The Minnesota Timberwolves (30-28, 10-16 Away), one of the league’s top shooting teams, head to face the Memphis Grizzlies (33-21, 22-5 Home) on Friday. Minnesota blew out the Utah Jazz 143-118 at Vivint Arena on Wednesday. With 31 points, Anthony Edwards was the scoring leader.
Jaylen Nowell chipped in with 30 points and six assists. The Timberwolves are the eighth seed in the Western Conference. Memphis were victorious on Tuesday at FedExForum, beating the Chicago Bulls 104-89. Ja Morant had 34 points, seven assists, and six rebounds to lead the team. The Grizzlies are second in the Western Conference.
The teams are meeting for the last time this season. Memphis will be looking to even the season series after winning only one of the three prior games. Minnesota won the most recent showdown 111-100 at Target Center on January 27.
Edwards led the Timberwolves with 25 points, while Kyle Anderson was a key contributor with 23 points and six assists. Morant had a triple double with 27 points, 11 assists, and 10 rebounds in defeat. Edwards is averaging 24.7 points per game to lead the T’Wolves in scoring this season.
Meanwhile, Rudy Gobert is grabbing 11.4 rebounds per game, fourth-most in the league, and D’Angelo Russell is dishing 6.2 assists. Morant’s 27.4 points per game have powered the Grizzlies on offense. He ranks as the 10th-highest scorer in the league. Morant also has recorded 8.3 assists per game, fourth-most in the NBA.
Steven Adams has collected 11.5 rebounds per game. The Timberwolves are shooting 49.3% from the field, ranking as one of the NBA’s most accurate field goal shooting teams (4th). The Timberwolves are only 2-8 in their last 10 games at FedExForum.
Minnesota is 6-4 in the last 10 games with an average margin of +3.4 (118.6-115.2). Memphis has gone 2-8 over the last 10, allowing 114.5 points per game on average while scoring only 109.5 (-5.0 margin). The Grizzlies are averaging 116.0 ppg for the full season while allowing 112.2.
TIMBERWOLVES HOT/COLD
(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Points + Rebounds + Assists:
Rudy Gobert: 17.7 | 25.5 | -7.8
Rebounds per game:
Rudy Gobert: 6.7 | 11.4 | -4.8
GRIZZLIES HOT/COLD
(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Points + Rebounds + Assists:
Dillon Brooks: 10.8 | 21.1 | -10.3
Points per game:
Jaren Jackson Jr.: 22.0 | 16.8 | +5.2
Dillon Brooks: 7.0 | 15.1 | -8.1
Rebounds per game:
Ja Morant: 8.3 | 5.8 | +2.4
Assists per game:
Ja Morant: 10.5 | 8.3 | +2.2
SportsTips’ NBA Pick:
Memphis Grizzlies -7.5 (-105)
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