Minnesota Timberwolves vs Portland Trail Blazers Prediction, 12/12/2022 Preview and Pick

Game: Minnesota Timberwolves vs Portland Trail Blazers

Date: Monday, December 12, 2022

Location: Moda Center in Portland, OR

TV: ROOT Sports

The Portland Trail Blazers will compete against the Minnesota Timberwolves at Moda Center on Monday.

The Timberwolves took the court against the Trail Blazers and took a loss by a final of 124-118 in their last contest. Minnesota wrapped up the game having earned a 54.2% FG percentage (45 out of 83) and made 10 of their 23 shots from 3-point land. When they shot from the free throw line, the Timberwolves buried 18 of 24 tries for a rate of 75.0%. When it comes to pulling down rebounds, they earned 28 with 4 of them being of the offensive variety. They also dished out 22 assists in this matchup while creating 16 turnovers and earning 11 steals. Regarding defending, Minnesota allowed their opponent to shoot 51.8% from the field on 43 out of 83 shooting. Portland recorded 20 dimes and had 5 steals for the game. Furthermore, Portland pulled down 45 rebounds (11 offensive, 34 defensive) and had 4 blocks. Portland finished the game at 89.3% from the free throw line by knocking down 25 of 28 attempts. They buried 13 of their 34 attempts from long range. When talking about personal fouls, the Timberwolves finished with 21 while the Trail Blazers finished the game with 24 personal fouls.

Rudy Gobert is one guy who was a major contributor for this game. He totaled 24 points on 9 of 11 shooting. He saw the court for 36 mins played and pulled down 9 rebounds. Gobert shot 81.8% from the floor and also recorded 2 dimes.

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Minnesota heads into this game with a mark of 13-13 so far this season. They are averaging 115.4 pts per contest (9th in basketball) while connecting on 48.6% from the field. The Timberwolves are hitting 33.3% on three-point shots (287 of 863) and 79.5% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Minnesota is grabbing 42.9 boards per contest and has 686 assists for the season, which is 9th in the NBA in terms of passing the rock. They turn it over 16.7 times per game and as a unit they commit 22.1 personal fouls per contest.

Defensively, the Timberwolves are forcing their opponents into 15.8 turnovers per contest and they draw 21.0 fouls. They rank 24th in basketball in giving up assists to the opposition with 685 surrendered this season. The Timberwolves defense is giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 45.9% (1,080 of 2,351) and they surrender 44.2 boards per game as a basketball team. They give up 37.4% on 3-point shots while they are 24th in basketball in PPG allowed (116.1).

When they last stepped on the court, the Trail Blazers got the victory with a final of 124-118 when they played the Timberwolves. The Trail Blazers were able to collect 34 defensive boards and 11 offensive rebounds totaling 45 in this contest. They gave up possession 16 times, while recording 5 steals for this game. The Timberwolves were called for 21 fouls for the matchup which got the Trail Blazers to the charity stripe for a total of 28 attempts. They were able to make 25 of them for a percentage of 89.3%. In reference to shooting from beyond the arc, Portland buried 13 out of 34 attempts (38.2%). At the conclusion of this game, the Trail Blazers ended up going 43 out of 83 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 51.8%. The Trail Blazers permitted the Timberwolves to convert 45 of their 83 tries from the floor which gave them a percentage of 54.2% for the game. They finished 43.5% from beyond the perimeter by shooting 10 of 23 and ended up shooting 18 of 24 from the free throw line (75.0%). Regarding how they cleaned up the glass, Portland permitted Minnesota to get 28 in all (4 on the offensive side).

Damian Lillard ended up being a factor for the Trail Blazers for the matchup. He made 9 of 22 for this game for a field goal rate of 40.9%, and earned 3 rebounds. Lillard earned 36 points in his 41 mins of playing time and accounted for 8 assists in this matchup.

Portland has a mark of 14-12 for the campaign. As an offense, the Trail Blazers are shooting 47.0% from the floor, which is 16th in basketball. Portland has totaled 2,891 points on the year (111.2 per contest) and they pull down 43.1 rebounds per contest. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 23.8 times per contest (19th in the league) and they are turning it over 15.2 times per contest. The Trail Blazers commit 19.8 fouls per contest and they connect on 77.8% from the charity stripe.

The Portland defense allows 36.2% from downtown (315 of 871) and their opponents are making 78.0% of their free throw shots. They have relinquished 26.2 assists and 41.7 rebounds per game, which ranks them 25th and 5th in the NBA. The Trail Blazers on defense are ranked 11th in the NBA in points given up per game with 111.6. They are forcing 13.9 TO's every game and have allowed teams to shoot 47.3% from the field (18th in basketball).

Who will win tonight's NBA game against the spread?

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Minnesota

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