Brooklyn Nets vs Minnesota Timberwolves Prediction, 2/24/2024 Preview and Pick
Game: Brooklyn Nets vs Minnesota Timberwolves
Date: Saturday, February 24, 2024
Location: Target Center in Minneapolis, MN
TV: Bally Sports North
The Brooklyn Nets (21-33) are traveling to Target Center on Saturday where they will take on the Minnesota Timberwolves (39-16).
The Nets played the Celtics and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 136-86 in their last game. When it comes to personal fouls, the Nets walked away with 12 and the Celtics recorded 13 personal fouls. They also converted 22 of their 45 attempts from 3-point land. Boston ended up shooting 83.3% at the free throw line by converting 10 of their 12 attempts. In addition, Boston snagged 51 rebounds (10 offensive, 41 defensive) and earned 1 block. Boston recorded 32 assists and had 6 steals in this contest. When discussing defending, Brooklyn allowed the other team to shoot 57.1% from the floor on 52 of 91 shooting. They also recorded 27 assists in the game in addition to forcing the opposition into 8 turnovers and having 5 steals. With regard to grabbing boards, they compiled 31 with 6 of them being offensive. At the charity stripe, the Nets made 14 of 15 attempts for a percentage of 93.3%. Brooklyn wrapped up the contest with a 38.3% field goal percentage (31 of 81) and converted 10 of their 31 shots from beyond the arc.
Trendon Watford is one guy who played a role for the matchup. He ended up with 15 points on 5 of 7 shooting. He played 26 minutes and also totaled 2 boards. Watford went 71.4% from the field and earned 1 assist.
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Brooklyn enters this contest with a mark of 21-33 for the campaign. They are turning it over 12.6 times per contest and as a team they commit 19.1 personal fouls per contest. As a team, Brooklyn is pulling in 44.4 boards per game and is sitting with 1,448 dimes for the season, which is 15th in basketball in terms of passing. The Nets are connecting on 36.8% on shots from 3-point land (747 of 2,028) and 75.9% from the charity stripe. They have an average of 113.4 pts per game (21st in basketball) while hitting 46.0% from the field.
Defensively, the Nets are forcing their opponents into 12.3 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 18.2 fouls. They surrender 38.3% on 3-pointers and they rank 16th in the league in points per game allowed (115.6). The Nets defense is giving up a shooting percentage of 47.1% (2,268 of 4,817) and they concede 44.8 rebounds per contest as a squad. They rank 8th in basketball in allowing assists to their opponents with 1,393 relinquished for the year.
The last time they took the court, the Timberwolves walked away with a victory by a final of 128-91 against the Trail Blazers. In regard to rebounds, Minnesota permitted Portland to snag 35 in total (9 on the offensive glass). They shot 27.6% from beyond the perimeter by connecting on 8 out of 29 and ended up going 21 of 30 at the free throw line (70.0%). The Timberwolves permitted the Trail Blazers to convert 31 of 83 attempts from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 37.3% in this game. When the final whistle blew, the Timberwolves shot 46 for 89 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 51.7%. In reference to 3-point attempts, Minnesota made 11 out of 30 tries (36.7%). They were able to make 25 of them for a percentage of 92.6%. The Trail Blazers were called for 23 personal fouls in this matchup which took the Timberwolves to the charity stripe for 27 tries. They coughed up the ball 13 times, while earning 8 steals for this contest. The Timberwolves collected 41 defensive boards and 11 offensive rebounds totaling 52 in the game.
Anthony Edwards pitched in for the Timberwolves for the game. He converted 12 of 21 for the game giving him a field goal percentage of 57.1%, and had 6 rebounds. Edwards racked up 34 points in his 33 minutes of playing time and had 7 dimes in this game.
Minnesota has a win-loss mark of 39-16 on the season. As an offense, the Timberwolves are hitting on 49.0% from the field, which ranks 7th in basketball. Minnesota has accounted for 6,268 pts for the season (114.0 per contest) and they average 43.9 rebounds per game. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 26.4 times per contest (17th in the league) and they are turning it over 14.8 times per game. The Timberwolves are responsible for committing 19.5 fouls per game and they hit 78.5% from the charity stripe.
The Minnesota defense allows 35.2% on three-point shots (626 of 1,778) and opponents are knocking down 78.9% of their free throw attempts. They have given up 24.3 dimes and 40.2 boards every game, ranking them 3rd and 1st in basketball. The Timberwolves on defense are ranked 1st in basketball in points given up per game with 106.7. They are able to force 14.0 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 44.6% from the field (1st in the NBA).
Who will win tonight's NBA game against the spread?
Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Minnesota
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