Wolves' last preseason game rescheduled to make way for WNBA Finals

Game now scheduled for Oct. 17

Oct 8, 2024; Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA; Minnesota Lynx guard Courtney Williams (10) and forward Napheesa Collier (24) celebrate their teams win after game five of the 2024 WNBA playoffs against the Connecticut Sun at Target Center. Mandatory Credit: Matt Krohn-Imagn Images / Matt Krohn-Imagn Images

Minnesota's Oct. 18 preseason game against the Denver Nuggets is being rescheduled to make way at the Target Center in Minneapolis for a potential Game 4 between the Lynx and New York Liberty in the WNBA Finals, according to a report from The Next's Howard Megdal.

NEWS: League source tells @thenexthoops that the scheduled Friday, October 18 preseason game for the Minnesota Timberwolves is being rescheduled to accommodate Game 4 of the WNBA Finals for the Minnesota Lynx. #WNBA

— Howard Megdal (@howardmegdal) October 9, 2024

The Lynx clobbered Connecticut 88-77 to win Game 5 of the WNBA semifinals in front of more than 8,000 fans at Target Center to advance to the WNBA Finals on Tuesday night. They'll now square off in a best-of-five championship series against the Liberty, with Games 1 and 2 at New York followed by 3 and 4 in Minneapolis. If Game 5 is needed, it will be played at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn.

The Oct. 18 preseason game is the last for both the Timberwolves and Nuggets. It's unclear when the game will be played, but both teams have openings on Thursday, Oct. 17, as well as Saturday, Oct. 19. Minnesota plays the Bulls on Wednesday, Oct. 16, and pushing the preseason contest to Sunday, Oct. 20, would give the Timberwolves only 48 hours before they open the regular season on Tuesday, Oct. 22 against the Lakers in Los Angeles.

Denver doesn't open the regular season until Thursday, Oct. 24.

Game 1 of the WNBA Finals is 7 p.m. CT and will be televised on ESPN.

UPDATE: The Wolves have announced that the game has been rescheduled for Friday, Oct. 17 at 7 p.m. CT. The game will be televised locally on Bally Sports North and heard on the Timberwolves app and iHeart Radio app.