Minnesota scored 28 points in the first six minutes of Friday’s playoff rematch in Los Angeles to build an 11-point advantage.

History was set to repeat from April.

Until it wasn’t. Minnesota was out-scored 111-82 over the final 42 minutes in a 128-110 loss to the Lakers to drop to 1-1 on the young season.

Here are the Timberwolves Talkers from Friday’s game:

The Timberwolves spoke throughout training camp about ascend back to a truly elite defensive level this season.

Has the opposite occurred? Wolves radio voice Alan Horton posted on X.com that Minnesota’s defensive rating Friday — the Wolves allowed 139.6 points per 100 possessions — was their second-worst defensive performance of the last 16 years.

The lackluster showing came off the heels of a season opener in Portland in which

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