NBA UTAH Matchup 20170301

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NBA : Teaser Line Matchup

Wednesday 3/1/2017

Line

$ Line

OU Line

Score

MINNESOTA

UTAH

+6.5

-6.5

+210

-270

199.5

107
Final
80

MINNESOTA (24 - 36) at UTAH (37 - 23)

Wednesday, 3/1/2017 9:05 PM

Board		Side	Total
517	MINNESOTA	+11	Over 197
518	UTAH	-3	Under 205

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ADVANCED TEAM STATS

MINNESOTA - Current Season Performance
	Straight Up		Against Spread		Team				Opponent
	W-L	Units	W-L	O-U	Score	Half	FG Pct	Reb.	Score	Half	FG Pct	Reb.
All Games	24-36	-17.2	27-33	31-28	105.0	54.5	46.5%	50.4	105.6	52.5	47.1%	49.0
Road Games	9-18	-8.5	11-16	14-12	103.6	54.3	45.5%	50.7	108.1	55.1	47.3%	51.6
Last 5 Games	3-2	+2.1	4-1	2-3	109.8	58.0	48.5%	54.4	105.8	55.8	44.9%	50.0
Division Games	3-7	-5	4-6	1-8	99.7	52.7	44.5%	49.8	102.5	52.2	47.4%	51.2

MINNESOTA Team Statistics
			Shooting		3pt Shooting		Free Throws		Rebounding
	PPG	Half	FGM-A	Pct	FGM-A	PCT	FTM-A	Pct	Tot	Off	Ast	PF	Stl	TO	Bk
Team Stats (All Games)	105.0	54.5	39-84	46.5%	8-22	35.0%	19-24	78.9%	50	12	23	20	8	14	4
vs opponents surrendering	105.5	53.1	39-85	45.6%	10-27	36.0%	18-23	77.2%	52	10	22	20	8	13	5
Team Stats (Road Games)	103.6	54.3	39-86	45.5%	7-22	33.1%	18-23	78.9%	51	12	22	20	8	13	5
Stats Against (All Games)	105.6	52.5	39-83	47.1%	10-27	36.1%	18-23	76.6%	49	10	23	21	8	14	5
vs opponents averaging	105.6	53	39-85	45.5%	10-27	35.8%	18-24	77.2%	52	10	22	20	8	14	5
Stats Against (Road Games)	108.1	55.1	40-85	47.3%	10-26	36.0%	18-24	76.1%	52	11	24	20	8	13	6

UTAH - Current Season Performance
	Straight Up		Against Spread		Team				Opponent
	W-L	Units	W-L	O-U	Score	Half	FG Pct	Reb.	Score	Half	FG Pct	Reb.
All Games	37-23	+0.1	26-32	30-30	100.5	49.1	46.5%	50.7	95.8	48.2	44.0%	47.9
Home Games	20-11	-7	13-16	13-18	100.5	50.4	46.4%	51.3	93.7	47.9	43.2%	47.4
Last 5 Games	3-2	-2	3-2	2-3	100.0	47.0	45.1%	52.6	94.4	45.6	44.3%	46.6
Division Games	6-5	-0.5	4-6	4-7	102.5	47.8	46.6%	48.8	98.2	49.1	43.8%	51.2

UTAH Team Statistics
			Shooting		3pt Shooting		Free Throws		Rebounding
	PPG	Half	FGM-A	Pct	FGM-A	PCT	FTM-A	Pct	Tot	Off	Ast	PF	Stl	TO	Bk
Team Stats (All Games)	100.5	49.1	37-79	46.5%	10-26	36.6%	18-24	75.8%	51	9	20	19	7	13	5
vs opponents surrendering	105.9	53.3	39-85	45.8%	10-27	36.0%	18-24	77.1%	52	10	23	20	8	14	5
Team Stats (Home Games)	100.5	50.4	36-78	46.4%	10-27	37.0%	18-24	75.8%	51	8	19	18	7	13	5
Stats Against (All Games)	95.8	48.2	36-82	44.0%	8-23	36.2%	16-21	76.0%	48	9	18	21	7	12	4
vs opponents averaging	105.5	53.1	39-85	45.5%	10-27	35.8%	18-23	77.3%	52	10	22	20	8	14	5
Stats Against (Home Games)	93.7	47.9	35-82	43.2%	9-24	37.1%	14-19	75.2%	47	9	16	21	7	12	4

