Minnesota Timberwolves (37-37) vs. Golden State Warriors (39-36)
The 2022-23 NBA season continues on Sunday, March 27, 2023, when the Minnesota Timberwolves take on the Golden State Warriors in this Western Conference clash at the Chase Center in San Francisco, California. No line or total was available at the time this preview was written.
This is the fourth meeting between these teams this season. Golden State has won two of the three meetings, including a 109-104 victory at home on February 26. The Warriors were 2.0-point favorites in that contest with the total set at 236.5.
The Minnesota Timberwolves (37-37, 35-39-0 ATS) made a one-game stop at home before heading to the road for three contests. That turned out to be a 125-124 victory over Atlanta, the second straight victory for the team. Minnesota now heads to the road where they have lost three of their last four games and are 16-20 overall. Minnesota is in seventh in the Western Conference standings, 1.5 games behind Golden State.
“Shoutout to Finch having that confidence in me after 51 games and all of the things I had to deal with,” said Karl-Anthony Towns said, who scored 22 points. “I just knew in my bones I wasn’t going to miss.”
we'll call this one…
THE RETURN ?? pic.twitter.com/ZcxawrexNc
— Minnesota Timberwolves (@Timberwolves) March 23, 2023
Minnesota took a five-point lead into the half only to see Atlanta battle back to take the lead in the third quarter. However, the Timberwolves rallied down the stretch, pulling off the one-point victory. The Timberwolves shot 48.9% from the field and hit 24 of 29 free throws. Naz Reid came off the bench to score 26 points and added eight rebounds to lead the team.
Minnesota is a solid offensive team, 11th in the NBA in points per game (116.1), and is third in field-goal percentage. They have been even better on the road, hitting 49.8% of their shots, and have hit 49.1% of their shots over the last five games. The team is averaging 121.0 points over their last five games but is allowing 124.6 per contest.
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