Sacramento Kings vs Minnesota Timberwolves 11/17/2021 NBA Picks, Best Bets, Tips and Prediction

Game: Sacramento Kings vs Minnesota Timberwolves

Date: Wednesday, November 17, 2021

Location: Target Center in Minneapolis, MN

TV: NBC Sports California

The Minnesota Timberwolves (4-9) will try to defeat the Sacramento Kings (6-8) at Target Center on Wednesday.

The Kings faced the Pistons and went home with a win by a final score of 129-107 in their last game. In the matter of personal fouls, the Kings ended up finishing with 17 while the Pistons accounted for 17 personal fouls. They knocked down 13 of their 47 tries from three-point range. Detroit finished the contest at 94.1% at the charity stripe by knocking down 16 of 17 tries. Furthermore, Detroit collected 31 rebounds (16 offensive, 15 defensive) and added 5 blocked shots. Detroit recorded 47 assists and had 23 steals in this game. With regard to defense, Sacramento allowed the other team to go 40.6% from the floor on 39 out of 96 shooting. They also dished out 32 assists for this contest while forcing the other team into 2 turnovers and having 11 steals. When talking about rebounding, they earned 47 with 11 of them being on the offensive end. From the charity stripe, the Kings converted 9 of their 11 attempts for a percentage of 81.8%. Sacramento ended the contest having earned a 53.1% field goal percentage (52 of 98) and made 16 of 33 shots from beyond the perimeter.

De'Aaron Fox is a player who was important for the contest. He accumulated 19 points on 8 of 19 shooting. He was on the court for 33 mins and grabbed 6 boards. Fox finished 42.1% from the floor and also dished out 9 dimes.

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Sacramento heads into this game with a record of 6-8 for the season. They turn it over 14.2 times per contest and as a group they are committing 19.7 personal fouls per game. As a team, Sacramento is pulling down 45.2 rebounds per game and has 327 dimes this season, which has them ranked 15th in the league in terms of passing the rock. The Kings are connecting on 35.2% on shots from distance (175 of 497) and 79.4% from the free throw line. They average 111.6 pts per contest (3rd in basketball) while going 46.1% from the floor.

On the defensive end, the Kings have forced 13.3 turnovers per game while drawing 18.4 personal fouls. They rank 14th in the league in giving up assists to the opposition with 312 surrendered for the campaign. The Kings defense is allowing a FG percentage of 44.8% (583 of 1,300) and they concede 46.7 rebounds per contest as a squad. They are relinquishing 33.6% on 3-point shots while they are 25th in basketball in points per game allowed (110.7).

The last time they took the court, the Timberwolves took a loss by a score of 99-96 when they faced the Suns. With respect to how they cleaned up the glass, Minnesota permitted Phoenix to grab 38 in total (14 offensive). They finished 22.6% from distance by shooting 7 out of 31 and ended up shooting 28 of 36 at the charity stripe (77.8%). The Timberwolves allowed the Suns to knock down 32 of their 85 attempts from the field which had them sitting at 37.6% in this game. When the game finished, the Timberwolves ended up going 31 out of 85 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 36.5%. Concerning shooting from distance, Minnesota converted 13 of their 44 attempts (29.5%). They were able to bury 21 of them for a clip of 77.8%. The Suns had 15 personal fouls for this game which took the Timberwolves to the free throw line for 27 attempts. They also gave up possession of the ball 18 times, while earning 8 steals for this game. The Timberwolves corralled 41 defensive rebounds and 13 offensive rebounds for a total of 54 for this contest.

Karl-Anthony Towns was important for the Timberwolves in the game. He converted 10 out of 19 in this game giving him a rate of 52.6%, and totaled 13 rebounds. Towns had 35 points in his 40 minutes on the court and had 2 assists for the matchup.

Minnesota has a win-loss mark of 4-9 for the campaign. As an offense, the Timberwolves are hitting on 41.0% from the field, which ranks 29th in the league. Minnesota has totaled 1,351 pts on the season (103.9 per contest) and they snag 45.5 rebounds per game. They are assisting teammates 23.3 times per contest (17th in the league) and they turn the ball over 16.9 times per contest. The Timberwolves have committed 22.8 personal fouls every game and they go 76.5% from the free throw line.

The Timberwolves on defense are ranked 18th in the league in points given up per game with 108.2. They are forcing 18.2 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 44.4% from the floor (13th in the league). The Minnesota defense gives up 31.6% on 3-pointers (151 of 478) and their opponents are converting on 79.4% of their shots from the free throw line. They give up 22.8 assists and 50.6 total boards per game, which ranks them 14th and 30th in basketball.

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Tony Sink's Pick: Take Minnesota

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