The Minnesota Timberwolves defeated the Milwaukee Bucks, 113-108, at Fiserv Forum on Wednesday evening.

The Timberwolves (3-1) have been one of the biggest surprises of the Western Conference so far, but they recorded one of their best wins in recent memory after topping the reigning league champions, the Bucks (3-2), by a slim five-point margin. Minnesota jumped out to a massive 10-point lead following the first quarter (44-34), and they kept that lead at the halftime break despite allowing Milwaukee to win the second quarter by a meager two-point differential (24-22). Minnesota restored their lead and won the third quarter by a 28-21 score, so meaning they were up by 15 points with only 12 minutes left to go. Milwaukee turned things around and limited the Timberwolves to just 19 fourth-quarter points while winning by a 10-point margin, but that wasn't enough to complete the comeback. Minnesota ended winning by just five points and came away on top.

De'Angelo Russell was the best player for the Timberwolves in this game, as he ended with 29 points, six assists and five rebounds, while Karl-Anthony Towns and Anthony Edwards both chipped in with 25 points -- while Towns also added five assists and three blocks, Edwards also chipped in with seven boards and three dimes. Jarred Vanderbilt had a 10-point, 13-rebound double-double, and Jaden McDaniels chipped in with 11 boards.

Giannis Antetokounmpo did everything he could to avoid Milwaukee's loss and finished with 40 points, 16 rebounds and seven assists, but no other Milwaukee player reached the 20-point plateau. Khris Middleton had 16 points, five rebounds and five assists, while Grayson Allen chipped in with 13 points while going 3-for-8 from deep. Minnesota only shot 41.1 percent from the field and 27.5 percent from three-point range.