Average power rating of opponents played: MINNESOTA 95.4, UTAH 94.9

SCHEDULE AND RESULTS

MINNESOTA - Season Results
								Team Stats				Opp Stats
Date	Opponent	Score	SU	Line	ATS	Tot.	O/U	Shots	Pct	REB	TO	Shots	Pct	REB	TO
1/22/2017	DENVER	111-108	W	-3.5	L	222	U	45-84	53.6%	43	15	42-82	51.2%	46	17
1/24/2017	@ PHOENIX	112-111	W	-1.5	L	215	O	44-84	52.4%	46	15	38-86	44.2%	52	15
1/26/2017	INDIANA	103-109	L	-3	L	213	U	36-81	44.4%	43	11	42-81	51.9%	49	18
1/28/2017	BROOKLYN	129-109	W	-11	W	221	O	47-92	51.1%	54	11	41-85	48.2%	46	14
1/30/2017	ORLANDO	111-105	W	-8	L	212.5	O	40-92	43.5%	64	11	41-96	42.7%	56	11
2/1/2017	@ CLEVELAND	97-125	L	6	L	216.5	O	41-94	43.6%	48	13	48-89	53.9%	56	10
2/3/2017	@ DETROIT	108-116	L	4.5	L	209.5	O	44-89	49.4%	47	13	44-98	44.9%	61	10
2/4/2017	MEMPHIS	99-107	L	-4.5	L	203.5	O	35-84	41.7%	52	12	32-77	41.6%	53	9
2/6/2017	MIAMI	113-115	L	-1	L	205.5	O	43-80	53.7%	42	10	45-86	52.3%	46	17
2/8/2017	TORONTO	112-109	W	3	W	211	O	39-80	48.7%	42	8	42-79	53.2%	45	13
2/10/2017	NEW ORLEANS	106-122	L	-5	L	210	O	38-82	46.3%	38	13	45-75	60.0%	51	21
2/12/2017	CHICAGO	117-89	W	-7	W	204.5	O	44-81	54.3%	51	14	35-84	41.7%	42	18
2/14/2017	CLEVELAND	108-116	L	4	L	219	O	42-86	48.8%	45	9	44-86	51.2%	52	10
2/15/2017	@ DENVER	112-99	W	6.5	W	225.5	U	41-86	47.7%	52	7	38-94	40.4%	59	14
2/24/2017	DALLAS	97-84	W	-4	W	204.5	U	41-78	52.6%	49	16	35-83	42.2%	43	15
2/25/2017	@ HOUSTON	130-142	L	12.5	W	229.5	O	49-94	52.1%	65	23	44-94	46.8%	45	13
2/27/2017	@ SACRAMENTO	102-88	W	-4	W	210	U	40-95	42.1%	61	10	36-82	43.9%	51	18
3/1/2017	@ UTAH
3/4/2017	@ SAN ANTONIO
3/6/2017	PORTLAND
3/8/2017	LA CLIPPERS
3/10/2017	GOLDEN STATE
3/11/2017	@ MILWAUKEE
3/13/2017	WASHINGTON
3/15/2017	@ BOSTON
3/17/2017	@ MIAMI

