Minnesota Timberwolves (35-15, second in the Western Conference) vs. Chicago Bulls (23-27, ninth in the Eastern Conference)
Chicago; Tuesday, 8 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: The Minnesota Timberwolves take on the Chicago Bulls in a non-conference matchup.
The Bulls have gone 14-12 at home. Chicago is ninth in the league with 11.0 offensive rebounds per game led by Andre Drummond averaging 3.3 offensive boards.
The Timberwolves are 16-10 in road games. Minnesota averages 14.2 turnovers per game and is 13-4 when committing fewer turnovers than opponents.
The Bulls' 11.7 made 3-pointers per game this season are only 0.3 more made shots on average than the 11.4 per game the Timberwolves give up. The Timberwolves are shooting 48.9% from the field, 1.9% higher than the 47.0% the Bulls' opponents have shot this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: DeMar DeRozan is shooting 46.5% and averaging 22.0 points for the Bulls. Alex Caruso is averaging 2.3 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games for Chicago.
Anthony Edwards is averaging 25.6 points, 5.1 rebounds and 5.1 assists for the Timberwolves. Karl-Anthony Towns is averaging 25.1 points over the last 10 games for Minnesota.
LAST 10 GAMES: Bulls: 5-5, averaging 114.2 points, 43.4 rebounds, 26.6 assists, 7.7 steals and 6.3 blocks per game while shooting 49.5% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 113.4 points per game.
Timberwolves: 6-4, averaging 111.1 points, 42.9 rebounds, 26.3 assists, 6.6 steals and 5.6 blocks per game while shooting 49.0% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 103.3 points.
INJURIES: Bulls: Dalen Terry: day to day (ankle), Zach LaVine: out for season (ankle), Patrick Williams: out (foot), Lonzo Ball: out for season (knee).
Timberwolves: Jaylen Clark: out (achilles), Rudy Gobert: day to day (ankle).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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