Minnesota Timberwolves (32-14, second in the Western Conference) vs. Oklahoma City Thunder (32-14, first in the Western Conference)
Oklahoma City; Monday, 8 p.m. EST
FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NBA LINE: Thunder -2.5; over/under is 225.5
BOTTOM LINE: Oklahoma City will try to keep its seven-game home win streak alive when the Thunder face Minnesota.
The Thunder are 20-10 in conference games. Oklahoma City scores 121.2 points while outscoring opponents by 8.2 points per game.
The Timberwolves have gone 21-8 against Western Conference opponents. Minnesota ranks third in the Western Conference with 34.6 defensive rebounds per game led by Rudy Gobert averaging 9.0.
The Thunder make 50.3% of their shots from the field this season, which is 5.3 percentage points higher than the Timberwolves have allowed to their opponents (45.0%). The Timberwolves average 113.1 points per game, 0.1 more than the 113.0 the Thunder allow to opponents.
The teams play for the fourth time this season. The Thunder won the last matchup 102-97 on Jan. 21, with Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scoring 33 points in the win.
TOP PERFORMERS: Chet Holmgren is averaging 17 points, 7.5 rebounds and 2.5 blocks for the Thunder. Gilgeous-Alexander is averaging 30.2 points over the last 10 games for Oklahoma City.
Anthony Edwards is averaging 25.9 points, 5.2 rebounds and 5.3 assists for the Timberwolves. Karl-Anthony Towns is averaging 3.0 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games for Minnesota.
LAST 10 GAMES: Thunder: 7-3, averaging 117.1 points, 43.3 rebounds, 27.2 assists, 8.9 steals and 6.5 blocks per game while shooting 49.1% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 106.9 points per game.
Timberwolves: 6-4, averaging 113.5 points, 41.8 rebounds, 28.0 assists, 7.2 steals and 5.5 blocks per game while shooting 50.2% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 108.9 points.
INJURIES: Thunder: None listed.
Timberwolves: Mike Conley: day to day (hamstring), Jaylen Clark: out (achilles).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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