This Tuesday, the (29-27) Minnesota Timberwolves will travel to Denver, CO to take on the (37-17) Denver Nuggets. Tipoff will be at 9:00 PM EST inside Ball Arena. This will be the fourth and final meeting between these two teams this regular season, as the Timberwolves defeated the Nuggets this past Sunday night, 128-98.
The Timberwolves are entering this game after dominating the Nuggets at home. They will have to stay solid on the defensive end of the court if they want to challenge the Nuggets in this one.
The Denver Nuggets are coming into this one after falling to the Timberwolves, but they sat four of their five starters in that game. They will need the full team to play if they want to take care of business at home.
This game was written/published before last night's results.
The Minnesota Timberwolves are currently in seventh place in the Western Conference standings, as they are nine games back from the first-place Nuggets. On offense, they are scoring 115.5 points per game and they have shot 49.1% from the floor. This is the 11th most points scored per contest and the fourth-highest team shooting percentage. According to dunksandthrees.com, the Timberwolves have the 22nd-highest adjusted offensive rating in the NBA. Anthony Edwards continues to lead the way on the offensive end of the court, as he is scoring 24.7 points per game on 46.1% shooting from the field. Minnesota has also shown that they are more successful when they are attacking the basket. They have only shot 35.4% from behind the arc, which is the 19th-highest three-point shooting percentage in the league. Unfortunately, they have also struggled at the charity stripe. They have only shot 76.9% at the line, which is the 23rd-highest free-throw sho oting percentage.
On the defensive end of the court, the Mavs are allowing 114.9 points per game and their opponents have shot 46.6% from the field. This is the 19th least amount of points surrendered per game and the ninth-lowest shooting percentage allowed. According to dunksandthrees.com, the Timberwolves have the 12th-lowest adjusted defensive rating in the NBA. They have shown that they will consistently contest shots near the paint, but their perimeter defense has hurt them at times. They've allowed their opponents to shoot 36.6% from behind the arc, which is the 24th-highest three-point shooting percentage allowed in the league. Minnesota has also snatched 41.3 rebounds per game, which is the 27th most.
Injury Report: Kyle Anderson SF (Back) is questionable. Austin Rivers PG (Suspension) is eligible to return. Karl-Anthony Towns C (Calf) is out.
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