Warriors star Draymond Green explained why he doesn't believe the Knicks, Rockets and Timberwolves are true NBA title contenders.

Defense and point guard play are two major issues for the Wolves, who lost to a Lakers team missing LeBron James and Luka Dončić.

During his impressive night, Los Angeles Lakers player Jake LaRavia got trolled by Anthony Edwards from the Timberwolves bench.

We have our standard, we have our defense. We know where we’re supposed to be. It’s not supposed to be rocket science in any sort of way.”

Video of Minnesota Timberwolves fans and Anthony Edwards hilariously asking who Los Angeles Lakers forward Jake LaRavia is.

At times, they have. Like opening night in Portland, when they held the Trail Blazers to 19 points in the fourth quarter of a win. They finally buckled down on defense in the fourth quarter Wednesday against the shorthanded Lakers and came all the way back from a 20-point deficit before Austin Reaves hit the game winner at the buzzer.

Jake LaRavia scored 27 points on near-perfect shooting Wednesday, leaving Timberwolves fans (and Anthony Edwards) asking 'Who is No. 12?' about the Lakers forward.

Minnesota's defense figured to be its strength this season. But so far, the Wolves rank near the bottom of the league on that end.

Jamal Murray scored 23 of his 43 points in the third quarter and Nikola Jokic had a triple-double as the Denver Nuggets beat the short-handed Minnesota Timberwolves 127-114.