Minnesota Timberwolves vs Golden State Warriors Prediction, 12/8/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Minnesota Timberwolves vs Golden State Warriors

Date: Sunday, December 8, 2024

Location: Chase Center in San Francisco, CA

TV: NBC Sports Bay Area

The Golden State Warriors (13-8) will try to beat the Minnesota Timberwolves (11-10) at Chase Center on Sunday.

The Timberwolves played the Clippers and notched a win by a score of 108-80 in their last contest. In relation to personal fouls, the Timberwolves walked away with 16 while the Clippers totaled 16 personal fouls. They knocked down 11 of their 40 attempts from 3-point land. Los Angeles shot 84.6% at the free throw line by making 11 of 13 shots. In addition, Los Angeles pulled down 46 rebounds (10 offensive, 36 defensive) and earned 5 blocks. Los Angeles totaled 13 dimes and had 7 steals for this contest. With respect to defense, Minnesota allowed the other team to shoot 34.9% from the field on 29 out of 83 shooting. They also doled out 31 dimes in the game while forcing the opposition into 23 turnovers and having 15 steals. With regard to grabbing rebounds, they earned 50 with 7 of them being of the offensive variety. At the free throw line, the Timberwolves knocked down 10 of 18 shots for a rate of 55.6%. Minnesota finished the game having earned a 48.2% FG percentage (41 out of 85) and made 16 out of their 44 three-point attempts.

Julius Randle is one player who came through for the matchup. He totaled 20 points on 8 out of 16 shooting. He saw the court for 26 minutes and also grabbed 4 boards. Randle finished the game shooting 50.0% from the floor and also distributed 4 dimes.

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Minnesota comes into this game with a mark of 11-10 so far this season. They lose possession by turning the ball over 16.0 times per contest and as a unit are committing 18.9 fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Minnesota is pulling down 42.1 rebounds per contest and has tallied 523 dimes for the season, which ranks 23rd in the NBA in terms of passing the ball. The Timberwolves are connecting on 37.3% on shots from beyond the arc (317 of 850) and 79.1% from the free throw line. They average 110.9 pts per game (19th in the league) while shooting 46.6% from the floor.

When they are on defense, the Timberwolves have forced 15.6 turnovers every game and they draw 19.8 personal fouls. They are currently ranked 1st in the league in giving up assists with 494 surrendered on the year. The Timberwolves defense is allowing a shooting percentage of 46.1% (842 of 1,825) and they relinquish 42.2 rebounds per game as a unit. They are surrendering 34.0% on shots from beyond the perimeter while they are 5th in basketball in PPG allowed (107.4).

When they last played, the Warriors went home victorious with a score of 99-93 against the Rockets. The Warriors were able to corral 43 defensive rebounds and 11 offensive rebounds for a total of 54 for this game. They also gave up possession of the ball 10 times, while getting 5 steals for this game. The Rockets had 20 personal fouls in this contest which got the Warriors to the charity stripe for a total of 27 tries. They were able to knock down 18 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 66.7%. In the matter of shots from downtown, Golden State buried 9 out of 28 tries (32.1%). When this game wrapped up, the Warriors shot 36 out of 86 from the field which gave them a percentage of 41.9%. The Warriors permitted the Rockets to knock down 35 out of 93 attempts from the field which had them shooting 37.6% in this game. They finished 26.3% from downtown by connecting on 10 out of 38 and walked away from this one shooting 13 of 17 from the free throw line (76.5%). With respect to how they cleaned up the glass, Golden State permitted Houston to get 45 in total (11 offensive).

Jonathan Kuminga pitched in for the Warriors for the game. Kuminga tallied 33 points in his 33 mins on the court and accounted for 2 assists for the game. He converted 13 of 22 in the game for a field goal percentage of 59.1%, and had 7 rebounds.

Golden State has a mark of 13-8 this season. The Warriors have committed 21.1 fouls per game and they shoot 70.0% from the charity stripe. Their rate of earning assists is at 29.7 times per game (4th in the league) and they lose possession via turnover 14.1 times per contest. Golden State has tallied 2,421 points on the year (115.3 per contest) and they pull in 49.2 boards per game. When it comes to offensive execution, the Warriors are connecting on 45.6% from the field, which is ranked 20th in the league.

The Warriors defensively are ranked 7th in the league in points allowed per contest with 109.4. They are able to force 14.9 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 43.6% from the floor (3rd in basketball). The Golden State defense concedes 32.8% from downtown (263 of 803) and their opponents are connecting on 77.0% of their shots from the free throw line. They relinquish 25.8 dimes and 46.0 total rebounds per game, which is ranked 15th and 27th in basketball.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Minnesota

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