UTAH - Season Results
								Team Stats				Opp Stats
Date	Opponent	Score	SU	Line	ATS	Tot.	O/U	Shots	Pct	REB	TO	Shots	Pct	REB	TO
1/20/2017	@ DALLAS	112-107	W	-5.5	L	188.5	O	38-82	46.3%	61	15	39-87	44.8%	49	12
1/21/2017	INDIANA	109-100	W	-7	W	200	O	39-84	46.4%	54	14	39-77	50.6%	41	16
1/23/2017	OKLAHOMA CITY	95-97	L	-5	L	203	U	36-83	43.4%	53	10	36-83	43.4%	55	10
1/24/2017	@ DENVER	93-103	L	2	L	211	U	35-85	41.2%	47	11	35-76	46.1%	57	14
1/26/2017	LA LAKERS	96-88	W	-14	L	203.5	U	33-81	40.7%	49	8	36-84	42.9%	52	12
1/28/2017	MEMPHIS	95-102	L	-7.5	L	191	O	29-62	46.8%	37	13	41-80	51.2%	38	7
2/1/2017	MILWAUKEE	104-88	W	-8	W	197.5	U	36-78	46.2%	54	15	32-73	43.8%	45	17
2/4/2017	CHARLOTTE	105-98	W	-8	L	197.5	O	38-81	46.9%	58	13	35-82	42.7%	43	9
2/6/2017	@ ATLANTA	120-95	W	1.5	W	197	O	49-80	61.2%	50	12	33-74	44.6%	37	12
2/8/2017	@ NEW ORLEANS	127-94	W	-3.5	W	199.5	O	48-88	54.5%	51	8	35-77	45.5%	41	13
2/9/2017	@ DALLAS	105-112	L	-2	L	193.5	O	39-85	45.9%	49	21	44-87	50.6%	49	11
2/11/2017	BOSTON	104-112	L	-6.5	L	204.5	O	35-86	40.7%	49	9	42-71	59.2%	43	16
2/13/2017	LA CLIPPERS	72-88	L	-8	L	207.5	U	28-87	32.2%	60	10	36-81	44.4%	54	13
2/15/2017	PORTLAND	111-88	W	-9	W	204.5	U	42-81	51.9%	52	14	32-79	40.5%	46	16
2/24/2017	@ MILWAUKEE	109-95	W	-3	W	202.5	O	37-74	50.0%	46	14	32-74	43.2%	41	15
2/26/2017	@ WASHINGTON	102-92	W	2	W	204	U	34-73	46.6%	61	24	37-87	42.5%	40	15
2/28/2017	@ OKLAHOMA CITY	106-109	L	-2.5	L	203	O	43-93	46.2%	44	7	39-76	51.3%	52	14
3/1/2017	MINNESOTA
3/3/2017	BROOKLYN
3/5/2017	@ SACRAMENTO
3/6/2017	NEW ORLEANS
3/8/2017	@ HOUSTON
3/11/2017	@ OKLAHOMA CITY
3/13/2017	LA CLIPPERS
3/15/2017	@ DETROIT
3/16/2017	@ CLEVELAND

KEY GAME INFORMATION

MINNESOTA: BACKCOURT: PG Ricky Rubio catches flak for his inability to shoot, but he's uniquely well-suited to this team. His savant-like court vision and highly underrated defense would be missed if he were moved. SG Zach LaVine appears to have improved in the offseason and may move up on the team's list of scoring options. Rookie PG Kris Dunn is NBA-ready, but he may have trouble getting minutes in a crowded backcourt. . . . FRONTCOURT: Many have C Karl-Anthony Towns among their top ten players in the league right now. That's a little much, but it seems like he's not that far away, either. SF Andrew Wiggins averaged 20 a game in his second season but still showed plenty of room for improvement, which says good things about his ceiling. PF Gorgui Dieng is a good role player alongside lots of guys who need the ball. . . . BOTTOM LINE: How much better can a young team get in a single season? Oozing with talent, Minnesota is a good candidate for a case study to answer that question. New coach Tom Thibodeau will keep the best players on the court plenty, but expectations are a bit too high.

