The Minnesota Timberwolves (14-15, 7-7 Home), one of the league’s top scoring teams, host the Chicago Bulls (11-17, 4-10 Away) on Sunday. Chicago was blown out by the New York Knicks 114-91 at United Center on Friday, their third loss in a row.
With 17 points, Zach LaVine was the leading scorer in the losing effort. The Bulls are the 11th seed in the Eastern Conference. Minnesota won a close one on Friday at Paycom Center, beating the Oklahoma City Thunder 112-110.
Naz Reid had 28 points, nine rebounds, and three assists to lead the team. The Timberwolves are 11th in the Western Conference. It’s the first meeting of the season between the teams.
Chicago won both matchups between the teams last season, the last of which was a 124-120 triumph at Target Center on April 10. Patrick Williams led the Bulls with 35 points. Nathan Knight had 17 points in the losing effort.
The Bulls have been led this season by DeMar DeRozan, who is averaging 25.8 points per game, best in the NBA. DeRozan also has dished 4.6 assists per game, most in the NBA. Meanwhile, Nikola Vucevic is grabbing 10.5 rebounds.
Anthony Edwards and Karl-Anthony Towns have been the primary providers of the T’Wolves’ offense, averaging 22.4 and 20.8 points per game, respectively. Edwards leads the league in scoring, while Towns is first. Rudy Gobert is pulling down 12.2 rebounds per game, most in the NBA, and D’Angelo Russell is distributing 6.3 assists (1st).
The Timberwolves rank as one of the top scoring offenses in the NBA, fourth-best with 114.2 points per game. The Timberwolves have had success in the Bulls’ last 10 visits to Target Center, winning six. Chicago has lost four in a row on the road this season.
In the last 10 games, Chicago is 3-7 with an average margin of -3.2 (115.0-118.2). Minnesota has a 4-6 record over the last 10, allowing 120.4 points per game on average while scoring only 114.7 (-5.7 margin).
BULLS HOT/COLD
(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Rebounds per game:
DeMar DeRozan: 7.6 | 5.0 | +2.6
TIMBERWOLVES HOT/COLD
(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Points + Rebounds + Assists:
Kyle Anderson: 22.8 | 15.3 | +7.6
Jordan McLaughlin: 1.0 | 9.3 | -8.3
Points per game:
D’Angelo Russell: 25.7 | 16.6 | +9.0
Assists per game:
D’Angelo Russell: 4.3 | 6.3 | -2.0
SportsTips’ NBA Pick:
Minnesota Timberwolves (+100)
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