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A pair of Western Conference teams at opposite ends of the standings take the floor in Bluff City looking to put a game in the win column. The Minnesota Timberwolves are on the road as they travel to take on the Memphis Grizzlies Friday night. Minnesota comes in off a 102-94 home win over San Antonio in their previous contest Wednesday night, though they failed to cover the line as an 11.5-point favorite. Memphis downed Detroit 116-102 on the road in their previous contest Wednesday night, covering the line as a 1.5-point favorite. In the all-time regular season series between the teams, the Timberwolves own a 54-52 advantage, including a 119-97 road win in the first meeting this season on November 26.
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Minnesota ran their win streak to five games as they took down San Antonio at home in their previous contest. The Timberwolves improved to 16-4 on the season and held a three-game lead over the Thunder and Nuggets for the top spot in the Northwest Division. They owned the top spot in the Western Conference standings. Against San Antonio, Minnesota led by three after the opening quarter and trailed by seven at the half. The Timberwolves rallied to tie the game after three quarters and held a one-point lead with nine minutes to play before going on a 13-2 run that gave them a 91-79 edge with 4:58 remaining en route to the win. Minnesota shot 41.4% from the field, including 12 of 40 from three-point range, and won the rebounding battle 55-49. Mike Conley paced the Timberwolves with 18 points in the win.
For the year, Minnesota is 19th in the league in scoring offense with 112.3 points per ga me. The Timberwolves stand 7th in rebounding by pulling down 45.5 boards a contest while they are 24th in assists by handing out 25.1 dimes a contest. Minnesota has been above average on the defensive end of the floor as they are 1st in scoring defense by allowing 105.3 points per game. Anthony Edwards leads the team in scoring as he averages 25.7 points, 5.9 rebounds and 5.1 assists per contest. Karl-Anthony Towns (21.8 points, 9.1 rebounds), Mike Conley (10.8 points, 6.1 assists), Rudy Gobert (13.4 points, 12.1 rebounds) and Naz Reid (12.7 points, 4.3 rebounds) are decent secondary options on the offensive end of the floor. Jaden McDaniels (9.5 points), Nickeil Alexander-Walker, Kyle Anderson, Shake Milton, Troy Brown Jr. and Jordan McLaughlin are part of the rotation. The Timberwolves are 8th in the league in field goal percentage as they hit 48% from the floor as a team. Minnesota is 22nd by splashing 11.5 three-pointers a n ight while the team is 13th in three-point shooting by hitting 36.6% from beyond the arc.
McLaughlin (knee) is out for this contest after leaving the Boston game November 6 and is expected to be out until mid-December. Clark (Achilles) is expected to be out until mid-February after suffering an injury while still at UCLA. McDaniels (ankle) last played on November 20 and remains out until mid to late December.