The Minnesota Timberwolves may have secured a victory – the team’s fourth consecutive – against the New Orleans Pelicans on Dec. 4, but center Naz Reid doesn’t appear satisfied with his team’s play.

Reid said during a postgame interview that the Timberwolves can fall victim to adjusting how they play based on the matchup they are facing. 

“I’ll take the wins,” Reid said. “My personal opinion, we’re not the best version of ourself right now. And that’s okay. I mean, again, we still got the win, we still got the last four wins…I think sometimes we kind of, and no disrespect to the Pelicans, I think sometimes we can’t play down to our competition. I think that’s what kind of hurts us sometimes.”

The Pelicans hold just a 3-20 record on the season, while the Timberwolves are 14-8. This was Minnesota’s second win over New Orleans in three days. 

Reid went on to say that Minnesota’s game plan should allow for some of the younger Timberwolves to see the court, but ultimately, he was pleased with the win. 

“And waking up and going out there and [handling] business and being able to kind of let some of the younger guys get a chance to play, I think that’s the approach we should have,” Reid added. “But, like I said, we came out and we finished the game how we supposed to finish the game, and that’s what matters most. And I think moving forward, we all know…can take accountability on what’s supposed to happen moving forward.”

The Timberwolves currently hold the sixth spot in the Western Conference, sitting behind only the Oklahoma City Thunder, Houston Rockets, Los Angeles Lakers, Denver Nuggets, and San Antonio Spurs. 

This four-game winning streak the team is currently on is nothing new for Minnesota, as it went on a streak with the same amount of wins early in the season from Nov. 7 to Nov. 14. 

Given who their next opponent is – the 6-17 Los Angeles Clippers, who just released Chris Paul and are dealing with a plethora of injuries just over a month into the new season – the Timberwolves should be in a prime position to win their fifth consecutive game come tomorrow when the Western Conference opponents face off at 8 p.m. at the Target Center in Minneapolis. 

This will be the first meeting between the two teams this season. Then, they will play each other three more times in 2026 on Feb. 8, Feb. 26 and March 11.