The Denver Nuggets (24-12, 10-9 Away), one of the league’s top scoring teams, are on the road to face the Minnesota Timberwolves (16-21, 9-9 Home) on Monday. Denver is playing the second of a back-to-back after defeating the Boston Celtics 123-111 at Ball Arena yesterday.
With 30 points, 12 rebounds, and 12 assists, Nikola Jokic was a top performer. The Nuggets are second in the Western Conference, zero games behind the Denver Nuggets.
Minnesota lost their sixth in a row on Saturday at Target Center, falling to the Detroit Pistons 116-104. Anthony Edwards had 30 points and seven rebounds in defeat to lead the team. The Timberwolves are 11th in the Western Conference.It’s the first meeting of the season between the teams.
Minnesota won three out of four games between the teams last season, including a 136-130 triumph in their last meeting at Ball Arena in April 2022, their third straight head-to-head victory. Karl-Anthony Towns led the Timberwolves with 32 points and nine rebounds. Jokic had 38 points, 19 rebounds, and eight assists in defeat.
The Nuggets have been led this season by Jokic, who is averaging 25.7 points per game. Jokic also is contributing 10.9 rebounds and 9.5 assists per game, placing him seventh and third in the NBA, respectively.Edwards (23.9 ppg) has been the primary provider for the T’Wolves on offense.
Rudy Gobert is pulling down 11.9 rebounds per game, third-most in the NBA, and D’Angelo Russell is recording 6.5 assists. The Nuggets are averaging 116.6 points per game, ranking as one of the most explosive offenses in the NBA (5th).
The Nuggets have had the advantage in the last 10 visits to Target Center, winning seven. Meanwhile, the Nuggets are 2-1 this season when playing the second of a back-to-back and 2-0 with a rest disadvantage.
The Timberwolves are 3-0 with a rest advantage.Denver is 8-2 in the last 10 games with an average margin of +5.2 (120.7-115.5). Minnesota has gone 3-7 over the last 10, allowing 113.7 points per game on average while scoring only 112.0 (-1.7 margin).
NUGGETS HOT/COLD
(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Points + Rebounds + Assists:
DeAndre Jordan: 7.3 | 10.7 | -3.4
TIMBERWOLVES HOT/COLD
(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Points + Rebounds + Assists:
Naz Reid: 22.8 | 16.4 | +6.4
Points per game:
Rudy Gobert: 9.3 | 13.6 | -4.4
Rebounds per game:
Naz Reid: 7.6 | 4.8 | +2.8
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