Once Upon A Time In Las Vegas – Divisional Round
This Monday, the (24-24) Minnesota Timberwolves will travel to Houston, TX to take on the (10-36) Houston Rockets. Tipoff will be at 8:00 PM EST inside the Toyota Center (Houston). This will be the fourth and final time that these two teams match up this season, as they actually played on Saturday night. The Timberwolves won 113-104.
The Minnesota Timberwolves are coming into this one after defeating this same Rockets team, as they were great on the defensive end of the floor. They will have to continue applying pressure if they want to show up on the road.
The Houston Rockets fell to the Timberwolves the last time they were on the floor, as they struggled on the offensive end of the court. They only shot 57.6% at the charity stripe, as they will have to take advantage of all of their scoring opportunities if they want to take care of business at home.
This game was writte n/published before last night's results.
The Minnesota Timberwolves are currently in seventh place in the Western Conference standings, as they are 10 games back from the Denver Nuggets. On offense, they are scoring 115.3 points per game and they have shot 49.3% from the field. This is the 11th most points scored per contest and the fourth-highest team shooting percentage. According to dunksandthrees.com, the Timberwolves have an adjusted offensive rating go 113.4, which is the 17th-highest rating in the NBA. Anthony Edwards has continued to lead the way on the offensive end of the court, as he is scoring 24.1 points per game on 45.8% shooting from the field. Minnesota has also shown that they have been more successful when they are consistently attacking the basket. They are only shooting 35.3% from behind the arc, which is the 19th-highest three-point shooting percentage in the league. The Minnesota Timberwolves have also struggled at the charity stripe, as they are only knockin g down 78/1% of their shots at the line. This is the 17th-highest team free-throw shooting percentage in the NBA. They can't miss out on these free points and still expect to win these games.
On the defensive end of the court, the Timberwolves are allowing 115.6 points per contest and their opponents have sho 46.7% from the floor. This is the 19th least amount of points surrendered per game and the ninth-lowest shooting percentage allowed. According to dunksandthrees.com, Minnesota has an adjusted defensive rating go 114.4, which is the 21st-lowest rating in the NBA. They have continued to contest shots near the rim, but their perimeter defense has hurt them at times. The Minnesota Timberwolves have allowed their opponents to shoot 37.4% from behind the arc, which is the 28th-lowest three-point shooting percentage allowed. They have also grabbed 41 rebounds per game, which is the 27th most.
Injury Report: Taurean Prince SF (Ankle), B rian Forbes SG (Illness), and Rudy Gobert C (Groin) are questionable. Jordan McLaughlin PG (Calf) and Karl-Anthony Towns C (Calf) are out.
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