(26) | Karl-Anthony Towns (14) | Teague, Towns (6) | AT&T Center18,354 | 10–8 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 19 | December 1 | Memphis | | Karl-Anthony Towns (21) | Karl-Anthony Towns (12) | Andrew Wiggins (7) | Target Center12,276 | 10–9 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 20 | December 4 | @ Dallas | | Wiggins, Towns (26) | Karl-Anthony Towns (9) | Karl-Anthony Towns (7) | American Airlines Center19,671 | 10–10 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 21 | December 6 | @ Oklahoma City | | Jeff Teague (32) | Robert Covington (7) | Jeff Teague (9) | Chesapeake Energy Arena18,203 | 10–11 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 22 | December 8 | @ L. A. Lakers | | Wiggins, Towns (19) | Jordan Bell (6) | Karl-Anthony Towns (8) | Staples Center18,997 | 10–12 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 23 | December 9 | @ Phoenix | | Karl-Anthony Towns (33) | Karl-Anthony Towns (15) | Teague, Wiggins (4) | Talking Stick Resort Arena13,230 | 10–13 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 24 | December 11 | Utah | | Jeff Teague (32) | Karl-Anthony Towns (11) | Jeff Teague (6) | Target Center12,369 | 10–14 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 25 | December 13 | L. A. Clippers | | Karl-Anthony Towns (39) | Karl-Anthony Towns (12) | Jeff Teague (5) | Target Center17,585 | 10–15 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 26 | December 18 | New Orleans | | Andrew Wiggins (27) | Gorgui Dieng (8) | Jeff Teague (9) | Target Center12,490 | 10–16 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 27 | December 20 | @ Denver | | Andrew Wiggins (19) | Jordan Bell (8) | Andrew Wiggins (6) | Pepsi Center19,520 | 10–17 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 28 | December 21 | @ Portland | | Andrew Wiggins (33) | Gorgui Dieng (12) | Jeff Teague (8) | Moda Center19,393 | 10–18 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 29 | December 23 | @ Golden State | | Andrew Wiggins (22) | Dieng, Vonleh (8) | Teague, McLaughlin (4) | Chase Center18,064 | 10–19 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 30 | December 26 | @ Sacramento | | Gorgui Dieng (21) | Gorgui Dieng (15) | Shabazz Napier (9) | Golden 1 Center17,583 | 11–19 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 31 | December 28 | Cleveland | | Jeff Teague (18) | Noah Vonleh (9) | Jeff Teague (4) | Target Center15,411 | 11–20 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 32 | December 30 | Brooklyn | | Shabazz Napier (24) |