Oklahoma City Thunder (45-10, first in the Western Conference) vs. Minnesota Timberwolves (31-26, seventh in the Western Conference)
Minneapolis; Sunday, 9:30 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Minnesota faces Oklahoma City in a matchup of Western Conference teams.
The Timberwolves are 6-3 against Northwest Division opponents. Minnesota is 8-9 in one-possession games.
The Thunder are 26-9 in conference matchups. Oklahoma City is 37-9 when it wins the turnover battle and averages 11.2 turnovers per game.
The Timberwolves average 14.8 made 3-pointers per game this season, 2.2 more made shots on average than the 12.6 per game the Thunder allow. The Thunder average 14.0 made 3-pointers per game this season, 1.5 more made shots on average than the 12.5 per game the Timberwolves give up.
TOP PERFORMERS: Anthony Edwards is scoring 27.6 points per game with 5.8 rebounds and 4.5 assists for the Timberwolves. Naz Reid is averaging 19.1 points and 8.2 rebounds while shooting 49.3% over the last 10 games.
Jalen Williams is averaging 20.9 points, 5.5 rebounds, 5.1 assists and 1.7 steals for the Thunder. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is averaging 33.0 points over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Timberwolves: 5-5, averaging 116.2 points, 46.0 rebounds, 26.2 assists, 6.8 steals and 5.6 blocks per game while shooting 45.1% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 110.7 points per game.
Thunder: 8-2, averaging 124.7 points, 50.6 rebounds, 27.9 assists, 9.1 steals and 5.8 blocks per game while shooting 48.0% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 107.7 points.
INJURIES: Timberwolves: Rudy Gobert: day to day (back), Donte DiVincenzo: out (toe), Julius Randle: out (groin).
Thunder: Nikola Topic: out for season (acl), Ajay Mitchell: out (toe).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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