The Portland Trail Blazers (19-17, 10-11 Away) will try to slow down one of the league’s top shooting teams when they head to face the Minnesota Timberwolves (17-21, 10-9 Home) on Wednesday. Portland dominated the Detroit Pistons 135-106 at Moda Center at the Rose Quarter on Monday. Jerami Grant led the way with 36 points. The Trail Blazers are eighth in the Western Conference.
Minnesota won on Monday at Target Center, beating the Denver Nuggets 124-111. Anthony Edwards tallied 29 points to lead the team in scoring. With 19 points and eight assists, Kyle Anderson also impressed. The Timberwolves are the 11th seed in the Western Conference.
It’s the last meeting of the season between the teams. After taking both of the previous season meetings against Minnesota, the last of which was a 133-112 victory at Moda Center at the Rose Quarter in December 2022, Portland will be pursuing a season sweep. Damian Lillard led the Trail Blazers with 38 points.
D’Angelo Russell had 23 points and eight assists in defeat. The Blazers have been led this season by Anfernee Simons and Grant, who are averaging 22.6 and 22.4 points per game, respectively. Meanwhile, Jusuf Nurkic is grabbing 9.6 rebounds per game, and Josh Hart is dishing 4.1 assists.
Edwards has powered the T’Wolves’ offense, averaging 24.0 points per game. Rudy Gobert is collecting 11.7 rebounds per game, fourth-most in the NBA, and Russell is tallying 6.5 assists. The Timberwolves are shooting 48.9% from the field, ranking as one of the most accurate field goal shooting teams in the league (3rd).
The Trail Blazers have not found much success at Target Center in recent seasons, losing eight of the last 10 games. Portland has dropped four straight away from home this season.
In the last 10 games, Portland is 5-5 with an average margin of +4.5 (117.5-113.0). Minnesota has a 4-6 record over the last 10, scoring 115.6 points per game on average while holding opponents to 114.9 (+0.7 margin).
TRAIL BLAZERS HOT/COLD
(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Points + Rebounds + Assists:
Justise Winslow: 7.0 | 15.1 | -8.1
Rebounds per game:
Justise Winslow: 2.0 | 5.0 | -3.0
TIMBERWOLVES HOT/COLD
(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Points + Rebounds + Assists:
Naz Reid: 23.3 | 16.4 | +6.9
Rudy Gobert: 18.0 | 26.0 | -8.0
Points per game:
Rudy Gobert: 9.3 | 13.4 | -4.2
Rebounds per game:
Naz Reid: 8.3 | 4.8 | +3.4
Rudy Gobert: 7.5 | 11.7 | -4.2
SportsTips’ NBA Pick:
Minnesota Timberwolves (+100)
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