A pair of teams from the Western Conference take the floor in the Valley of the Sun looking to pick up a victory. The Minnesota Timberwolves are on the road as they make the trip west to face the Phoenix Suns Tuesday night. Minnesota comes in off a 107-98 road loss to the Spurs Sunday, losing outright as a six-point favorite, in their previous contest. Phoenix rolled to a 124-109 home victory over Houston Sunday night, covering the line as a 13-point favorite, in their most recent game. In the all-time regular season series between the teams, the Suns own a 77-43 advantage and have won the last four meetings. That includes a 125-116 road victory in the most recent meeting back on March 23, 2022.
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Minnesota had their struggles on the road as they fell outright as a favorite to the Spurs Sunday night. The Timberwolves entered Monday 4-3 and tied for third in the Northwest Division, 1.5 games behind the Trail Blazers for the top spot. Against San Antonio, Minnesota trailed by three after the opening quarter, by 10 at the half and by 15 after three quarters. The Timberwolves opened the fourth quarter with a 14-2 run to climb within 87-84 with 8:54 to play but drew no closer. Minnesota shot 40.4% from the field, including a miserable four of 29 showing from three-point range, and lost the rebounding battle 52-45. Karl-Anthony Towns led the Timberwolves with 26 points and 11 rebounds in the loss.
For the year, Minnesota is 15th in the league in scoring offense with 115.1 points per game. The Timberwolves stand 3rd in rebounding by pulling down 49 boards a contest while they a re 10th in assists by handing out 25.4 dimes a contest. Minnesota has been average on the defensive end of the floor as they are 15th in scoring defense by allowing 113.1 points per game. Anthony Edwards leads the team in scoring as he averages 23 points, 6.1 rebounds and 4.4 assists per contest. Karl-Anthony Towns (21.3 points, eight rebounds, 5.3 assists), D’Angelo Russell (15.3 points, six assists), Rudy Gobert (14.1 points, 14.7 rebounds), Jaylen Nowell (12.7 points) and Jaden McDaniels (11 points) are decent secondary options on the offensive end of the floor. Taurean Prince, Naz Reid, Bryn Forbes, Kyle Anderson, Austin Rivers and Jordan McLaughlin are part of the rotation. The Timberwolves are 16th in the league in field goal percentage as they hit 46.7% from the floor as a team. Minnesota is 22nd by splashing 10.9 three-pointers a night while the team is 26th in three-point shooting by hitting 31.8% from beyond the arc.
McLaughlin (heel) missed his second straight game Sunday. He is considered day-to-day so watch for any updates on his status heading into tip-off.
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