Oklahoma City Thunder (68-14, first at the West Conference) vs. Minnesota Timberwolves (49-33, sixth at the West Conference)
Minneapolis; Monday, 8:30 PM EDT
Betmgm sports libar line: Thunder -3.5; Over/Under is 218.5
Late west conference: Thunder Lead Series 2-1
In a nutshell: the Oklahoma City Thunder visits the Minnesota Timberwolves in the western conference finals with a 2-1 advantage in the series. The Timberwolves won the last 143-101 meeting on Sunday, led by 30 points from Anthony Edwards. Ajay Mitchell led the Thunder with 14.
The Timberwolves have 11-5 in division games. Minnesota is fifth at the West Conference, scoring 114.3 points while shooting 46.8% from the field.
The Thunder are 12-4 against opponents of the Northwest Division. Oklahoma City occupies the sixth place at the West Conference with 26.9 assists for game led by Shai Gilgeous-Alexander with an average of 6.4.
The 114.3 points per game, the average of the Timberwolves are 6.7 points more than the Thunder is yielded (107.6). The Thunder scored 11.2 more points per game (120.5) that the Timberwolves surrender (109.3).
The best artists: Edwards averages 27.6 points, 5.7 rebounds and 4.5 assists for the timberwolves. Julius Randle is averaging 23.2 points, 6.2 rebounds and 5.3 assists in the last 10 games.
Gilgous-Alexander is scoring 32.7 points per game with 5.0 rebounds and 6.4 assists for Thunder. Jalen Williams averages 18.1 points and 6.0 rebounds while shooting 40.3% in the last 10 games.
Last 10 games: Timberwolves: 7-3, with an average of 109.8 points, 43.7 rebounds, 25.0 assists, 7.0 robberies and 5.1 blocks per game while shooting 46.2% from the field. His opponents have averaged 105.1 points per game.
Thunder: 6-4, averaging 114.1 points, 44.2 rebounds, 25.4 assists, 10.1 robberies and 4.9 blocks per game while shooting 45.7% from the field. His opponents have averaged 107.8 points.
Injuries: Timberwolves: None on the list.
Thunder: Nikola theme: out for season (ACL).
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