The Portland Trail Blazers face the Minnesota Timberwolves on Monday at 8 p.m. EST in Minneapolis with a three-game win streak on the line.
Portland enters the matchup with a 9-3 record, standing fourth in the Western Conference. Minnesota sits right behind at 9-4 in fifth place, holding a 5-2 record against conference opponents.
The Timberwolves lead the Western Conference by pulling down 13.8 offensive rebounds per contest. Rudy Gobert paces that effort individually with 3.8 offensive boards per game.
The Trail Blazers hold a 9-3 mark within the conference while averaging 119.6 points. They have outscored opponents by 7.8 points per game overall.
Minnesota scores 118.3 points per contest, which is 6.5 more than Portland surrenders at 111.8 points. Portland shoots 46.9% from the field, clearing the 43.4% mark that Timberwolves opponents average this season.
LaMelo Ball contributes 18.6 points, 3.6 rebounds, and 6.2 assists per game for Minnesota. Ayo Dosunmu adds 20.2 points and 4.5 rebounds while shooting 53.4% across his past 10 appearances.
Deni Avdija leads Portland by averaging 23.9 points, 6.1 rebounds, and 6.3 assists. Damian Lillard hits an average of 2.9 three-pointers over his last 10 games.
Over their last 10 outings, the Timberwolves went 6-4 while averaging 117.5 points, 46.8 rebounds, 25.9 assists, 8.8 steals, and 5.3 blocks on 47.6% shooting. Their opponents put up 109.5 points per game in that span.
The Trail Blazers went 7-3 over their last 10 games, posting 118.3 points, 43.0 rebounds, 24.2 assists, 6.5 steals, and 5.5 blocks on 46.7% shooting while allowing 113.9 points.
Minnesota plays without Donte DiVincenzo due to an Achilles injury, and Anthony Edwards remains out with a knee injury. Jaylen Clark is listed as day-to-day with a hamstring injury.
Portland lists Chris Youngblood as day-to-day with a foot injury. Shaedon Sharpe is out with a meniscus injury, Vit Krejci is out with a leg injury, and Ja Morant is out with a hamstring injury.
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