The Minnesota Timberwolves (5-6, 4-4 Home), one of the league’s top shooting defenses, host the Phoenix Suns (7-3, 1-2 Away) on Wednesday. Phoenix was beaten by the Philadelphia 76ers 100-88 at Wells Fargo Center on Monday.
Devin Booker was the standout player in the losing effort with 28 points and seven rebounds. The Suns are the third seed in the Western Conference, one game behind the Utah Jazz. Minnesota lost on Monday at Target Center, falling to the New York Knicks 120-107.
Karl-Anthony Towns had 25 points, 13 rebounds, and seven assists in the loss, leading the team. The Timberwolves are the 10th seed in the Western Conference. It’s the last meeting of the season between the teams. Phoenix will be seeking a season sweep against Minnesota after winning the only earlier matchup 116-107 at Footprint Center on November 1, their fifth straight head-to-head victory.
Cameron Johnson led the Suns with 29 points. Towns had 24 points, 10 rebounds, and seven assists in defeat. Booker is averaging 27.1 points per game to lead the Suns in scoring this season. Meanwhile, Chris Paul is dishing 9.4 assists per game, fourth-most in the league, and Deandre Ayton is grabbing 7.8 rebounds per game.
Towns and Anthony Edwards have supplied much of the T’Wolves’ offense, averaging 22.3 and 22.2 points per game, respectively. Towns leads the NBA in scoring, while Edwards is first. Towns also has distributed 5.6 assists per game, most in the NBA. Rudy Gobert has collected 13.9 rebounds per game.
The Suns are holding the opposition to one of the NBA’s lowest FG%, ranking third at 43.8%.The teams have split their last 10 matchups at Target Center (5-5). Phoenix is 7-3 in the last 10 games with an average margin of +8.9 (112.4-103.5).
Minnesota has a 4-6 record over the last 10, allowing 115.2 points per game on average while scoring only 113.6 (-1.6 margin).
TIMBERWOLVES HOT/COLD
(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Points + Rebounds + Assists:
Jaylen Nowell: 11.6 | 17.2 | -5.6
Points per game:
Rudy Gobert: 7.7 | 12.6 | -4.9
SportsTips’ NBA Pick:
Minnesota Timberwolves (+115)
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