24 pts
Form & schedule
Each team's last five results before this game, and the games either side of it.
Last 5
All times are Philippine Time (PHT, UTC+8).