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On Thursday night at Target Center, the Minnesota Timberwolves will play the Washington Wizards. Washington enters the game with a record of 27-30 overall, and it serves as both teams’ penultimate game before the All-Star break. The Wizards have won three of their previous four games, but Minnesota will be their opponent, and the Timberwolves are 31-29 overall and 20-12 at home.
Last game, Kyle Kuzma made a victorious comeback from an ankle strain by scoring 33 points on 55 percent shooting with six three-pointers as the Wizards defeated the Blazers by 25 points on the road. For Washington, Kristaps Porzingis contributed 28 points and 12 rebounds.
Anfernee Simons departed the game in the third quarter with an ankle sprain for Portland, which was playing without Jerami Grant and Jusuf Nurkic. However, it was a victory for a Washington team that is doing all in its power to remain relevant in the race for the Eastern Conference playoffs. Washington is in ninth place in the EC rankings after winning three of its last four games.
Now looking at the Timberwolves, they managed to defeat the Mavs by three on the road on Monday even though Kyrie Irving had the highest fourth-quarter scoring performance of his career with 26 points. For Dallas, who acquired Irving at the trade deadline last week, Luka Doncic added 33 points.
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With 10 offensive rebounds, Minnesota outrebounded Dallas 39-33 and shot 57.8 percent from the field. The Timberwolves scored 16 points off Mavericks errors and 64 points in the paint. Rudy Gobert supplied 21 points and 14 rebounds, and Anthony Edwards scored 32 points overall on 12-of-22 shooting. Minnesota had a lead of up to 26 points, but Dallas came back strongly with 39 points in the fourth quarter.
Thankfully for them, Kuzma’s return to the lineup has improved the Wizards’ health, and they have already defeated Minnesota this year. With Towns out and Gobert uncertain to play, Minny was able to compete in the paint in that game, so it shouldn’t be too difficult to repeat that performance.
Washington Wizards vs Minnesota Timberwolves Game Information
- Date: 02/16/2023
- Time: 08:10 PM ET
- Location: Target Center, Minneapolis, MN
- How to Watch Wizards vs Timberwolves: Bally Sports Network
- Live Stream: NBA Game Pass
Wizards vs Timberwolves Betting Lines
Wizards are +130 according to our Vegas NBA Lines. This means that if you wager $100 you have the chance to win $130. On the other side, Timberwolves are -150 according to the Vegas NBA Lines. This means that if you wager $100 you have the chance to win $67.
The implied probability for these two teams attached to the betting lines have Wizards at a 43.48% chance of winning the game, meanwhile Timberwolves have 60.00% probability of finishing the game with the W.
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