UTAH: BACKCOURT: PG Dante Exum is back at full health and looked it in the preseason, showing the explosiveness that made him a top-five pick. He'll back up PG George Hill, an underrated point guard and a huge upgrade at the position for Utah. SG Rodney Hood broke out in his second year in the league, regularly stringing together 20-plus-point performances in the season's second half. . . . FRONTCOURT: C Rudy 'The French Rejection' Gobert was third in the league with 2.21 blocks per game last year, and he's the kind of rim protector other teams would kill for. He was also sixth with 11.0 rebounds per game. PF Derrick Favors also does both those things well alongside him, and rookie PF Trey Lyles impressed at the end of his rookie year. Star SF Gordon Hayward is uncertain when he'll return from a finger injury, and his absence will be felt. . . . BOTTOM LINE: Fans and talking heads have high expectations for the Jazz this season, and they have good reason to. Almost everyone on the roster is still improving. Hayward's injury may hold them back in the early going, however.

PREVIEW

Jazz will test Timberwolves' improving defene

SALT LAKE CITY -- It has taken a while, but Minnesota is finally showing the trademarks of a typical Tom Thibodeau coached team. The Timberwolves are making strides on defense and it is giving life to their once-latent playoff hopes.

Minnesota has held four of its last six opponents under 100 points and won all four contests. Three of those teams failed to even reach 90 points. In a 102-88 victory over Sacramento on Monday night, the Timberwolves held the Kings to 44 percent shooting and forced 18 turnovers.

"I've said that when we defend consistently, we'd start winning games," Thibodeau said, following Monday's victory over Sacramento. "Three of the last four games, we've played consistent defense, and we've won those games. The one game we didn't, we lost."

Defensive excellence has allowed a series of dominant performances from Andrew Wiggins and Karl-Anthony Towns to register a greater impact.

Towns is averaging 29.0 points and 19.0 rebounds over Minnesota's last four games. He is just the third NBA player in the last 25 years to total at least 115 points and 75 rebounds over a four-game stretch. The second-year center is tallying 24.1 points and 12.2 boards per contest through 60 games thus far.

Wiggins is no less impressive in his progress. He eclipsed 20 points for the 18th consecutive game against the Kings -- extending his own franchise record. Wiggins is averaging 31.2 points per game over his last nine games and hasn't scored fewer than 27 points in a single game during that stretch.

All of the recent success has combined to bring Minnesota (24-36) within three games of Denver for the final playoff spot in the Western Conference. The Timberwolves have not been to the NBA playoffs since reaching the 2004 Western Conference Finals.

Now there's optimism that drought can finally end.

"It definitely feels different than in the beginning of the season," Wiggins said. "Games like this (against Sacramento) -- these are games we need to help us go forward."

Playing a tough Utah team should offer a good barometer for how much progress has been made. The Jazz are one of the NBA's top defensive teams and have a dominant frontcourt that can make life a little tougher for Towns and Wiggins.

Gordon Hayward hasn't skipped a beat since the NBA All-Star break. Hayward has averaged 26.0 points in Utah's last three games. Rudy Gobert has been dominant on both ends, averaging 14.3 points and 15.3 rebounds and 3.3 blocks in the same stretch.

The Jazz (37-23) had a three-game winning streak snapped on Tuesday night after Russell Westbrook totaled 43 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists to help Oklahoma City escape with a 109-106 victory. It marked the 30th triple-double of the season for Westbrook.

The Thunder charged out to an early lead after hitting a team-record 12 consecutive 3-pointers. Utah rallied and took a 106-102 lead into the final minute before Westbrook put his team ahead with back-to-back baskets.

The loss stung, for sure, but Utah still has reasons to feel good after posting wins over Washington and Milwaukee during its three-game road trip. The Jazz are making their own push to solidify a top-four seed and get home-court advantage in the first round.

"After the All-Star break, you want to be that team that gets better and not that team that decreases," point guard George Hill said, following Utah's win over the Wizards on Sunday. "That is the focus in our heads. Continue to get better down the stretch here. Hopefully, get a nice (push) before the playoffs."

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