Minnesota Timberwolves (22-6, first in the Western Conference) vs. Oklahoma City Thunder (18-9, third in the Western Conference)
Oklahoma City; Tuesday, 8 p.m. EST
FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NBA LINE: Thunder -4; over/under is 225.5
BOTTOM LINE: The Minnesota Timberwolves visit Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and the Oklahoma City Thunder in Western Conference action Tuesday.
The Thunder are 3-2 in division play. Oklahoma City is seventh in the NBA with 53.3 points in the paint led by Gilgeous-Alexander averaging 15.5.
The Timberwolves are 4-0 against opponents from the Northwest Division. Minnesota ranks third in the Western Conference with 35.2 defensive rebounds per game led by Rudy Gobert averaging 8.5.
The 120.7 points per game the Thunder average are 14.1 more points than the Timberwolves give up (106.6). The Timberwolves are shooting 48.5% from the field, 4.1% higher than the 44.4% the Thunder's opponents have shot this season.
The teams meet for the second time this season. The Timberwolves won 106-103 in the last matchup on Nov. 29.
TOP PERFORMERS: Gilgeous-Alexander is averaging 30.8 points, 5.7 rebounds, 6.3 assists and 2.8 steals for the Thunder. Jalen Williams is averaging 18 points and 4.1 assists over the last 10 games for Oklahoma City.
Karl-Anthony Towns is averaging 22.2 points and 9.5 rebounds for the Timberwolves. Anthony Edwards is averaging 18.3 points and 4.7 assists over the past 10 games for Minnesota.
LAST 10 GAMES: Thunder: 7-3, averaging 124.3 points, 42.3 rebounds, 26.3 assists, 9.5 steals and 7.3 blocks per game while shooting 49.0% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 118.2 points per game.
Timberwolves: 8-2, averaging 115.8 points, 44.5 rebounds, 27.7 assists, 7.3 steals and 5.5 blocks per game while shooting 49.1% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 108.9 points.
INJURIES: Thunder: Josh Giddey: day to day (ankle).
Timberwolves: Jaylen Clark: out (achilles), Karl-Anthony Towns: day to day (knee).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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