The Brooklyn Nets (43-35, 22-16 Home), one of the league’s top shooting teams, welcome the Minnesota Timberwolves (39-40, 18-21 Away) on Tuesday.
Minnesota was edged out by the Portland Trail Blazers 107-105 at Target Center on Sunday, their third loss in a row. Anthony Edwards was the key player in defeat with 37 points and six assists.
The Timberwolves are ninth in the Western Conference. Brooklyn won their third in a row in a close one on Sunday at Barclays Center, beating the Utah Jazz 111-110. Mikal Bridges had 30 points and seven rebounds, carrying the team.
The Nets are the sixth seed in the Eastern Conference. The teams are meeting for the final time this season. After winning the only previous season matchup against Minnesota 124-123 in overtime at Target Center on March 10, Brooklyn will be pursuing a season sweep. Bridges led the Nets with 34 points, while Spencer Dinwiddie was a key contributor with 29 points and 11 assists.
Edwards had 32 points in defeat. The T’Wolves have been led this season by Edwards, who is averaging 24.5 points per game. Meanwhile, Rudy Gobert is grabbing 11.7 rebounds per game, third-most in the NBA, and Kyle Anderson is dishing 4.8 assists.
Nic Claxton (12.6 ppg) has supplied much of the Nets’ offense. Claxton also has posted 9.2 rebounds per game. Royce O’Neale has recorded 3.7 assists per game.
The Timberwolves rank as one of the most accurate field goal shooting teams in the NBA, fourth-best at 49.0%. The teams have split their last 10 clashes at Barclays Center (5-5). Brooklyn is seeking a fourth successive home win this season.
In the last 10 games, Minnesota is 4-6 with an average margin of -3.2 (113.9-117.1). Brooklyn has also a 4-6 record over the last 10, scoring 112.1 points per game on average while holding opponents to 111.1 (+1.0 margin).
TIMBERWOLVES HOT/COLD
(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Points + Rebounds + Assists:
Naz Reid: 25.3 | 17.5 | +7.8
Rebounds per game:
Rudy Gobert: 15.0 | 11.7 | +3.3
Anthony Edwards: 3.6 | 5.7 | -2.1
Assists per game:
Mike Conley: 4.4 | 6.8 | -2.4
NETS HOT/COLD
(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Points + Rebounds + Assists:
Mikal Bridges: 43.0 | 28.0 | +15.0
Seth Curry: 6.7 | 12.6 | -5.9
Points per game:
Mikal Bridges: 34.0 | 20.2 | +13.8
Spencer Dinwiddie: 12.6 | 17.5 | -4.9
Rebounds per game:
Royce O’Neale: 3.8 | 5.0 | -1.3
Assists per game:
Spencer Dinwiddie: 9.8 | 6.3 | +3.5
SportsTips’ NBA Pick:
Brooklyn Nets (+110)
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