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| All Games | 10-10 | -6.8 | 9-10 | 11-9 | 113.7 | 57.8 | 43.7% | 58.4 | 114.7 | 57.5 | 44.9% | 57.1 | | Road Games | 7-3 | +7.2 | 7-3 | 6-4 | 117.9 | 59.5 | 45.6% | 56.5 | 113.9 | 57.3 | 45.0% | 56.0 | | Last 5 Games | 2-3 | -9.2 | 2-3 | 2-3 | 111.4 | 51.8 | 42.3% | 59.2 | 110.0 | 52.8 | 42.2% | 56.6 | | Division Games | 1-2 | +1.2 | 2-1 | 0-3 | 101.7 | 52.0 | 40.0% | 64.0 | 101.7 | 51.0 | 38.5% | 63.0 |
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| Team Stats (All Games) | 113.7 | 57.8 | 40-92 | 43.7% | 13-39 | 33.0% | 20-27 | 76.0% | 58 | 11 | 24 | 22 | 8 | 15 | 7 | | vs opponents surrendering | 112.4 | 56.3 | 41-89 | 46.0% | 12-33 | 36.2% | 18-23 | 76.9% | 54 | 10 | 24 | 21 | 8 | 14 | 5 | | Team Stats (Road Games) | 117.9 | 59.5 | 42-91 | 45.6% | 15-38 | 38.2% | 20-26 | 77.8% | 56 | 10 | 25 | 22 | 8 | 15 | 7 | | Stats Against (All Games) | 114.7 | 57.5 | 42-94 | 44.9% | 12-32 | 36.5% | 19-24 | 76.9% | 57 | 11 | 24 | 23 | 7 | 15 | 5 | | vs opponents averaging | 111.6 | 55.9 | 41-89 | 45.9% | 12-33 | 35.9% | 18-23 | 77.0% | 54 | 10 | 25 | 21 | 7 | 15 | 5 | | Stats Against (Road Games) | 113.9 | 57.3 | 42-93 | 45.0% | 11-31 | 37.1% | 19-25 | 75.2% | 56 | 10 | 24 | 23 | 7 | 15 | 6 |
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| All Games | 8-12 | -6.4 | 11-8 | 8-12 | 107.1 | 54.9 | 46.2% | 49.6 | 108.2 | 52.6 | 45.6% | 53.1 | | Home Games | 6-5 | -1.6 | 6-4 | 4-7 | 110.6 | 57.5 | 48.1% | 48.9 | 107.1 | 51.0 | 44.8% | 53.3 | | Last 5 Games | 3-2 | +1.2 | 1-3 | 1-4 | 107.0 | 54.2 | 47.0% | 48.4 | 109.6 | 55.8 | 46.4% | 51.6 | | Division Games | 0-3 | -3 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 104.3 | 46.7 | 40.8% | 56.3 | 112.7 | 53.7 | 45.6% | 56.0 |
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| Team Stats (All Games) | 107.1 | 54.9 | 39-84 | 46.2% | 11-30 | 35.3% | 19-24 | 78.8% | 50 | 8 | 22 | 20 | 7 | 14 | 5 | | vs opponents surrendering | 111.6 | 56.4 | 41-89 | 45.4% | 12-34 | 36.4% | 18-23 | 77.5% | 54 | 10 | 24 | 21 | 8 | 15 | 5 | | Team Stats (Home Games) | 110.6 | 57.5 | 41-85 | 48.1% | 11-31 | 36.9% | 17-22 | 78.4% | 49 | 7 | 23 | 21 | 7 | 14 | 5 | | Stats Against (All Games) | 108.2 | 52.6 | 41-89 | 45.6% | 11-30 | 35.1% | 16-20 | 80.8% | 53 | 10 | 23 | 23 | 7 | 14 | 5 | | vs opponents averaging | 111.8 | 55.6 | 41-90 | 45.8% | 12-33 | 35.9% | 18-23 | 77.9% | 54 | 10 | 24 | 21 | 8 | 14 | 5 | | Stats Against (Home Games) | 107.1 | 51.0 | 40-88 | 44.8% | 11-31 | 34.3% | 17-22 | 79.3% | 53 | 10 | 22 | 22 | 8 | 15 | 5 |
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| 10/27/2019 | MIAMI | 116-109 | W | -7 | T | 224.5 | O | 39-91 | 42.9% | 55 | 16 | 42-85 | 49.4% | 53 | 21 | | 10/30/2019 | @ PHILADELPHIA | 95-117 | L | 7 | L | 221.5 | U | 32-81 | 39.5% | 45 | 21 | 43-92 | 46.7% | 66 | 22 | | 11/2/2019 | @ WASHINGTON | 131-109 | W | 3 | W | 228.5 | O | 51-94 | 54.3% | 62 | 21 | 37-95 | 38.9% | 48 | 17 | | 11/4/2019 | MILWAUKEE | 106-134 | L | 7.5 | L | 230.5 | O | 37-103 | 35.9% | 55 | 15 | 50-93 | 53.8% | 67 | 17 | | 11/6/2019 | @ MEMPHIS | 121-137 | L | -3.5 | L | 224.5 | O | 43-96 | 44.8% | 46 | 11 | 50-88 | 56.8% | 57 | 17 | | 11/8/2019 | GOLDEN STATE | 125-119 | W | -12 | L | 227.5 | O | 48-111 | 43.2% | 73 | 17 | 43-103 | 41.7% | 60 | 19 | | 11/10/2019 | DENVER | 98-100 | L | 4 | W | 218.5 | U | 34-97 | 35.1% | 69 | 12 | 39-101 | 38.6% | 71 | 20 | | 11/11/2019 | @ DETROIT | 120-114 | W | 4 | W | 223.5 | O | 45-89 | 50.6% | 49 | 16 | 39-87 | 44.8% | 52 | 17 | | 11/13/2019 | SAN ANTONIO | 129-114 | W | -1.5 | W | 229.5 | O | 45-91 | 49.5% | 56 | 10 | 44-90 | 48.9% | 48 | 11 | | 11/15/2019 | WASHINGTON | 116-137 | L | -5.5 | L | 239 | O | 42-89 | 47.2% | 51 | 20 | 54-100 | 54.0% | 56 | 13 | | 11/16/2019 | HOUSTON | 105-125 | L | -2 | L | 230.5 | U | 38-84 | 45.2% | 56 | 18 | 43-94 | 45.7% | 49 | 11 | | 11/18/2019 | @ UTAH | 112-102 | W | 9 | W | 219 | U | 41-89 | 46.1% | 58 | 15 | 35-96 | 36.5% | 60 | 14 | | 11/20/2019 | UTAH | 95-103 | L | 3 | L | 223 | U | 35-89 | 39.3% | 65 | 13 | 35-86 | 40.7% | 58 | 11 | | 11/23/2019 | PHOENIX | 98-100 | L | -4.5 | L | 235.5 | U | 38-91 | 41.8% | 65 | 14 | 33-96 | 34.4% | 60 | 7 | | 11/25/2019 | @ ATLANTA | 125-113 | W | -4.5 | W | 236.5 | O | 41-90 | 45.6% | 57 | 13 | 41-94 | 43.6% | 58 | 17 | | 11/27/2019 | @ SAN ANTONIO | 113-101 | W | 3 | W | 229.5 | U | 37-85 | 43.5% | 63 | 11 | 41-97 | 42.3% | 50 | 6 | | 12/1/2019 | MEMPHIS | 107-115 | L | -12 | L | 231 | U | 33-85 | 38.8% | 59 | 16 | 41-100 | 41.0% | 61 | 11 | | 12/4/2019 | @ DALLAS | 114-121 | L | 5.5 | L | 228.5 | O | 37-89 | 41.6% | 52 | 12 | 46-92 | 50.0% | 54 | 8 | | 12/6/2019 | @ OKLAHOMA CITY | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12/8/2019 | @ LA LAKERS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12/9/2019 | @ PHOENIX | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12/11/2019 | UTAH | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12/13/2019 | LA CLIPPERS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12/18/2019 | NEW ORLEANS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12/20/2019 | @ DENVER | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12/21/2019 | @ PORTLAND | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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| 10/27/2019 | GOLDEN STATE | 120-92 | W | -1.5 | W | 224 | U | 44-79 | 55.7% | 56 | 22 | 30-92 | 32.6% | 50 | 14 | | 10/28/2019 | @ HOUSTON | 112-116 | L | 10 | W | 227 | O | 41-94 | 43.6% | 64 | 13 | 39-90 | 43.3% | 52 | 14 | | 10/30/2019 | PORTLAND | 99-102 | L | 1.5 | L | 222 | U | 33-84 | 39.3% | 63 | 18 | 34-86 | 39.5% | 55 | 17 | | 11/2/2019 | NEW ORLEANS | 115-104 | W | -2 | W | 228.5 | U | 41-90 | 45.6% | 52 | 12 | 40-94 | 42.6% | 65 | 16 | | 11/5/2019 | ORLANDO | 102-94 | W | -2.5 | W | 201.5 | U | 37-86 | 43.0% | 48 | 9 | 32-82 | 39.0% | 59 | 14 | | 11/7/2019 | @ SAN ANTONIO | 112-121 | L | 4.5 | L | 211.5 | O | 42-80 | 52.5% | 36 | 13 | 51-94 | 54.3% | 52 | 13 | | 11/9/2019 | GOLDEN STATE | 114-108 | W | -12.5 | L | 216 | O | 43-79 | 54.4% | 43 | 18 | 42-85 | 49.4% | 39 | 15 | | 11/10/2019 | MILWAUKEE | 119-121 | L | 9 | W | 219.5 | O | 45-91 | 49.5% | 39 | 15 | 47-83 | 56.6% | 50 | 22 | | 11/12/2019 | @ INDIANA | 85-111 | L | 1.5 | L | 212 | U | 29-81 | 35.8% | 46 | 16 | 46-94 | 48.9% | 58 | 14 | | 11/15/2019 | PHILADELPHIA | 127-119 | W | 3.5 | W | 214 | O | 41-76 | 53.9% | 41 | 13 | 45-90 | 50.0% | 52 | 14 | | 11/18/2019 | @ LA CLIPPERS | 88-90 | L | 7.5 | W | 221.5 | U | 28-75 | 37.3% | 52 | 17 | 35-87 | 40.2% | 54 | 17 | | 11/19/2019 | @ LA LAKERS | 107-112 | L | 11.5 | W | 209.5 | O | 38-80 | 47.5% | 47 | 15 | 43-89 | 48.3% | 51 | 16 | | 11/22/2019 | LA LAKERS | 127-130 | L | 4.5 | W | 209 | O | 49-93 | 52.7% | 44 | 11 | 45-88 | 51.1% | 51 | 15 | | 11/25/2019 | @ GOLDEN STATE | 100-97 | W | -7.5 | L | 212.5 | U | 40-85 | 47.1% | 51 | 15 | 37-89 | 41.6% | 50 | 12 | | 11/27/2019 | @ PORTLAND | 119-136 | L | 3 | L | 219.5 | O | 39-88 | 44.3% | 45 | 6 | 49-94 | 52.1% | 57 | 9 | | 11/29/2019 | NEW ORLEANS | 109-104 | W | -5 | T | 229.5 | U | 43-90 | 47.8% | 51 | 11 | 39-87 | 44.8% | 56 | 13 | | 12/1/2019 | @ NEW ORLEANS | 107-104 | W | 2.5 | W | 226.5 | U | 38-81 | 46.9% | 52 | 11 | 39-87 | 44.8% | 46 | 11 | | 12/4/2019 | INDIANA | 100-107 | L | 1 | L | 208 | U | 41-84 | 48.8% | 43 | 11 | 42-87 | 48.3% | 49 | 8 | | 12/6/2019 | MINNESOTA | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12/8/2019 | @ PORTLAND | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12/9/2019 | @ UTAH | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12/11/2019 | @ SACRAMENTO | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12/14/2019 | @ DENVER | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12/16/2019 | CHICAGO | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12/18/2019 | MEMPHIS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12/20/2019 | PHOENIX | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12/22/2019 | LA CLIPPERS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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| |  | MINNESOTA: LAST SEASON: 36-46, finished 11th in Western Conference.
COACH: Ryan Saunders (second season, 17-25 as interim coach last season).
PROJECTED STARTING FIVE: G Jeff Teague (12.1 ppg), G Andrew Wiggins (18.1), F Jake Layman (7.6), F Robert Covington (14.5), C Karl-Anthony Towns (24.4).
KEY LOSSES: G Derrick Rose, G Tyus Jones, F Taj Gibson, F Dario Saric, F Anthony Tolliver, G Jerryd Bayless, F Luol Deng.
KEY ADDITIONS: Layman, G Jarrett Culver, G Shabazz Napier, G/F Treveon Graham, F Noah Vonleh, F Jordan Bell, G Jaylen Nowell, C Naz Reid.
PLAYERS TO WATCH: Towns is as versatile of a big man as there is in the league, but he can't carry the scoring load alone so the pressure will be on Wiggins to take a step forward under Saunders in the second year of his max contract extension carrying a $27 million salary cap hit. Having a healthy Covington, the team's best defender who arrived in the Jimmy Butler trade from the Sixers last season but missed the last 45 games because of a bone bruise on his knee, will be a critical factor. Culver, the sixth overall pick in the draft out of NCAA runner up Texas Tech, ought to provide more of that valuable perimeter defense along with Josh Okogie off the bench. Either of them could crack the starting lineup at some point, too.
