Gorgui Dieng (20) | Shabazz Napier (8) | Target Center15,824 | 12–20 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 33 | January 1 | @ Milwaukee | | Shabazz Napier (22) | Robert Covington (11) | Jarrett Culver (5) | Fiserv Forum17,819 | 12–21 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 34 | January 2 | Golden State | | Napier, Covington (20) | Robert Covington (10) | Shabazz Napier (7) | Target Center15,477 | 13–21 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 35 | January 5 | @ Cleveland | | Gorgui Dieng (22) | Gorgui Dieng (13) | Shabazz Napier (7) | Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse16,159 | 14–21 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 36 | January 7 | @ Memphis | | Jarrett Culver (24) | Covington, Vonleh (6) | Jeff Teague (6) | FedExForum14,117 | 14–22 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 37 | January 9 | Portland | | Andrew Wiggins (23) | Gorgui Dieng (10) | Andrew Wiggins (8) | Target Center13,720 | 15–22 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 38 | January 11 | @ Houston | | Josh Okogie (16) | Jarrett Culver (8) | Okogie, Culver (5) | Toyota Center18,055 | 15–23 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 39 | January 13 | Oklahoma City | | Naz Reid (20) | Okogie, Culver, Napier (5) | Jeff Teague (5) | Target Center11,044 | 15–24 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 40 | January 15 | Indiana | | Jarrett Culver (17) | Gorgui Dieng (11) | Shabazz Napier (9) | Target Center12,648 | 15–25 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 41 | January 17 | @ Indiana | | Karl-Anthony Towns (27) | Robert Covington (10) | Shabazz Napier (9) | Bankers Life Fieldhouse16,248 | 15–26 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 42 | January 18 | Toronto | | Jarrett Culver (26) | Andrew Wiggins (10) | Andrew Wiggins (11) | Target Center16,520 | 15–27 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 43 | January 20 | Denver | | Karl-Anthony Towns (28) | Towns, Okogie (8) | Shabazz Napier (8) | Target Center12,172 | 15–28 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 44 | January 22 | @ Chicago | | Karl-Anthony Towns (40) | Covington, Dieng, Napier (7) | Andrew Wiggins (9) | United Center18,875 | 15–29 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 45 | January 24 | Houston | | Karl-Anthony Towns (30) | Karl-Anthony Towns (12) | Keita Bates-Diop (6) | Target Center16,101 | 15–30 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 46 | January 25 | Oklahoma City | | Karl-Anthony Towns (37) | Shabazz Napier (10) | Shabazz Napier (13) | Target Center16,236