Timberwolves On Back-To-Back

Minnesota is set to play Utah on Monday night as this is written before that game ends. Before the back-to-back, the Timberwolves beat the Jazz 119-100 also on the road on Saturday. In the win, Minnesota was led by Anthony Edwards who had 31 points and 10 rebounds, Naz Reid had 22 points and 12 rebounds, and Mike Conley Jr. had 25 points.

The Timberwolves are 46-21 and in third place in the West and have been led by their defense as Minnesota is allowing 106.6 PPG which ranks first while having a defensive rating of 108.7 which ranks first. The Timberwolves are averaging 113.3 PPG while having an offensive rating of 115.5 which ranks 18th.

Nuggets Lose To Mavericks

Denver is 47-21 and coming off a 107-105 loss to the Dallas Mavericks. In the loss to Dallas, the Nuggets rallied in the fourth but it came up short. In the loss, Denver was led by Jamal Murray who had 23 points, Michael Porter Jr. had 20 points, and Nikola Jokic had a double-double with 16 points and 11 rebounds.

The Nuggets are in second place in the West and have been led by their defense while Denver is allowing 110.2 PPG which ranks seventh while having a defensive rating of 113.7. Offensively, the Nuggets are averaging 114.7 PPG while shooting 49.6% from the field and 37% from three and an offensive rating of 118.4 which ranks seventh.