OUTLOOK: The Timberwolves have started fresh, yet again, with Saunders, the youngest coach in the league, beneath an overhauled front office headed by new president of basketball operations Gersson Rosas. With Towns and Wiggins, they have a pair of under-25 standouts locked in, and a quiet offseason relative to the rest of the NBA yielded some useful role players in Layman, Vonleh, Bell, Napier and Graham. The first steps are to establish themselves as a far more consistent and efficient team on defense and shooting from the outside. With the Western Conference even more loaded than before, though, it will be tough to measure progress in the standings. Increasing their win total will be a tall order. |  | OKLAHOMA CITY: LAST SEASON: 49-33, lost 4-1 to Portland in Western Conference first round.
COACH: Billy Donovan (fifth season, 199-129).
PROJECTED STARTING FIVE: G Chris Paul (15.6 ppg with Houston), G Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (10.8 with Los Angeles Clippers), F Danilo Gallinari (19.8 with Clippers), F Andre Roberson (5.0), C Steven Adams (13.9).
KEY LOSSES: G Russell Westbrook, F Paul George, G Jerami Grant, F Markieff Morris, F Patrick Patterson.
KEY ADDITIONS: Paul, Gilgeous-Alexander, Gallinari, Darius Bazley, Justin Patton, Mike Muscala.
PLAYERS TO WATCH: Even though the Thunder will be widely expected to struggle this season, the backcourt of Paul and Gilgeous-Alexander ' assuming health ' is certainly good enough to help Oklahoma City contend for a postseason berth. It'll be interesting to see if Paul is energized by the trade, Gilgeous-Alexander is a budding young talent and Gallinari (coming off his best scoring season) is a veteran presence who fits very nicely into today's perimeter-based NBA game.
OUTLOOK: The Thunder went all-in on title-chasing in recent years, and now they're all-in on a reset after trading away Westbrook and George. But this isn't anywhere near a tank; there are plenty of good players on the Thunder roster, and GM Sam Presti has accumulated more than a dozen first-round picks over the next seven years to play with if he's inclined to make a big move. If they can trade Paul, which may still be an option despite the veteran's massive $44 million player option for the 2021-22 season, that would only add more pieces to Presti's plan for an OKC reload.Because of this information, no power rating or computer score edges are posted for this game. |
| | Wolves hope to carry road success into Oklahoma City
Winning on the road so far hasn't been a problem for the Minnesota Timberwolves. They hope that trend continues on Friday night as they play the second contest of a four-game road trip at the Oklahoma City Thunder. A little more than a month into the season, Minnesota is 7-3 away from the Target Center in Minneapolis. If the Wolves are able to keep up their winning ways on the road, they figure to be in good position around the midpoint of the season. Friday's game is part of a stretch in which Minnesota plays 14 of 22 away from the Target Center. After Friday's contest, Oklahoma City hits the road for four consecutive games to finish off a stretch of playing nine of 13 on the road. In Wednesday's 121-114 loss at Dallas, Minnesota's Robert Covington made 6 of 10 shots from 3-point range to score a season-high 22 points. That included one from far behind the 3-point line. "That's what I work on, those type of shots," Covington told the Minneapolis Star-Tribune. "And I'm very confident shooting them. My coaches and teammates are very confident in me shooting, and they're all in rhythm. I just feel like I got the shot, let it fly." Oklahoma City's Steven Adams is coming off probably his best game of the season with 20 points and nine rebounds in Wednesday's 107-100 loss to Indiana. Adams made all eight of his field goals against the Pacers. Adams has been dealing with a knee injury that forced him to miss a game in early November. Thunder coach Billy Donovan said Adams is getting closer to 100 percent. "I think he looks more athletic," Donovan said. "He looks more lively, he looks more springy, he's running better. "I think everything for him looks a lot better." In the last three games, Adams has scored a combined 28 first-quarter points. Wednesday, he had 10. "I think it was just putting emphasis on it early," Adams said of his recent early scoring. "That's what the game plan is, and then just kind of make adjustments as the game goes on, just try and find little windows in and amongst the offense." The Timberwolves have lost six of their last nine games, including two straight. Friday's meeting is the first of four meetings between the teams this season. Minnesota won three of the four meetings in 2018-19. The Thunder will be without Hamidou Diallo for the sixth consecutive game as he continues his recovery from a hyperextended elbow. Timberwolves' forward Jake Layman will miss his seventh consecutive game with a hyperextended toe. --Field Level Media |
| | Last Updated: 4/24/2024 2:10:29 PM EST. |
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