The Minnesota Timberwolves (35-29) aim to extend a three-game win streak when they host the Portland Trail Blazers (25-37) on March 5, 2022 at Target Center. The Timberwolves (-13.5) will match up against the Trail Blazers (+750 to win) starting at 8:00 PM ET Saturday. The point total in the matchup is 234.5.
Timberwolves Players to Watch
The scoring and rebounding leader for the Timberwolves is Karl-Anthony Towns, who puts up 24.6 points and 9.6 rebounds per game.
D'Angelo Russell leads Minnesota in assists, averaging 7.0 per game while also scoring 19.3 points per contest.
The Timberwolves get the most three-point shooting production out of Malik Beasley, who makes 3.0 threes per game.
Anthony Edwards is Minnesota's leader in steals, averaging 1.5 steals per game, while Towns leads them in blocks with 1.1 per contest.
Trail Blazers Players to Watch
Anfernee Simons collects 17.3 points and adds 3.9 assists per game, putting him at the top of the Trail Blazers' leaderboards in those statistics.
Jusuf Nurkic grabs 11.1 rebounds per game (he also scores 15.0 points per game and adds 2.8 assists per game) which puts him at the top of the Portland rebounding leaderboard.
Simons makes 3.1 three-pointers per game, the most on the Trail Blazers.
Nurkic's steals (1.1 steals per game) and blocks (0.6 blocks per game) lead Portland defensively.
How to Watch Timberwolves vs. Trail Blazers
Game Day: Monday, March 7, 2022
Game Time: 8:00 PM ET
TV: NBA League Pass
Arena: Target Center
Portland Trail Blazers (25-37, 11th in the Western Conference) vs. Minnesota Timberwolves (35-29, seventh in the Western Conference)
Minneapolis; Saturday, 8 p.m. EST
FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Timberwolves -13.5
BOTTOM LINE: Minnesota comes into a matchup with Portland as winners of three games in a row.
The Timberwolves are 8-4 against division opponents. Minnesota is third in the Western Conference with 14.4 fast break points per game led by Anthony Edwards averaging 3.6.
The Trail Blazers are 1-9 in division play. Portland is seventh in the Western Conference with 10.1 offensive rebounds per game led by Jusuf Nurkic averaging 3.0.
The teams meet for the third time this season. The Timberwolves won 109-107 in the last matchup on Jan. 26.
TOP PERFORMERS: Karl-Anthony Towns is scoring 24.4 points per game and averaging 9.5 rebounds for the Timberwolves. D’Angelo Russell is averaging 21.8 points and 2.8 rebounds over the last 10 games for Minnesota.
Anfernee Simons is averaging 17 points and 3.9 assists for the Trail Blazers. Nurkic is averaging 17.9 points over the last 10 games for Portland.
LAST 10 GAMES: Timberwolves: 6-4, averaging 120.2 points, 40.1 rebounds, 27.6 assists, 8.4 steals and 6.0 blocks per game while shooting 47.4% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 119.3 points per game.
Trail Blazers: 4-6, averaging 103.7 points, 44.2 rebounds, 23.2 assists, 8.1 steals and 4.0 blocks per game while shooting 42.9% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 115.6 points.
INJURIES: Timberwolves: McKinley Wright IV: out (arm), Jarred Vanderbilt: day to day (quad), Anthony Edwards: out (knee).
