The Minnesota Timberwolves (4-4, 3-2 Home) host the Milwaukee Bucks (7-0, 1-0 Away) Friday in a game that could see a lot of points.Milwaukee blew out the Detroit Pistons 116-91 at Fiserv Forum on Wednesday, their seventh straight win. Giannis Antetokounmpo had a standout performance with 32 points, 12 rebounds, and five steals.
The Bucks are first in the Eastern Conference, 0.5 games ahead of the Cleveland Cavaliers. Minnesota dropped their last game on Tuesday at Footprint Center, falling to the Phoenix Suns 116-107. Karl-Anthony Towns had 24 points, 10 rebounds, and seven assists in the losing effort, leading the team. The Timberwolves are ninth in the Western Conference.
It’s the first meeting of the season between the teams. Minnesota won both games between the teams last season, the last of which was a 138-119 triumph at Target Center on March 19. Towns led the Timberwolves with 25 points, 11 rebounds, and five assists. Brook Lopez had 15 points in defeat.
The Bucks have been led this season by Antetokounmpo, who is averaging 33.6 points per game, second-highest in the NBA. Antetokounmpo also has grabbed 12.7 rebounds per game, second-most in the NBA. Meanwhile, Jrue Holiday is dishing 7.6 assists.
Anthony Edwards and Towns have powered the T’Wolves’ offense, averaging 23.1 and 21.6 points per game, respectively. Rudy Gobert is posting 14.0 rebounds per game, most in the league, and D’Angelo Russell is doling out 5.8 assists.
The Bucks and the Timberwolves are two of the top scoring teams in the NBA, ranking tied for second with 113.3 points per game on average. The teams have split their last 10 matchups at Target Center (5-5).
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